SSB HF Receiver on Laptop

[Phil23]

I think this is going to sound crazy, I have been trying to buy a reasonably priced HF SSB receiver without success While talking to a guy on the Marina today he said why not program my laptop to receive hf ssb, is this guy pulling my chain or can this be done??

 

[Simi 60]

I'll just leave this here to get you started

https://www.tecsunradios.com.au/store/product/tecsun-pl365-radio/

 

[Simi 60]

As for the laptop, you'll probably need interwebs
If you have that why bother with Hf/ssb?

 

[High Wire]

Do a search for Icom IC-PCR and see what come up. These are receivers that are controlled by a PC. Just make sure the unit works with your PC, drives, comm ports, etc.

 

[denverd0n]

Short answer is, no. You cannot just "program" you laptop to receive HF radio signals. You can buy hardware, that will connect through a USB port, which will receive those signals and play them through your computer. Search for "HF SDR" and you will get a lot of information about these kinds of receivers and how to use them.


(SDR stands for Software Defined Radio.)

 

[diver dave]

Longer answer: sort of

I have an account at www.globaltuners

With internet connection you can program remote ssb receivers directly and listen to it live.

 

[FF]

Of course with a better antenna, a SSB could be used as a transmitter in an emergency.

VHF and cellphones are very short range.Think of the SSB as insurance.