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Forum: General Sailing Forum 24-06-2020, 03:24
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Re: Portable SSB Receiver

When crossing the atlantic the AM station on Mt Pico Azores comes booming in

Obviously the ferrite bar ant in your portable is not a scientific instrument but it does give useful direction info
Forum: General Sailing Forum 23-06-2020, 18:33
Replies: 38
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Posted By slug
Re: Portable SSB Receiver

You can move a portable into your cabin and listen to BBC world service

A portable can be brought on deck , tuned to the radio beacon and use as an RDF

A portable is not subject to electric...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 23-06-2020, 18:08
Replies: 38
Views: 4,889
Posted By slug
Re: Portable SSB Receiver

If you prefer a fixed receiver keep your eye open for a used FASTNET RADIO FMD 55 , built in Germany

Beautiful machine with decoder software built in
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Forum: General Sailing Forum 23-06-2020, 15:24
Replies: 38
Views: 4,889
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Forum: General Sailing Forum 23-06-2020, 15:01
Replies: 38
Views: 4,889
Posted By slug
Re: Portable SSB Receiver

My brother is a radio amateur

He has a couple SDR setups

They Work great , but I don’t like them .messy .. . too many pieces and cables plugged into the fragile iPhone plug

The normal ...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 23-06-2020, 14:25
Replies: 38
Views: 4,889
Posted By slug
Re: Portable SSB Receiver

My dad gave me a Sony a few years ago

works great ... simple long wire ant

and HOLY MACKEREL !!!

I CANT BELIEVE HOW MUCH A SONY COSTS THESE DAYS

Shiver me timbers 450 $
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