In article LmFRb.130932$5V2.664901@attbi_s53,
says...
I see sideband mentioned, do I need a sw radio with this capability?

If you want to listen to ham radio operators and some military traffic, then
yes. Otherwise, no.

Jackie




Or just about anything like fax, Rtty, sitor, fishing boats, aircraft,
etc.

BDK

"BDK" wrote in message
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In article LmFRb.130932$5V2.664901@attbi_s53,
says...

Or just about anything like fax, Rtty, sitor,

I forgot about those; I assume one needs some sort of decoder attached to
the receiver to make sense out of these transmissions. I haven't had much
interest in these transmissions, so I haven't investigated it much. Can't
hear fishing boats from my area either (the middle of the Great Plains). I
occasionally listen for 10 meter beacons on my ATS-803A.

Jackie

Jackie wrote:

"BDK" wrote in message
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In article LmFRb.130932$5V2.664901@attbi_s53,
says...

Or just about anything like fax, Rtty, sitor,

I forgot about those; I assume one needs some sort of decoder attached to
the receiver to make sense out of these transmissions. I haven't had much
interest in these transmissions, so I haven't investigated it much. Can't
hear fishing boats from my area either (the middle of the Great Plains). I
occasionally listen for 10 meter beacons on my ATS-803A.

Jackie

If I can hear the fishing boats here in Michigan, you should be able to hear
the fishing boats in the middle of the Great Plains.

Steve
Holland, MI
Drake R7, R8 and R8B

In article ,
says...


Jackie wrote:

"BDK" wrote in message
...
In article LmFRb.130932$5V2.664901@attbi_s53,
says...

Or just about anything like fax, Rtty, sitor,

I forgot about those; I assume one needs some sort of decoder attached to
the receiver to make sense out of these transmissions. I haven't had much
interest in these transmissions, so I haven't investigated it much. Can't
hear fishing boats from my area either (the middle of the Great Plains). I
occasionally listen for 10 meter beacons on my ATS-803A.

Jackie

If I can hear the fishing boats here in Michigan, you should be able to hear
the fishing boats in the middle of the Great Plains.

Steve
Holland, MI
Drake R7, R8 and R8B




Exactly. I listen to them in Toledo without problems.

BDK

On Tue, 27 Jan 2004 21:39:31 -0600, N8KDV wrote
(in message ):

If I can hear the fishing boats here in Michigan, you should be able to hear
the fishing boats in the middle of the Great Plains.


You do realize what the next question is?


/Ducking/Gray/


Steve
Holland, MI
Drake R7, R8 and R8B

In article , Gray Shockley
writes:


If I can hear the fishing boats here in Michigan, you should be able to
hear
the fishing boats in the middle of the Great Plains.


You do realize what the next question is?



What kinds of fish they catchin' out there in the Great Plains..?

On Wed, 28 Jan 2004 12:15:18 -0600, Diverd4777 wrote
(in message ):

In article , Gray Shockley
writes:


If I can hear the fishing boats here in Michigan, you should be able to
hear
the fishing boats in the middle of the Great Plains.


You do realize what the next question is?



What kinds of fish they catchin' out there in the Great Plains..?



Yep; you betcha.

Watch out for them thar land sharks!

/Gray/

Gray Shockley wrote:
On Wed, 28 Jan 2004 12:15:18 -0600, Diverd4777 wrote
(in message ):

In article , Gray
Shockley writes:


If I can hear the fishing boats here in Michigan, you should be
able to hear the fishing boats in the middle of the Great Plains.


You do realize what the next question is?



What kinds of fish they catchin' out there in the Great Plains..?



Yep; you betcha.

Watch out for them thar land sharks!

/Gray/

TROUSER TROUT!

Gray Shockley wrote:

On Tue, 27 Jan 2004 21:39:31 -0600, N8KDV wrote
(in message ):

If I can hear the fishing boats here in Michigan, you should be able to hear
the fishing boats in the middle of the Great Plains.


You do realize what the next question is?

The answer is: Land Yachts

I have one parked in the carport, just waiting for warm weather.

In article 50GRb.134091$nt4.586808@attbi_s51,
says...

"BDK" wrote in message
...
In article LmFRb.130932$5V2.664901@attbi_s53,
says...

Or just about anything like fax, Rtty, sitor,

I forgot about those; I assume one needs some sort of decoder attached to
the receiver to make sense out of these transmissions. I haven't had much
interest in these transmissions, so I haven't investigated it much. Can't
hear fishing boats from my area either (the middle of the Great Plains). I
occasionally listen for 10 meter beacons on my ATS-803A.

Jackie




You sure can hear fishing boats where you are, if the bands are open,
even with a simple radio like a 803a. Sometimes signal strength is
pretty high, and they boom in. They use (mostly) "clipped" ham rigs and
can be heard worldwide. I know a guy who used to listen to them in
germany, so you can get them too.

Actually, I have no interest in broadcasts, except the loon preachers,
etc.

BDK