[Boatanchors] FS Vintage DCS-500 Homebrew Double Conversion Superhet

Whitebear1122 whitebear1122 at comcast.net
Tue Jan 26 20:15:56 EST 2016


FS DCS-500 double conversion superhetrodyne receiver from ARRL QST and handbook fame.  It uses a ton of Miller 50 Kcs IF transformers.  The ARRL handbook says it’s for 80 through 10 meters, adequate selectivity for todays’ crowded bands, stability high enough for copying SSB signals, 500 cycle selectivity in the sharpest IF position, double conversion.  

I got this from the OT that built it.  It does not have a cabinet.  It does come with 


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