john wrote:
hi all,

will a sync detector buy me anything on LW???? i'm mostly into beacon
listening under 540 khz.

thanks, john

Probably not. Even though ND beacons use AM emission, SSB or CW are the
best modes for hunting weak beacons. I prefer to use SSB and whatever
filter is narrow enough to kill adjacent frequency QRM in a given
situation. It helps if your RX has a good noise blanker (NB), passband
tuning, and a notch filter. Sometimes turning the AGC off will help dig
a really weak beacon out of the mud.

But a good synch detector WILL help with LW broadcast stations.