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I've used this for something like three years now. Continue to like this radio, enough to give it a review and field questions. AM and FM reception are quite decent, with good fidelity from the speaker. I run it exclusively from rechargeable Eneloop batteries - 4 AA. I get very good runtime with the batteries. It has a big digital display and is solidly made.

Using alligator clips, I connect the radio whip antenna to a 100 foot wire strung up in trees and get great HF reception. That's what separates this from a regular radio - being able to pick up signals in the 3MHz - 30MHz range. Your $50 amazon baofeng doesn't play in this park.

I am able to listen to lower sideband Ham conversations on the 80 and 40 meter bands with great clarity. I'm in Michigan, and regularly listen to conversations of HAMs in MI, OH, WI, IN, TN, PN. Or even further. I have a whole log book of contacts I've heard, and I've gotten familiar with how HF "nets" work and how HAMs call in. I can also scan the frequencies in AM modulation and hear stations from literally around the world. I regularly listen to The Mighty KBC out of the Netherlands, or english broadcasts from Asia or Europe.

If you're interested in a decent, portable long distance HF / HAM radio, you could consider this one for your preps.

Edit: Here's an older post discussing this radio with an example of what it sounds like Here's Cuba as another example Here's China as another example

I've used this for something like three years now. Continue to like this radio, enough to give it a review and field questions. AM and FM reception are quite decent, with good fidelity from the speaker. I run it exclusively from rechargeable Eneloop batteries - 4 AA. I get very good runtime with the batteries. It has a big digital display and is solidly made. Using alligator clips, I connect the radio whip antenna to a 100 foot wire strung up in trees and get great HF reception. That's what separates this from a regular radio - being able to pick up signals in the 3MHz - 30MHz range. Your $50 amazon baofeng doesn't play in this park. I am able to listen to lower sideband Ham conversations on the 80 and 40 meter bands with great clarity. I'm in Michigan, and regularly listen to conversations of HAMs in MI, OH, WI, IN, TN, PN. Or even further. I have a whole log book of contacts I've heard, and I've gotten familiar with how HF "nets" work and how HAMs call in. I can also scan the frequencies in AM modulation and hear stations from literally around the world. I regularly listen to The Mighty KBC out of the Netherlands, or english broadcasts from Asia or Europe. If you're interested in a decent, portable long distance HF / HAM radio, you could consider this one for your preps. Edit: Here's an [older post discussing this radio with an example of what it sounds like](https://poal.co/s/Amateurradio/568558) Here's [Cuba as another example](https://poal.co/s/Amateurradio/565860) Here's [China as another example](https://poal.co/s/Amateurradio/570102)

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Are you talking about the beacons at 5.000 and 10.000 in AM? O know I've twice heard a place...holdon let me get my log book. Volmet on 13.264 on USB. An airport station in Ireland..?. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VOLMET Here's another note of a Volmet record this time on 13.270, I jotted down Gander, Canada. But I don't listen to morse code :) I'd need a computer to decode it for me, I have no idea. Are you talking HF beacon? Or UHF/VHF? Who what friendlies are landing where?

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This was 512KHz I believe. Just a repeating O...S...O...S...

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If you're playing below 160 meters, you're operating above my pay grade.

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I operate on all bands. That was just interesting hearing the beacon after 20+ years of silence.