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Nope that's what the web interface is for.
But an rtlsdr is pretty cheap if you want to go that route. I do satellite tracking with satnogs and it's fun.
I think I am technologically ignorant when it comes to radio so... I still have questions.
How does the web interface collect the transmissions? Are all the transmissions made digitally accessible with the interface? Why (other than cost) would I want to use a web interface rather than a traditional receiver?
The web interfaces use SDRs. They can listen to an entire band at one time rather than just a single station.
You will only be able to listen to transmissions that are within range of a web SDR. They work great for HF since that propagates a long ways when the band is open. For VHF and up, you will likely need a local receiver unless there happens to be a web SDR near you that covers the band you want to listen to.
The web SDRs may have better antennas than you do and they are probably in a place with much less RFI than you. You can use them to listen to far away places.
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