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 around
137Mhz. And if so can the band with be opened up wide enough for proper
reception.

Mike
N6IMF

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