Pete,

I just wanted to stress again that if you don't put a selectable-sideband synch
detector in the radio, then you MUST provide a way to do manual ECSS tuning,
which means SSB mode, passband tuning, and (very important) an ANALOG fine
tuning control to zero-beat on the carrier.

For what it's worth, I would not buy a radio for MW DXing that lacks these
features. I've been an MW DXer since the early 60's, and I think synchronous
detection or manual ECSS have been THE biggest MW DX advancements I've seen. I
know it's helped me tremendously. 5 continents heard on MW and counting!

Good luck on your project!