My experience is that SRT CR-91, CR-304A and CR304R are very good LF receivers. The old Skanti R-5001 works quite well too but its crystal filters are not as good as the mechanical filters in the SRT
Hello all, You may find it of interest that last night at 19:53 UTC on 490 kHz a NAVTEX station was received from Taiwan over a distance of 9682 km. The transmitter power is stated as 350 W. Best reg
I use my trusty Icom IC-PCR1000 on both 137 and 500 kHz. It's extremely stable, has a 1-Hz tuning step and as it is very small, it can be tucked away on a shelf or under the desk in the shack. Doesn'
Hello Mike, LF I use an AR7030, as others have recommended. Whilst the user interface might be a bit maddening to some folks I find it okay; too many years driving menu driven test gear at work? In
Kenwood TS-930sat. Set to 499kc & turn on RIT, goes to 510kc with excellent sensitivity. Variable bandwidth passband tuning really pulls the weak signals out of the noise if need be. Connect the tran
GM Peter and LF´s! Thaks for a short postscript about OK0EWM on the end of e-mail for Mike. It is fine, you can listening beacon´s signal audible. Your FT990 is receiving good! Lubos, OK2BVG ** Mike,
My IC-706 seems adequate, but my TS-850 is deaf due to the attentuator switched in to prevent overload in the MW broadcast band. So what is your experience? Mike, I am currently using an FT-990. This
Datong U/C1 upconverter into an Elecraft K2. Never had the slightest sign of any medium wave crossmod, I run it with the U/C1 at zero attenuation and the K2 preamp on, gives me a nice healthy noise l
Mike, My next question is what are people's favourite receivers for use at 500kHz? The Icom R75 works nicely without modification at LF and MF. John Andrews, W1TAG
Thanks to those who have so far provided input for the new edition of LF Today. My next question is what are people's favourite receivers for use at 500kHz? My IC-706 seems adequate, but my TS-850 is
