Posted by: survivalperson
Short Wave reception/ wide spectrum scanner vs. SW - 09/02/03 03:16 PM
I am all set to buy the Yaesu VX-7R. I just have one question for all the radio experts out there.
Is their a difference, advantage, or disadvantage to using a scanner with the entire radio spectrum versus using a shortwave radio for picking up shortwave signals?
Take out any effect the antenna would have because I can hook any antenna with a 50 ohm impedance to this radio for better reception.
Take out any effect the lack of trunk tracker and digital decoder would have.
My question deals more with the actual circuitry of the radios themselves.
Is their a difference, advantage, or disadvantage to using a scanner with the entire radio spectrum versus using a shortwave radio for picking up shortwave signals?
Take out any effect the antenna would have because I can hook any antenna with a 50 ohm impedance to this radio for better reception.
Take out any effect the lack of trunk tracker and digital decoder would have.
My question deals more with the actual circuitry of the radios themselves.