Thread: uniden with SSB
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Old January 2nd 04, 12:00 PM
Jim Mac Donald
 
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VHF UHF scanner radios that can tune down into
the HF band I. E. 150 kHz -30 MHz where a long wire antenna is needed,
do not make very good SSB/AM FM receivers.
Your better off purchasing a portable AM FM short-wave(SSB capable)
receiver.
Make sure it has a antenna jack and add a after market antenna tuner
to tweak 50' of copper wire!

These portables don't make for good HF scanners. Although they may scan
there
individual pre sets , unless there is a power house SSA signal
the squelch won't open up. Most portables under $300 won't have squelch.

When doing SSB work on HF (unless you
go with a $500 to $1000 communication receiver) sitting on one (1)
frequency
and the SSB utility signals are weak, monitoring the traffic is be best
way to go.
It's a different aspect of our radio hobby , then listening to AM air
band or the VHF UHF FM band

..It really takes two (2) different radios, each built for the specific
mode and bands to be worked.
JIm
"maurizio.bonfanti" wrote:

Does a scanner Uniden with SSB exist?

Witch model?

Maurizio