RadioBanter - View Single Post - Double Super Hetrodyne what does this do in a CB Radio ?

February 2nd 06, 03:49 PM posted to rec.radio.amateur.boatanchors

On 2/1/06 10:09 PM, in article ,
"Dr. Anton T. Squeegee" wrote:

In article , SeaView-
(known to some as Captain Crane) scribed...

Hi, Does anyone know What Double Super Hetrodyne does in a CB radio.

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Yes. It gives the marketing dweebs something to write about.

I have a GE 40 channel cb and it has Double Super Hetrodyne.

There is a possibility -- a very weak one -- that this bizarre
market-speak means that the radio was designed with a double-conversion
receiver. It's impossible to say without seeing a schematic.

Why anyone would put that much effort and expense into a CB radio,
however, is beyond me. I think you're running into nothing more that
marketing buzzwords. "Double Super Heterodyne" certainly has no meaning
in the technical world.

They designed and built good radios, because people wanted and needed good
radios. In the beginning, there were more lofty ideals for CB; it wasn't
the cesspool it has become, but that doesn't mean it's useless.

Many CB radios were so good they were converted to 10M and were appreciated
for their advance design.

Don