hth999
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I just received my AR-DV1 yesterday. Not too pleased. The radio is attractive and well built, but it has no front end at all. My Wellbrook Loop for HF completely destroys or overloads the radio. I have never seen such a poor front end for a 1200 dollar radio. ( I do have some strong local AM stations, which is probably why, but the radio cost's 1200.00 dollars, cmon, AOR !)
I do have a Discone antenna ( nothing special ) mounted in my attic.108-1300 mhz. This also overloads the radio. The local FM stations bleed into the AIR band, rendering it almost useless. What is this?
I have found the best performance or balance is from a simple whip antenna. But I did not buy a portable radio, to be used by a whip antenna. Does anyone have any suggestions regarding an antenna in a strong signal area? not necessarily for HF, but for VHF and UHF. I didn't buy the radio for HF, that's a bonus.
Also, I have many P25 transmissions in my county. They are strong. My scanners pick them up very well. They are trunked. I know this radio cannot pick up trunked transmissions, but I thought you could put the radio on one of the signals ( 851.2 ) or sites, and it would pick up the signal. It would be a one way conversation, but you would hear a dispatcher. Any thought's? I have followed the manual, but maybe I missed something. Thanks, HTH
I do have a Discone antenna ( nothing special ) mounted in my attic.108-1300 mhz. This also overloads the radio. The local FM stations bleed into the AIR band, rendering it almost useless. What is this?
I have found the best performance or balance is from a simple whip antenna. But I did not buy a portable radio, to be used by a whip antenna. Does anyone have any suggestions regarding an antenna in a strong signal area? not necessarily for HF, but for VHF and UHF. I didn't buy the radio for HF, that's a bonus.
Also, I have many P25 transmissions in my county. They are strong. My scanners pick them up very well. They are trunked. I know this radio cannot pick up trunked transmissions, but I thought you could put the radio on one of the signals ( 851.2 ) or sites, and it would pick up the signal. It would be a one way conversation, but you would hear a dispatcher. Any thought's? I have followed the manual, but maybe I missed something. Thanks, HTH