"RST Engineering" wrote in message

The absolute minimum operating voltage for the MC1350 is 12 volts. Not
11.9, 12. If this is a mobile application, then figure on a switching
power
supply to get you up to 15 volts or so.

Thanks for that tip - it will be the first "improvement" to the cheapo
Ramsey receiver (which runs off 9 volts). The power supply is something
I *can* handle easily 8-)...

Among that stuff is an HP8654A
good to about 520 MHz that I've never used (and for the
life of me can't figure why I bought 8-)........

Oh, I'll take it off your hands for $20 or so {;-)
Jim

Well, give it a few weeks! Once the frustration level gets high
enough and I realize that I'm really a bit-banger and not a radio-head
I may be tempted to toss it (and anything else RF related) out the
window - in which case I'll pack it up and donate it to you 8-)...

In the meantime, any other suggested improvements or hints are
most appreciated (e.g. "up the IF from 10.7"?)...!

Thanks,
Bill (Who still thinks the universe *IS* digital - but infinite resolution
8-)