Hi all, I just wanted to throw a plug in for SDRs, or Software defined radios. The Flex was mentioned, but it's pretty pricy at this time.
A cool, you get to build it yourself, setup is a little guy called a Softrock. Google it. There is a Yahoo group dedicated to just that.
Basically, you put together the $65 kit and connect it to a stereo mic input on your computer, load the software, connect the antenna and you are ready to go with a low power HF rig.
It is really cool and I think it's the way much of the hobby will be going in the future.
Good luck, and join the club, we are friendly.
Mike
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