Shortwave-/Broadcast Listener

Shortwave-/Broadcast reception is a very very fascinating hobby. One must keep in mind only times that the radio waves travel thousands of miles before they end up in the home receiver. And you can not rely that a station that was received in the evening to clear and understandable, this is the next evening. Or even two hours later, the frequency is occupied by a completely different station. All this has something "mystical" and unpredictable, and that makes the Shortwave-/Broadcast reception so appealing. For a big Picture click here: [Big Picture]

Icom IC-R8500: The IC-R8500 is more than the simple word 'Scanner to understand' is - he is a professional communications receiver with versatile applications and features provide the professional communication only. Icom has created a super-broadband Allmode receiver that covers the full range of Shortwave to 2 GHz and shines over the entire frequency range with a constant receiver sensitivity. [Big Picture]

Kenwood R5000: The R5000 is a Table, full coverage communications HQ Receiver. Official coverage of the receiver is between 100 kHz up to 30 MHz continuously with all Modes (AM,FM,CW,USB,LSB). An optional VHF module (installed in our example) allows additional tuning between 108 MHz and 174 MHz. The additional speaker Kenwood SP-430 ensures rich Sound. Big Picture click here: [Big Picture]

Antenna for Shortwave: 20m Wire with MFC-1020c Activ Antenna. Antenna for VHF/UHF: Dressler ARA-2000 Activ Antenna.