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Revision as of 10:10, 13 July 2006
Contents
Receivers/Scanners
Mini Handhelds
Care should be used when connecting any large antenna to these handhelds. Receivers in this range will likely overload, as their front ends simply can't handle the amount of RF such antennas may deliver. They are most useful in airshows, or if a base is geographically close to the user. A good set of earphones is strongly recommended.
- EHam.Net Reviews
- Strong Signals Reviews
- Wiki Pages
- Icom IC-R1
- Icom IC-R2
- Icom IC-R5
- Yaesu VR-120
- Yaesu VR-500
- Other Models
- Alinco DJ-X1
- Alinco DJ-X5
- Alinco DJ-X7T
- AOR AR16
- AOR AR32
Handhelds (full size)
- AOR AR8000
- AOR AR8200
- Icom IC-R3
- Icom IC-R10
- Icom IC-R20 Note 2
- RS Pro-26
- RS Pro-96 Note 1
- RS Pro-97
- Uniden BC250D
- Uniden BC296D
- Uniden BCD396T
- Uniden BR330T
- EHam.Net Reviews
- Strong Signals Reviews
- Note 1 Programming UHF military air frequencies in the PRO-96 is only possible using Win96. In addition, sensitivity may not be optimum because the receiver was not designed for it. It's operation is otherwise normal in all other respects.
- Note 2 In the November 2004 edition of Monitoring Times magazine, in the 'Scanner Equipment' column, author Bob Parnass AJ9S noted a pronounced loss of sensitivity in the 280-295 Mhz range.
- Note 3 Icom receivers typically have a slow scan rate. Scanning large lists of frequencies effectively may not be possible. Software such as Radiomax may increase the available scan rate.
- Note 4 Computer control and other logging functions using RS/GRE radios is not possible. Only up/download operations are supported.
Base/Mobile
- AOR AR3000
- AOR AR5000
- AOR AR8600
- Icom IC-R7000
- Icom IC-R7100
- Icom IC-R8500
- Icom IC-R9000
- RS Pro-2052 Note 5
- RS Pro-2055
- RS Pro-2096 Note 1
- Uniden BC895XLT Note 2
- Uniden BC898T
- Uniden BC780XLT
- Uniden BC785D
- Uniden BC796D
- Uniden BCD996T
- Uniden BCT15
- Yaesu FRG-9600
- Yaesu VR-5000
- EHam.Net Reviews
- Strong Signals Reviews
- Note 1 Programming UHF military air frequencies in the PRO-2096 is only possible using Win96. In addition, sensitivity may not be optimum because the receiver was not designed for it. It's operation is otherwise normal in all other respects.
- Note 2 The BC895XLT cannot receive the 138-144 mhz range in AM mode. The BC898T is capable of this operation
- Note 3 Icom receivers typically have a slow scan rate. Scanning large lists of frequencies effectively may not be possible. Software such as Radiomax may increase the available scan rate.
- Note 4 Computer control and other logging functions using RS/GRE radios is not possible. Only up/download operations are supported.
- Note 5 The PRO-2052 can be forced into AM mode in the VHF land mobile band (138-144 Mhz); a circuit modification is required
Computer Controlled Receivers
- These receivers can be used with a PC (utilzing an USB port) or stand alone with their own control head
- R1500 page at Universal
- IC PCR2500/IC-R2500
- NOTE: It appears the 2500 has breaks in its UHF milair coverage
- These receivers require the use of a PC to be useful
Other Sources of Reviews
- Scanner Review briefs by Bob Parnass AJ9S
- Bob Parnass AJ9S Publications list
- MT Index of Reviews and Contents
Antennas
Also see our Scanner Antennas page for other links.
- Antenna Warehouse Log Periodic Scanner Beam
- Antenna Warehouse Scantenna
- Diamond D130J Discone
- DPD Productions
- Grove Scanner Beam
- NilJon Antennas
- RadioReference Antennas Forum
- RAMI AS-390A/SRC UHF Milair Antenna
- A UK based company specializing in Military Antennas
- Strong Signals Antennas Page
- Strong Signals Antennas Forum
- Picking the right coax for your setup is very important. As you go higher in frequency, the loss from a cheap cable can be significant. Here's a good page on the subject.
Filters
For those living in urban areas, putting up a good antenna (with the proper coax) can cause overloading. Sometimes this overloading shows up as pagers and other unwanted signals showing up in places where you don't want to hear them. These links show a few manufacturers that make filters for specific problem areas of the spectrum;
Preamps/Splitters
- AR2 Communications Products
- ElectroLine Drop Amps
- GRE Super Amplifier (via Grove website)
- Hamtronics Preamps
- Radio Shack Antenna Mounted Amplifiers review by George Fetter
- Ramsey Wide Band Preamp (via Grove website)
- Stridsberg Engineering
- Watson WRP1300 Amplifier
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