Yes, but if he wants to listen to various frequencies? without having to tune to them each time, the rig will accept any frequency in its range for receive only. I am never going to transmit on LF NDB frequencies or AM BCB frequencies, but I have quite a few of those programmed into the radio with CHIRP.
On Tue, Jul 6, 2021 at 9:24 PM Compton <comptonallen@...> wrote:
Although technically possible your amateur rig, FT 857, will never be permitted to Tx on those commercial frequencies, sorry, you will need a commercially approved radio.