It’s receive frequency range is impressive. The FT-817(ND) is what it is, a compact multi-mode transceiver that covers the most used amateur radio spectrum (HF, VHF, UHF). Long story short, I have to say that head to head, the Belka-DX wins for casual SWL from a basic antenna system.Īs I am now sitting in the shack listening to the FT-817ND connected to a 250 Ft broadside doublet through an ATU and the audio passing through a SOTABeams DSP audio filter, the FT-817ND’s receiving performance rivals any desk-top amateur radio transceiver I have operated over the last twenty plus years. Atmospheric conditions were consistent over the last few weeks. ![]() Last night I took the FT-817ND to bed and tuned up the lower HF band using the same end fed antenna and tuner I have been using with my Belka-DX.
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