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    Hdsdr and Am radio bands

    Can anyone help me with this? I am not sure why I cannot receive anything on the am bands. I am really fairly new to sdr, but I am able to recieve all other bands, and I am running a random longwire with Rtl-sdr and Hdsdr. I can get Fm, Ham bands etc, but not a single Am station. I have looked...
  2. HWG

    Analog scanning

    I have what I need to monitor the digital and DMR stuff. I also have a vintage piece just to have. Now, what I am looking to find is the last best analog scanner that was offered before the digital days. Some criteria: 300+ channels, AM, FM-wide, and FM-narrow, 25 MHz - 1300 MHz, CTCSS/DCS...
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    Maximum field strength for receiver

    There is no category that this fits in perfectly, but I think this is the best fit. I am wondering how much RF power (field strength) does it take to blow out a generic handheld AM receiver? If I am about 200 ft away from a 1/4 wave MW antenna and it is producing 1kW, will I blow out my...
  4. radioscan

    Ultralight Radio DX Session

    Last night the first of hopefully many MONIX DX sessions was held in the shelter area at the beach at Caesar Creek State Park, near Waynesville, Ohio. Our geographical coordinates were: N 39-30-48.4 W 084-01-13.7 Elevation 847 feet We had four members present. Dan Schwartz, Dave Williams...
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