NOAA RECEIVERS

(Q) Can I use an ordinary scanner?

(A) Sure....if you want a poor picture.

OK, WXSAT receiver 101...

The receiver must be capable of receiving  137.5 Mhz and a few other frequencies in that area. The radio receiver also MUST have a 40 khz wide I.F bandwidth. MOST scanners DO NOT.
Even radios that have "wide" mode do not have a full 40khz width.

I can provide radios that I have refurbished and modified for NOAA reception.

The radios are specially modified 10-channel scanners.

The radio gets a complete "going over" making sure all features are operational, volume and squelch controls are clean and noise free. Power supplies are beefed up a bit for reliability. External speaker jacks are converted to constant low-level outputs, suitable for inputting to your computer's sound card. The I.F. filtering has been opened up for a full 40khz bandwidth. Switches are added to turn the internal speaker on or off, and in the case of the BC-210, a switch is added to re-enable normal scanner frequency and narrow I.F filtering.

BC210 (click to enlarge)

note. BC210 has been discontinued. The 142's have better response.

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142XL (click to enlarge)