Hey everybody. I'm new to the site and SWL. I like the looks (and price) of the eton 350DL. I'm interested in aviation, ship to shore, military, etc. as well as the broadcast bands. I'm wondering if the 350 will receive these transmissions. Any info is appreciated.
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- Thread starter Bob S.
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hi bob and welcome. dont really know what freqs. the eaton radio covers but you could go to somewhere like, universal-radio.com or hamradio.com and look. these places sell these radios and generaly give the specs on them. the c crane store. GRUNDIG has got a new listening radio out called the SATELLIT 750 for 300$ that looks really nice. good luck.
I'm assuming that's the S350DL by Eton. Seems to cover AMBC, FMBC, and for SWLs it covers from 2.9 to 27.4 MHz continuously. Barely covers 11 meters but not ten meters; has no BFO so no SSB or CW (at least easily). Doesn't go into the VHF Air Band at all, nor Marine Band.
Thanks for the welcome and all the help. I'd love to own the satellite, but don't want to spend quite that much on my first radio. Now that I have a better idea of what I need, finding a radio is going to be a lot easier. A friend actually suggested buying a scanner and programing it for the freqs. I mentioned. Don't know if this is possible or not. Thanks again.
For what it's worth, aviation and maritime ops are found in the HF band. Transatlantic flights can be heard by listening to Gander and Shanwick ATC, and oceangoing commercial shipping uses HF frequencies.
But most of that stuff is SSB, so the 350 won't do the job.
I would suggest looking for a used desktop RX, like an Icom R75 or a Drake R8. Or, many if not most Ham HF rigs have general coverage receivers. Nothing wrong with using one of those for listening to HF broadcasters or aviation/maritime/ulility stations. Then, if the bug bites you and you decide to go Ham, you're all set for HF!
It is a simple matter to make a nice wire antenna for HF, so don't assume you have to limit yourself as far as antennas go.
But most of that stuff is SSB, so the 350 won't do the job.
I would suggest looking for a used desktop RX, like an Icom R75 or a Drake R8. Or, many if not most Ham HF rigs have general coverage receivers. Nothing wrong with using one of those for listening to HF broadcasters or aviation/maritime/ulility stations. Then, if the bug bites you and you decide to go Ham, you're all set for HF!
It is a simple matter to make a nice wire antenna for HF, so don't assume you have to limit yourself as far as antennas go.