[AMRadio] Boat Anchor Receiver

[David Knepper]

A receiver without an IF system is like AM on a slopbucket transceiver.


David Knepper, W3CRA/W3ST
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rob Atkinson" <ranchorobbo at gmail.com>
To: "Discussion of AM Radio in the Amateur Service" 
<amradio at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, December 26, 2011 6:30 AM
Subject: Re: [AMRadio] Boat Anchor Receiver


> But it's pretty easy to work around the distortion and low fidelity;
> the noise introduced in the IF strip probably isn't an issue unless
> you are one of the 2% of hams fortunate enough to reside in a QTH that
> has nothing else around you for a mile in all directions--for everyone
> else with S7 or greater noise floor on the low bands it isn't
> noticeable.
>
> 73
>
> Rob
> K5UJ
>
>
>>
>>> From: Brett.Gazdzinski at verizon.net
>>> To: amradio at mailman.qth.net
>>> Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2011 18:18:32 -0500
>>> Subject: Re: [AMRadio] Boat Anchor Receiver
>
>>>
>>> Others were very accurate (Collins) and loaded with distortion and very 
>>> poor
>>> fidelity, others were just way too narrow (Drake).
>
>>> Brett
>>> N2DTS
>>>
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