Using a Raddtel 730 all band. Receive frequency range is 18mhz to 640 mhz. If I turn on FM broadcast to a local station at say 97.3 , I get the local broadcast. If I enter the frequency in vfo mode I get static. Why?
Probably because the broadcast spec is for very wide band and the other is 12.5KHz narrow band. You might get something if you tune away from the centre frequency? The wide band function on the ones I tried was sensitive in the usual 136-174 and 400-470 areas, but fell off really badly either side. It might receive at HF, but I doubt you’ll hear very much, and very little in HF is FM it’s all AM and SSB, and the radtel I don’t think can cope with this.
Looks like you are correct! Opened it up to wide band and I can hear it. Static and crappy but it is there.
Many thanks!