RadioBanter - View Single Post - Anyone got a sugguestion for a good UHF receiver?

March 9th 06, 03:57 PM posted to rec.radio.shortwave

John S. wrote:
wrote:

I havent had much luck on amateur radio forums so ill ask the question
here, Im looking for
a receiver with good sensitivity on 800 - 1000mhz or there abouts, im
using a Icom 706 that
covers 500mhx down to 100khz & need something to fill the gap, right
now im using a pro
2006 scanner but i would like something with manual control of
frequencys.

For very good quality receivers with manual tuning try an Icom 7100 or
an AOR AR-3000A. Difficult but not impossible to find on the used
market.

There is nothing I'm aware of new that allows manual tuning and
includes full frequency coverage.

A Yupiteru MVT-7100 goes up to 1.6ghz with manual tuning. You'd need to
buy used or import one from Europe.

If you want something bigger - I've got an Applied Communications (aka
Aiken or Norlin) SR-2150 that was built for the nsa. It's a 70 pound 3U
rack mount radio with a built in plasma screen for the spectrum display.
It covers 20-1200mhz with no gaps. When I get around to it, mine will
probably end up on ebay. The cooling fan moves a lot of air, and it
scares the cats.