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What makes a good receiver??
G'day all,
I am (used to be..) a ham radio op, and due to my current state of radio inactivity, am thinking of buying a decent receiver. I'm just assuming that it's possible to get better quality than going for a transceiver, and anyway, I'm not particularly interested in transmitting, at the moment.. I want good coverage (frequency and modes) and good sensitivity.. what else? Good output audio quality perhaps... controllable via PC... Suggestions? Any good reviews available on the net? What about digital broadcasting on HF.. where's that going? Thanks for your ideas, Sunil SM7NSX/G |
Radio Reviews at URL:
http://www2.rnw.nl/rnw/en/features/m...s/rx_curr.html AND http://www.eham.net/reviews/products/8 AND http://www.dxing.com/rx/rxindex.htm Specs to consider a Sensitivity Dynamic range Selectivity Frequency Stability and Accuracy Cross -Modulation Gain Compression Intermodulation Distortion Phase Noise See URL -- for spec details http://comms.hypermart.net/reference/specif.shtml For Example Good sensitivity without good dynamic range is a poor choice The basic requirements for the receiver front-end stage a a.. Large dynamic range b.. Low noise figure c.. Power gain consistent with good sensitivity and signal to noise ratio. SWL Listeners prefer synchronous detection see URL: http://www.radio-electronics.com/inf...t/sync_det.php And some SWL stations broadcast in SSB Digital SW info at URL: http://www.novia.net/~sadams/My_Page...Shortwave.html Also you might use the Google search engine -- lots more on receivers on the web. -- --------------------------------------------------------- ID with held to protect the innocent "Sunil Shah" wrote in message ... G'day all, I am (used to be..) a ham radio op, and due to my current state of radio inactivity, am thinking of buying a decent receiver. I'm just assuming that it's possible to get better quality than going for a transceiver, and anyway, I'm not particularly interested in transmitting, at the moment.. I want good coverage (frequency and modes) and good sensitivity.. what else? Good output audio quality perhaps... controllable via PC... Suggestions? Any good reviews available on the net? What about digital broadcasting on HF.. where's that going? Thanks for your ideas, Sunil SM7NSX/G |
Radio Reviews at URL:
http://www2.rnw.nl/rnw/en/features/m...s/rx_curr.html AND http://www.eham.net/reviews/products/8 AND http://www.dxing.com/rx/rxindex.htm Specs to consider a Sensitivity Dynamic range Selectivity Frequency Stability and Accuracy Cross -Modulation Gain Compression Intermodulation Distortion Phase Noise See URL -- for spec details http://comms.hypermart.net/reference/specif.shtml For Example Good sensitivity without good dynamic range is a poor choice The basic requirements for the receiver front-end stage a a.. Large dynamic range b.. Low noise figure c.. Power gain consistent with good sensitivity and signal to noise ratio. SWL Listeners prefer synchronous detection see URL: http://www.radio-electronics.com/inf...t/sync_det.php And some SWL stations broadcast in SSB Digital SW info at URL: http://www.novia.net/~sadams/My_Page...Shortwave.html Also you might use the Google search engine -- lots more on receivers on the web. -- --------------------------------------------------------- ID with held to protect the innocent "Sunil Shah" wrote in message ... G'day all, I am (used to be..) a ham radio op, and due to my current state of radio inactivity, am thinking of buying a decent receiver. I'm just assuming that it's possible to get better quality than going for a transceiver, and anyway, I'm not particularly interested in transmitting, at the moment.. I want good coverage (frequency and modes) and good sensitivity.. what else? Good output audio quality perhaps... controllable via PC... Suggestions? Any good reviews available on the net? What about digital broadcasting on HF.. where's that going? Thanks for your ideas, Sunil SM7NSX/G |
Oh forgot -- the antenna is a BIG factor
I would put money in a good antenna before the top o the line Receiver -- ID with held to protect the innocent "Sunil Shah" wrote in message ... G'day all, I am (used to be..) a ham radio op, and due to my current state of radio inactivity, am thinking of buying a decent receiver. I'm just assuming that it's possible to get better quality than going for a transceiver, and anyway, I'm not particularly interested in transmitting, at the moment.. I want good coverage (frequency and modes) and good sensitivity.. what else? Good output audio quality perhaps... controllable via PC... Suggestions? Any good reviews available on the net? What about digital broadcasting on HF.. where's that going? Thanks for your ideas, Sunil SM7NSX/G |
Oh forgot -- the antenna is a BIG factor
I would put money in a good antenna before the top o the line Receiver -- ID with held to protect the innocent "Sunil Shah" wrote in message ... G'day all, I am (used to be..) a ham radio op, and due to my current state of radio inactivity, am thinking of buying a decent receiver. I'm just assuming that it's possible to get better quality than going for a transceiver, and anyway, I'm not particularly interested in transmitting, at the moment.. I want good coverage (frequency and modes) and good sensitivity.. what else? Good output audio quality perhaps... controllable via PC... Suggestions? Any good reviews available on the net? What about digital broadcasting on HF.. where's that going? Thanks for your ideas, Sunil SM7NSX/G |
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