Thread: could VFO frequency be below IF ?
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Old July 19th 06, 04:44 PM posted to rec.radio.amateur.homebrew
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Default could VFO frequency be below IF ?
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On 19 Jul 2006 00:54:44 -0700, wrote:


So I decided to go for 20m band. I had an option to set my VFO either
to 6mhz or 22mhz. I first went with 6mhz. But for my disappointment I
heard nothing but the band noise.

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That frequency combination will work fine. I once homebrewed a 40
meter SSB rig using a 9 MHz crystal IF filter and a 2 MHz oscillator
and it worked fine. As a rule, the lower the oscillator frequency, the
more stable it will be. Your 6 MHz will be far more stable than 22
MHz.

Bill, W6WRT
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