CrazyCalvinWilliams
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I do not want to get a transmitter, because I do not want to get a HAM liscense. If I buy a HAM receiver (just a radio, no mic or transmitter) do I need to get a licsence because I am only LISTENING to the airwaves?
I do not want to get a transmitter, because I do not want to get a HAM liscense. If I buy a HAM receiver (just a radio, no mic or transmitter) do I need to get a licsence because I am only LISTENING to the airwaves?
I do not want to get a transmitter, because I do not want to get a HAM liscense. If I buy a HAM receiver (just a radio, no mic or transmitter) do I need to get a licsence because I am only LISTENING to the airwaves?
if you want to listen to HF,. buy a general coverage shortwave receiver, capable of USB, LSB, AM, and CW modes if you want to hear the most.
General coverage shortwave receivers should cover 30Mhz down to 1800Khz or lower.
If you want to listen to UHF/VHF and higher, just buy a good scanner capable of the freqs you're looking for. You can probably build a SDR receiver to do the job.
Is that as a future amateur radio operator [which he said he wasn't interested] or as a scanner listener? And as most posts state, a general all band receiver is better. Yield not to temptation. One can get as much fun out of a receiver only. I did for a couple of decades.Welcome aboard Crazy Calvin!
A repeaterism comes to mind.Why just listen? GOTA -- Get On The Air, go ahead and get your license, it can be fun, and with a little work you can at least get General, which would not only allow you to listen, but to talk. Granted, at first it can be a little daunting, but there is noting like making your first solo DX contact. I listened to scanners for years (still do to some extent) but it is more fun making contacts. However, I admit, I too sometimes just listen. I even use my radio to find and listen to Shortwave and even finding and listening to AM clear stations.