From: Allison <ajp166 at bellatlantic.net>
Subject: Re: TTL homebrew CPUs - OT radio
From: woodelf <bfranchuk at jetnet.ab.ca>
Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2007 14:52:31 -0600
To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
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Roy J. Tellason wrote:
> Since a lot of parts like UJTs aren't ax commonly available as they
used
to be
> I poked around some and found stuff online
as to how one might "make"
one
> using a complementary pair of transistors.
Couple each base to the
other
> one's collector, and you have an SCR,
an SCS, or a PUT, depending
on how
you wire
it up. Not all that much difference between them... :-)
Well I found this surfing last night. Fet + Pnp = Strange radio.
http://www.schmarder.com/radios/solidstate/homodyne.htm
That is a simple DC coupled amp that is used to first amplify RF then
the detected audio is passed through again. The fet is for high input
impedence and the transistor is for increased gain. Other wise know as
a reflex receiver.
Hi
No, it looks a little like that but it is not a reflex. It is a homodyne.
It uses feed back to cause oscillation of the first stage that zero
beats the incoming RF. This makes the reciever very selective.
The signal isn't rectified until it goes to the audio stage.
The two circuits are similar. I've seen the combination of homodyne
and reflex as well. These are usually just called reflex.
Another similar method of getting selectivity is to make a
super-regenerative.
Dwight
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