DPHARP01%ULKYVX.BITNET@WISCVM.WISC.EDU (03/11/86)
I own a plain-vanilla Bearcat 100 (not 100xl) and have had it for quite some time now with no real major problems. However, I live real close to our local airport and wouldn't mind receiving the aircraft bands. Has anyone had any luck in possibly altering the scanner to cover these bands? I've seen the ads for downconversion boxes, but didn't want to invest that kind of money. Please understand that I have no idea how difficult this may be, but if it can or can't be done I wouldn't mind learning more about the scanner internals.... Thanks in advance, David Harpe University of Louisville NetMail: dpharp01@ULKYVX.BITNET Phone: (502) 588-6303
ron@brl-smoke.ARPA (Ron Natalie <ron>) (03/11/86)
> I own a plain-vanilla Bearcat 100 (not 100xl) and have had it > for quite some time now with no real major problems. However, I live > real close to our local airport and wouldn't mind receiving the > aircraft bands. Has anyone had any luck in possibly altering the > scanner to cover these bands? I've seen the ads for downconversion > boxes, but didn't want to invest that kind of money. Please > understand that I have no idea how difficult this may be, but if it > can or can't be done I wouldn't mind learning more about the scanner > internals.... One problem is that aviation radio is AM not FM like nearly everything else that the scanner handles. -Ron