On Sun, 14 Nov 2004 23:02:15 -0700, matt weber wrote:
Regen can handle SSB, in practice it cannot due to lack of a stable
carrier, lack of a product detector, and inadquate sensitivity.

Of course a regen rx can handle SSB. My 3-tube set works fine on the 80m
and 40m ham bands. Naturally, the tuning needs an occasional tweak but
once it has warmed up it will stay on an ssb signal for quite some time.
Selectivity is not an issue - that is done at audio like a direct conversion
set. Tests by ZL2JJ have shown a good regen receiver to be as sensitive as
many modern superhets.

The German military were using regen receivers* right through WW2 for
AM and CW reception and if you can resolve CW you can handle SSB.

* For example the excellent Hagenuk Ha6K39b tranciever.
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