"Tim Shoppa" wrote in message
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wrote:
How about a simple one to three transistor regenative reciever.
In principle that's a great idea, but the gotcha is that very near
WWV's 10MHz frequency there are a lot of powerhouse SW broadcasters.
Well, I suppose it depends on where OP is. Here in the middle, 10 MHz isn't
much of a problem but 15 is.
*HOWEVER*, 10 has one huge advantage -- there are very low cost uP crystals
for 10 MHz, so building even a simple reciever with a brick wall front end
isn't such a big deal, if the only frequency you care about is 10 MHz.
Personally, I'd go with a DC rather than a regen - a lot simpler and these
days, a simple SA612 will give you way more sensitivity than you can
possibly use on 10 MHz for a couple bucks. Well, with a crystal filter in
front maybe you will need a little amp, not so sure. But still quite a bit
simpler than a regen. Heck, if the local QRM isn't too strong, I bet a 10
MHz uP crystal, a 612 and an audio amp (like a 386 or so) is all you would
need.
A friend of mine did an article on a simple WWV reciever for QRP Homebrewer
recently, issue #5 I think. He was more interested in the frequency
standard than hearing the sounds, so his contribution was recognizing the
zero beat, but still an interesting article if you can find a copy.
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