[ARC5] Another hack job...

Kenneth G. Gordon kgordon2006 at frontier.com
Tue Jan 22 23:06:38 EST 2013


On 22 Jan 2013 at 19:58, Mike Everette wrote:

> If I remember right, the 10 meter conversion in the Surplus radio
> Perversion Manual removes the BFO and rewires it as an additional
> audio stage -- plus, the AF output transformer is changed to one
> feeding a speaker.

Yes, and the AVC circuit is completely redone, and a noise-limiter is added. 
That's the one.

> Ten meters was apparently mostly an AM band in those days.
> 
> I think there is a similar conversion in the CQ Command Sets book as
> well.  Not sure whether it uses a 3-6 or 6-9 receiver as the basis.

Thanks. I'll look that up.

Ken W7EKB


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