Budget & Basic - (Re-Entry) Listening Post
- Thread starter Omega-TI
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Thanks! Hey, thats a nice looking radio, I bet it receives as well as it looks. I've never heard of that one before, I'll have to look it up.I've always said less is moreone radio is all i use. Welcome back to the hobby!
What type of Microphone is that in the picture?
--Ron, KA5LUG
--Ron, KA5LUG
It's << THIS ONE >> from Amazon. I don't use the windscreen though as it get in the way. I find the foam cover works well enough.
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The 800XLT was classy looking radio for the day. I bought mine new but dug it out of the closet last year and put it back in service. Unfortunately, the display died and I reluctantly sent it off to electronics recycling.
Nice Old School with good sounding audio..
n6hgg
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I bought two Pro-2020's (1986 technology) last week to "update" my av comm post. Works well for analog monitoring in Humbloldt County. There's something to be said for "simple". Yours looks great.
Update...
When I turn my swivel chair around 180 degrees from my original photo in post #1, this is my "work in progress" listening post...
Any suggestions to make in better?
When I turn my swivel chair around 180 degrees from my original photo in post #1, this is my "work in progress" listening post...
Any suggestions to make in better?
Any suggestions to make in better? Yep. Icom 8600, SDS200 and a case of beer for starters.
I'd L
VE an Icom 8600, sadly that $2,300 price point in not in my budget. I have to admit, having a communications receiver of that caliber would be fun! I probably should have gotten the SDS200, but I'm locked in with the SDS100 now. As for the beer, I'll probably head up to Olympia this spring and replenish my Soju stock.
Couldn't afford the 8600 either so I settled for the 8500. Started off with the Icom R75 for HF but got lucky and snagged a 8500. Selling the R75 since the 8500 has HF and VHF/UHF.
My listening post is now complete, probably for at least the next 5 years or so. It's still modest (by the standards around here), but... it works for me, and my pocketbook.
I recently bought and moved into a retirement condo in a senior's only complex. I made sure to get one on the top floor (for the best radio reception) . Anyway my layout is similar to before, but now I do my scanning and searching with the SDS100 and my SDR, both on seperate screens. It works for me!
. Anyway my layout is similar to before, but now I do my scanning and searching with the SDS100 and my SDR, both on seperate screens. It works for me!
captaincab
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I had a 800Xlt got it for free from a guy in my old neighborhood I had it a good 15 years ran great on my county’s uhf T band system till it finally started making the dying speaker hun. It sat on my dresser and at night I could see that display clear as day from my bed. Wish I have kept it and had it fixed. It might be time to hunt one down.
Any roof access? Whenever I'm watching an older movie, and one of the characters has pigeons or a garden on the roof, I think..fine place for shack with an antenna array and some raspberrypi'sI recently bought and moved into a retirement condo in a senior's only complex. I made sure to get one on the top floor (for the best radio reception)
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Nope no roof access, no external antennas allowed due to HOA's. I'm wondering if a hidden dipole would really offer much improvement for what I listen to which is mostly local scanner traffic.
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