Should i buy a SW radio with SSB?
2024568
Depends on what you want to do with the radio. If you want to listen to hams, you need SSB capability to listen to virtually all voice communications and CW. SSB is also good for more narrow band listening to shortwave stations - using SSB is about same as synchronous detection with this radio, from my experience. It's sort of a generalization, but SSB capability typically involves more selectivity and sensitivity that may be lacking on a less expensive shortwave. Overall, this is a decent little radio for the money - lots of fun.
2024569
a lot of the transmissions on short wave are single sideband(ham frequency's ) the pl 660 has a bfo nob for tuning in side band signals on am.
2024570
By all means! Even if you never have listened to SSB what's tosay that one day you might? SSB is a whole different world andcan only add to your enjoyment.
509003
This radio is one of the best SW portable radios. So if there still is a BBC SW world service directed towards the Mediterranean, you will be able to receive it. Best if you go on-line, and check if the BBC has not cut yet that service. It used to be in the 49m band.Three addtl. comments: 1) This is not the best FM radio, very dificult to tune in to a known frequency. I say that because if you go to Greece, expect "touristy" FM broadcasts in the morning in English. 2) There are much cheaper and better radios for local FM. The TECSUN PL-310et comes to mind. 3) This is a really good radio for AM! I expect that in Greece at night you should be able to listen to a few AM radio stations in English. This radio is one of the best SW portable radios. So if there still is a BBC SW world service directed towards the Mediterranean, you will be able to receive it. Best if you go on-line, and check if the BBC has not cut yet that service. It used to be in the 49m band.Three addtl. comments: 1) This is not the best FM radio, very dificult to tune in to a known frequency. I say that because if you go to Greece, expect "touristy" FM broadcasts in the morning in English. 2) There are much cheaper and better radios for local FM. The TECSUN PL-310et comes to mind.... » Read More This radio is one of the best SW portable radios. So if there still is a BBC SW world service directed towards the Mediterranean, you will be able to receive it. Best if you go on-line, and check if the BBC has not cut yet that service. It used to be in the 49m band.Three addtl. comments: 1) This is not the best FM radio, very dificult to tune in to a known frequency. I say that because if you go to Greece, expect "touristy" FM broadcasts in the morning in English. 2) There are much cheaper and better radios for local FM. The TECSUN PL-310et comes to mind. 3) This is a really good radio for AM! I expect that in Greece at night you should be able to listen to a few AM radio stations in English. « Show Less
1604681
Yes, I am currently using a 100ft of it with a full-size loop on 75 meters (240ft length) and 1500 watts SSB. If you keep the SWR below 3:1 there should be no problems. If using a mode with continuous carrier it should probably be de-rated to 1000 watts for reliability.W3SYH, Nuclear Physicist
2107143
The 880 has awful sync (unusable) and poor SSB. The AM seems to be improved from the 660 as is the user interface. The 880 has far better sound. For AM and FM it's the 880. For SW it's the 660. If I could only have 1??? The 660 for sure. 880 not ready for prime time at all on SW.
2148405
Music from other countries? Why would I buy a splendid little short wave radio like my Tecsun PL-660 just to listen to music??? To Sue A.: I don't know.Buy a Tecsun PL-660 & find out for yourself.What ever is being broadcast at the time is what you will hear.I,ve owned several SW.radios over the years & this one is great,especially for its size.R.B.
2269852
the swr are good on the antenna that come with it meaning the rubber screw on that you see on the radio in the picture,,you can buy and add a out side antenna ,,i use a wilson non ground plane 3 ft on my motorcycle ,,85 gl1200 goldwing,, i have not used the magnetic antenna that is shown ..my name is ken gee ,,
493099
There are great SW transmitters in the U.S. I'm listening to WBCQ from Monticello, Maine right now. WBCQ Free Radio broadcasts the Fred Flintstone Music Show every Friday followed by Allan Weiner Worldwide radio show. The DX Wavescan program and Voice of America English language broadcasts to Africa are fun. There are lots of great SW programs. A decent receiver and good antenna will pull these shows in.
363888
The Kaito KA321 will receive several "strong" shortwave signals. It is a little bit hard to tune them in with the dial but with patience and a steady hand you can receive several stations. I can get the voice of Cuba. Always good for a few laughs. But this radio has an excellent receiver for both AM and FM and the FM is in stereo. Pretty cool.
1841822
I and another friend of mine with this radio for the home shacks are using a home-made Ed Fong design J-pole made from a 300 ohm TV twinlead in a PVC pipe of all things. Works great and cost me maybe $7 to make. The instructions were in an old issue of QST, you will have to look it up. Excellent SWR (you can 1:1 tune for any freq with a pair of scissors and a ruler). Or just leave as is for the entire band at less than 2:1, as I recall, it's less than 1.6:1 on the Bird on the machines I use locally. Or you can buy them pre-made from Ed Fong as a DBJ-220 on ebay for $22 including shipping. Tell him the freqs you want and he will pre-tune for best SWR before shipping. I think the picture of the girl on the roof with the antenna is his daughter. Your choice. Note... this antenna can not take ANY more power than the TYT can put out, so no amps. And don't use metal strapping to secure it to your pole unless you put the straps BELOW the actual antenna or else you will couple it out.
281563
You could try it, but insuspect you will get a high swr reading. This means that when tou try to transmit the signal will be heavily reflected back into your radio. This will severely limit your broadcast range and eventually burn up your radio. Mounting away from metal is best.
1690625
Yes but keep in mind that this SWM LNB requires the 21 volt power inserter as well. Swm technology is good once you get it set up, but initially it may drive you crazy when you get it installed, power in the receiver, select option 17 dish type with swm instead of Multiswitch. The receiver may not initially recognize the swm. Initially have receiver unplugged, then when you have power inserter plugged in and all connections connected, plug in the receiver and that seems to help. Once you go to SWM, just don't go back to non swm and you should not have problems. Hope this helps.
457861
Sorry, the SSB-1 doesn't have an optical input. It has 2 3.5mm mini-jacks. There might be newer hardware revisions that add an optical decoder, but it's doubtful.
732499
Actually not much just connect the red wire to power and the black to grd , have an antenna connect that , check your SWR's make sure the are low on both lower and upper bands, and you're good to go
678391
I currently have a 4' Astatic half-breed. I also use Firestik antennas. The Astatic has less static and better range. You can use a magnet mount but I dont know what vehicle you have or how you want to mount it. The #1 thing is to set the SWR for any antenna. Look it up if you dont know- you will need a meter or a cb shop can do it sheap. If the antenna isnt tuned the transmit circuit can burn out on you cb.
1749220
I'd have to research to see in the HR24 can accept SWM. If you've upgraded to this LNB but are using the HR24 as it was configured for the old one you might want to try to re-run setup on your satellite tuner.
2033240
You'll want 4 Pocket Wizards if you want them all on radio trigger. The SB800 has a built in optical slave, so you could get by with a Pocket Wizard on your camera, a Pocket Wizard on your SB900, and use the 800s in slave mode.
281564
You would most likely have a high SWR and a poor communication experience. An antenna matcher might help some, but only experimentation will tell!