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





On Monday, December 19, 2022 at 01:14:50 AM CST, John Amdor <[email protected]> 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.


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 <[email protected]> wrote:
I was wondering if the IC-9700 will tune out of band to the NOAA satellites around
137Mhz. And if so can the band with be opened up wide enough for proper
reception.

Mike
N6IMF

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