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Old December 30th 03, 03:06 AM
RFCOMMSYS
 
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Like I said before, you need to tune slowly. Without the set in the
SSB mode, the signal (ham) will sound a little like a duck trying to
talk, really, that would be a SSB (single sideband) signal. That is
when to switch to USB or LSB and begin the slow tuning.


Yes, and once you tune in to an SSB signal, you'll probably notice that the
audio sounds off-pitch, at which point you need to use the fine-tuning
thumbwheel on the side of the radio.

And, yes, the 80/75 meter ham band (3.750 to 4.000 mhz), usually comes in very
well on winter nights. If you're in a concrete/steel building, try the radio by
a window.