What Will I Hear...

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mrdelia

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Hello,

I am just wondering what kind of things you might hear on the ICOM receivers. I know they can receive up to 3Ghz. Wondering who is using these freqs. I have seen the US Coast Guard uses Freqs above that…

What Can I hear?
 

SCPD

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In short, nothing useful. You need a home-built antenna and pre-amps to monitor satellites. It's fine if you have the $$ to spend on it.

Check out for more information: http://www.uhf-satcom.com/
 
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k9rzz

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3 ghz starts the C band satellite band, I recommend a 7 ft dish to begin with. I always wanted to hear the swish-swush of the airport's radar, but they don't start until 24ghz.
 
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