Difference between revisions of "Milcom Receiving Equipment"

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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.

Strong Signals Reviews

Wiki Pages
- Alinco DJ-X2
- Alinco DJ-X3
- Alinco DJ-X5
- Alinco DJ-X7
- Icom IC-R1
- Icom IC-R2
- Icom IC-R5
- Yaesu VR-120
- Yaesu VR-500

Other Models
- AOR AR16
- AOR AR32

Handhelds (full size)

EHam.Net Reviews

Strong Signals Reviews

Wiki Pages
- Alinco DJ-X1
- Alinco DJ-X10
- Alinco DJ-X20
- Alinco DJ-X2000
- 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

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-R100
Icom IC-R8500
Icom IC-R9000
RS Pro-433
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
- PCR1500 Yahoo Group
- Icom-IC-R1500 Yahoo Group

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

Antennas

Also see our Scanner Antennas page for other links.

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

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 ** 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
-**[http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/1031 Alinco DJ-X10]
-**[http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/2699 Alinco DJ-X10]
-**[http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/4395 Alinco DJ-X2000]
-**[http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/1338 Alinco DJ-X2000]
 **[http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/3294 RS PRO-60]
 **[http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/1298 Trident TRX-100]
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 *Strong Signals Reviews
-**[http://www.strongsignals.net/access/reviews/reviews.cgi?type=display&rtype=rev&class=recv&num=008 Alinco DJ-X10]
-**[http://www.strongsignals.net/access/reviews/reviews.cgi?type=display&rtype=rev&class=recv&num=039 Alinco DJ-X2000]
 **[http://www.strongsignals.net/access/reviews/reviews.cgi?type=display&rtype=rev&class=recv&num=005 RS PRO-60]
 **[http://www.strongsignals.net/access/reviews/reviews.cgi?type=display&rtype=fi&class=recv&num=009 Sony IC-SP1PC]
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 **[http://www.strongsignals.net/access/reviews/reviews.cgi?type=display&rtype=rev&class=recv&num=040 Yupiteru MVT-7300]
 **[http://www.strongsignals.net/access/reviews/reviews.cgi?type=display&rtype=rev&class=recv&num=016 Yupiteru MVT-9000]
+* Wiki Pages
+** Alinco [[DJ-X1]]
+** Alinco [[DJ-X10]]
+** Alinco [[DJ-X20]]
+** Alinco [[DJ-X2000]]
+** 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]]
 * '''Note 1''' Programming UHF military air frequencies in the PRO-96 is only possible using [http://www.starrsoft.com/software/win96/ 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.