Type - There are mobile, handheld, portable, in-vehicle, marine, and base station options available.Condition - There are new, used, and manufacturers refurbished communications receivers available.Antenna - Choose a unit with a built-in antenna or a separate antenna.Power source - Choose electric-powered, battery-powered, or combination units.Brand - The available brands include Collins, Drake, Hallicrafters, Hammarlund, Heathkit, Icom, and Realistic.How do you choose a ham or amateur communications receiver? Backlit display - The display is lit from behind with an incandescent bulb.LCD - A liquid crystal display shows the band, mode, and channel.Antenna jack - A separate antenna jack allows you to attach a larger antenna.Frequency coverage is continuous from 200 Hz to 30 MHz using thirty selectable 1 MHz bands and a turret tuning arrangement selected by the megahertz control. Digital tuning - This automatically scans for channels that are broadcasting. The Collins 51S-1 receiver is a versatile general coverage receiver with excellent performance in any of its three modes: SSB, CW, and AM.
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Portable - The communications receiver has a handle and is designed for portability.Some of the available features of affordable communications receivers on eBay include: What are the features of the ham communications receiver systems? The supported bands of broadcasting and receiving for these ham and amateur radio receivers include AM, FM, HF, UHF, and VHF. The supported modes of operation for the new and used communications receivers on eBay include AM and FM for traditional radio and CW and SSB for amateur and ham purposes. What are the supported modes and bands of communications receivers? Portable or handheld - These weigh approximately eight ounces and have a range of about five miles for sending and receiving signals.Shortwave radio - These shortwave radio communications receivers have a range of frequencies from 1.7 to 30 MHz, which is slightly higher than AM frequencies.
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They transmit over the full ham spectrum and broadcast for 200 miles.