Yaesu vx-7r frequency question

[darticus]

Can I listen to the Yankees ball game on my radio. They transmit on 88 AM radio. I think this should be 880.000 AM. Am I right but I can't get it? What would this be on the ham radio if I'm wrong??? FM tunes in as FM 102.3 but can't get to AM. I should also get TV in the 174 to 222 range is there anything there??? Ron

 

[gewecke]

Can I listen to the Yankees ball game on my radio. They transmit on 88 AM radio. I think this should be 880.000 AM. Am I right but I can't get it? What would this be on the ham radio if I'm wrong??? FM tunes in as FM 102.3 but can't get to AM. I should also get TV in the 174 to 222 range is there anything there??? Ron

Interesting... I can get it on my vx-6, I would think you could too.

73,
n9zas

 

[darticus]

What do you put in as a frequency? Thanks RON

Interesting... I can get it on my vx-6, I would think you could too.

73,
n9zas

 

[nd5y]

You want to enter 880 kHz not MHz. That would be 0.880
TV is all digital now except for a very few translators and low power stations.
TV frequencies are listed here: Television Frequencies - The RadioReference Wiki

 

[darticus]

Thanks it worked. I put in 1.360 which is local. Cool! Looks like TV IS OUT! TOOO far from their antennas. Ron

You want to enter 880 kHz not MHz. That would be 0.880
TV is all digital now except for a very few translators and low power stations.
TV frequencies are listed here: Television Frequencies - The RadioReference Wiki

 

[w2xq]

The VX-series requires frequencies to be entered as MHz -- with the decimal point -- on all bands. Entering 880 would get you into the chicken-cooking microwave frequencies. IMHO the VX-series 5/6/7/8 is deaf as a stick (excuse the mixed metaphors) on the AM and SW bands unless you change out the stock antenna. Yea, I know about the internal antenna. Still deaf. And if you manage to suck in a signal the AM filter (especially for SW) is too wide. I really don't know why Yaesu/Vertex bothers to include the coverage. You're better off with a cheap AM portable or, if you have a smartphone, with TuneIn Radio and (for CBS) iHeartRadio apps.

 

[gewecke]

The VX-series requires frequencies to be entered as MHz -- with the decimal point -- on all bands. Entering 880 would get you into the chicken-cooking microwave frequencies. IMHO the VX-series 5/6/7/8 is deaf as a stick (excuse the mixed metaphors) on the AM and SW bands unless you change out the stock antenna. Yea, I know about the internal antenna. Still deaf. And if you manage to suck in a signal the AM filter (especially for SW) is too wide. I really don't know why Yaesu/Vertex bothers to include the coverage. You're better off with a cheap AM portable or, if you have a smartphone, with TuneIn Radio and (for CBS) iHeartRadio apps.

True, except it works for me I guess because I'm not a purist when it comes to shortwave. I use the antenna off my old vx-5 with a wire dipole connected to the top underneath the 6meter stub and it works great!
Internat'l shortwave is all I care about on hf anyway.

73,
n9zas