radio hf

[fabry966]

which radio do you recommend for economic plays in hf for sale
Fabry Italy

[Caleb]

That's like saying you want to buy a scanner to listen to planes!

What meters will you be operating on?

Where will you be listening?

What will you be listening on? (Computer, or the radio)

Will you be listening to multiple frequencies on different meter ranges?

Be more specific!!!   

[fabry966]

I will like listen hf aereonautic band like sw  8.906-5.598 - 5.649
regards
fabry

[Dave_B]

It depends on how much you want to spend and what frequency coverage you need as well as other features you need. For just the frequency range you mention, there are MANY radios that will work. I use an Icom R-8500 for that kind of thing myself but there are 100 others of various ages and prices. I like the 8500 because I am an Icom fan and that receiver will cover everything worth listening to, but it is not inexpensive.

And remember that a good antenna is necessary no matter what you buy and how much you spend.

[Caleb]

Definatley, you can have the best radio on the block, but if you don't have a good antenna, there is no use to have the radio!

[Carmelo]

I use an Icom-R75/Palstar-30A to monitor the hf aero bands both are excellent hf receivers using a Wellbrook-ALA1530 HF Active Loop.

Regards Lino.
ALINCO-DJX2000
AOR-3000,AOR-3000A,AOR-8200MK3
GRE-PSR500
ICOM-RX7,ICOM-R3,ICOM-R20,ICOM-R75,ICOM-PCR1000,ICOM-PCR1500
ICOM-PCR2500
PALSTAR-R30A
REALISTIC-PRO2035
UNIDEN-245,UNIDEN-396,UNIDEN-780
YAESU-VX7R,YAESU-FT8800,YAESU-VR500

[sykocus]

This is something i've been interested in as well. One thing i've wondered is since the HF frequencies constantly change throughout the day is there such a thing as a scanner that receives in the HF band? Or do the HF feeders have multiple receivers?

[Rob K]

No, because you need the squelch on to scan and if you use squelch on HF you don't hear anything.

The ones who feed HF on here will have another radio to use themselves, or will take the radio offline when they want to use it themselves.

Italy is not a good location for HF aero and you will need a VERY GOOD antenna set-up to pull in the NAT traffic consistently throughout the day.  You might want to try your luck in the opposite direction and point towards Mumbai (10018/8879/5658 etc - mid afternoons to late night).  Again though, you will need a good antenna set-up.

[Caleb]

I'm not saying don't do it, but HF is a whole lot different than VHF or UHF. You really need to know a great amount about wave propogation, the solar cycle, etc.

Unless your a HAM, it will be pretty hard to get the concept of how HF works and operates under certin conditions.

The more knowlege, the better.

73
Caleb