Chuck Guzis wrote:
On 25 Feb 2010 at 14:47, Ben wrote:
The big thing it is not using a RF choke for
regen, and I think
that is the biggest problem.The other thing I think it could
of had plug in-coil rather a fixed multi-tapped coil. Still parts are
cheap, and I can rebuild the design on pine board with new ideas.I can
take my time, since I have *No* AM stations out here.
Good grief, where do you live? There are days when I think I hear
Rush Limbaugh coming in through the fillings in my teeth. But I can
*see* the local transmitter antenna farm two ridges over.
Cold Lake, Alberta. About 200 km ( line of sight ) from the nearest
large city.
It doesn't improve the programming quality,
however.
Well would talk radio, improve the the tooth reception. :)
I tend to agree, AM radio has gone downhill, and FM now being commercial
has mostly *loud* something.
Ben.
--Chuck
BTW. I remember Giligains(sp) Island had a episode about a filling
being a radio.