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Re: [TowerTalk] FM Receiver Source == Off Topic

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Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] FM Receiver Source == Off Topic
From: Jim Brown <jim@audiosystemsgroup.com>
Reply-to: jim@audiosystemsgroup.com
Date: Sat, 10 Nov 2018 11:05:29 -0800
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On 11/10/2018 9:06 AM, Kevin Kidd wrote:
I am looking for a source for decent quality, reasonably priced dip switch
programmable VHF-FM, NOAA WX and FM broadcast receivers.  With the demise
of Hamtronics, Dayton Industrial, TFT and a couple of other small rx
manufactures, it is almost impossible to find decent, reasonably priced FM
receivers for broadcast EAS systems (or aux rx for rpts).
Have you considered using one of the many low cost (<$200) SDR receivers 
with a dedicated computer host? Candidates include SDRPlay and FunCube 
Dongle Pro+. For both, antenna input is an SMA. Each can be used with a 
variety of software programs that dump RX audio into the computer's 
audio interface. I'm long retired from the broadcast world, but I'd bet 
that other engineers have figured out and published solutions in 
broadcast engineering publications.
Or one of the older model JA VHF/UHF ham rig with wide RX coverage? One 
caution with the latter -- my Kenwood TM-V71 auto switches to a local 
NOAA WX channel on receipt of an alert, even a test alert.
73, Jim K9YC


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