Mike, Want to ditto the IC-9700 not doing 137 MHZ. A couple of the guys on our zoom channel Have set up the Nooelec sdr receiver and are using this antenna. They are getting some great pictures. If you need help I can get you in touch with the guys. Jerry - N5EKO Nooelec GOES Weather Satellite Mesh Antenna - 21dBi Parabolic Antenna w/ 1.7GHz Center Frequency, 200MHz+ Bandwidth, LMR400 Feed Cable with Male SMA Connector, Mounting Hardware, & 2 Year Warranty
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On Monday, December 19, 2022 at 01:14:50 AM CST, John Amdor jamdoriv@gmail.com wrote:
Hi Mike, The IC-9700 to my knowledge cannot tune to 137 MHz.
For APT reception a lot of hams use RTL2832U "RTL-SDR" USB dongles; They are relatively inexpensive and open up almost the entire sub-GHz radio spectrum.
Here are two I've used personally and can recommend: https://www.rtl-sdr.com/buy-rtl-sdr-dvb-t-dongles/ https://www.nooelec.com/store/sdr/sdr-receivers/nesdr-smart-sdr.html
For a hardware radio you will want to find one with a FM BW of about 40-50 kHz to capture the signal. I've never used a hardware receiver for APT so unfortunately I cannot recommend any.
All the best, John A KE0NEV
On Sun, Dec 18, 2022 at 2:54 PM Mike Hoblinski hobergenix@gmail.com wrote:
I was wondering if the IC-9700 will tune out of band to the NOAA satellites around137Mhz. And if so can the band with be opened up wide enough for properreception. MikeN6IMF -----------------------------------------------------------
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