[Elecraft] AM Detect'en

[Doug Faunt N6TQS +1-510-655-8604]

   From: rmcculla@netscape.net
   Date: Sat, 28 Sep 2002 23:18:10 -0400

   Well, I must say I sure didn't expect a "return to yesterday"
   response! All the replys were a lot of fun and quite interesting to
   say the least. Look guys, If I wanted a boat anghor, glow bug,
   vintage power waster, I'd 'ove gone to the local ham fest and
   bought the slug. Tubes are for power and not a whole lot else. The
   K2 suits me just fine and the building experiance was superbe! AM
   is an interesting curiosity these days, but still only interesting
   none the less. A good friend gave me a bit of a razzing the other
   day 'cause his ity bitty YAESU (do it all rig) was surly a much
   better box than the K2 for its abilities. AM and VHF modes were
   mensioned, and so my origional question, "Any AM detect'en going on
   out there"? Boy I love this web site!  Best regards, Bob K7HBG

Well, the right thing for SWBC AM is a synchronous detector.  There
are a couple of circuits around, I think a couple use a Sony IC.
The sync detector in my little Sony RX usually makes a good
inprovement in the signal.  I'm not at all sure how that'd work 
for ham AM, though.

73, doug