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    Will this receiver pickup ham and amateur radio stations

    Thanks great links. I read through quickly but will go more in depth tonight. Only one link didn't work. Maybe its me maybe the site is down ?? http://www.radioexam.org/
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    Will this receiver pickup ham and amateur radio stations

    Thank you for the links. Yep been listening to the one on top. I had to send the radio back for a tuner problem. At this point I'm not in a hurry to get another radio until I find a good one. I am sure the Eton is a very good one I just got one with a little problem. Actually I am considering...
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    Looking for a good portable shortwave receiver

    I know just enough to be able to search the daytime and night bands. Thats just about it. I bought an Eton Elite Executive radio. I got it about two weeks ago but the tuner is showing signs of a problem. When I "click" to the next frequency, especially using the slow tuning, there is a lag...
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    Will this receiver pickup ham and amateur radio stations

    Thanks for the heads up. Looks like I lucked out. I moved the 23' portable antenna to around the window. Went through the local am stations and they all came strong and clear. I was happy to hear that. Last night I was tuning around and found several stations in the 1350 range and a couple of...
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    Will this receiver pickup ham and amateur radio stations

    Yeah thanks. Been playing with it all night. Pretty fast learning curve. LOL Only for the easy stuff that is.
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    Will this receiver pickup ham and amateur radio stations

    Thanks for the links. I've looked at a few of then but not all for sure. I'll go through them. Thanks
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    Will this receiver pickup ham and amateur radio stations

    Hey thanks guys. This may lead further into the hobby but for right now Im a bit under the weather and am home bound for a while. Thought I would start a new hobby of listening but all you guys know how dangerous that could be. LOL I did pick up a bit of wire. One of those 23' or so roll up...
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    Will this receiver pickup ham and amateur radio stations

    First post here. I am brand new to any of this. I know not of what I speak. I bought a Eaton Elite Executive receiver. The question is will this radio pick up ham and amateur radio bands? Here are the bands listed. This radio has upper and lower side bands. If you need any other info don't...