> From: "Peter Osman" > > Has anyone any knowledge of the Icom IC-R2 handheld shortwave radio. (or > equivalent). I'm looking for a compact radio to pick up weatherstations when > far away from any VHF repeaters. Is this radio just for short range work or > will it receive over long distances. Is it possible to hook up an effective > aerial? Thanks for any help. > The R2 (now in the R2-06 version) is a good general purpose VLF to SHF receiver- what's sometimes called a "DC to Light" receiver. You'll have no trouble receiving weather stations on it. (I do think, though, that a waterproof marine band radio with weather channels is a handier thing in general) There's really no such thing as a "short range" receiver; range is more a function of transmitted power and antenna. You can indeed add an outboard antenna to the R2, but you'll need an ICOM supplied adapted (the AD-925MA antenna connector adapter) to connect a BNC connector. To really take advantage of this radio you *need* an outboard antenna. I hadn't looked tha the R2 in a while; at the current price of around $150 or so, it's a very attractive package for a travel radio. About the only fault I can find in it is that it doesn't have modes for listening to SSB or CW. -- mike ------------------------- Michael Edelman mje_at_spamcop.net http://www.foldingkayaks.org http://www.findascope.com *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Sat Jun 30 2001 - 17:35:42 PDT
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