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clifto April 21st 06 11:46 PM

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David wrote:
wrote:
Are you sure about the patent cost? I thought sync detection was mostly
implemented through a PLL type circuit.


A PLL and a Product Detector


You can do without the PLL, too. You just create the signal with a
separate stage that overamplifies the signal into clipping, then
you have basically a sorta-square wave to feed into the product
detector.

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David April 22nd 06 12:03 AM

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On Fri, 21 Apr 2006 17:46:36 -0500, clifto wrote:

David wrote:
wrote:
Are you sure about the patent cost? I thought sync detection was mostly
implemented through a PLL type circuit.


A PLL and a Product Detector


You can do without the PLL, too. You just create the signal with a
separate stage that overamplifies the signal into clipping, then
you have basically a sorta-square wave to feed into the product
detector.


Does that work when the station carrier fades?


Tom Holden April 22nd 06 04:10 AM

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"David" wrote in message
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On Fri, 21 Apr 2006 17:46:36 -0500, clifto wrote:

David wrote:
wrote:
Are you sure about the patent cost? I thought sync detection was mostly
implemented through a PLL type circuit.

A PLL and a Product Detector


You can do without the PLL, too. You just create the signal with a
separate stage that overamplifies the signal into clipping, then
you have basically a sorta-square wave to feed into the product
detector.


Does that work when the station carrier fades?

Not as well in deep fades as a 'truly' synchronous detector. That's often
called a 'quasi-synchronous' detector since there is not a synchronised
oscillator, just the amplified carrier, mixed with the signal in the product
detector.

Tom



clifto April 22nd 06 07:44 AM

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David wrote:
On Fri, 21 Apr 2006 17:46:36 -0500, clifto wrote:
David wrote:
wrote:
Are you sure about the patent cost? I thought sync detection was mostly
implemented through a PLL type circuit.

A PLL and a Product Detector


You can do without the PLL, too. You just create the signal with a
separate stage that overamplifies the signal into clipping, then
you have basically a sorta-square wave to feed into the product
detector.


Does that work when the station carrier fades?


I've wondered the same thing. But there apparently are receivers
using that technique.
http://www.radio-electronics.com/info/receivers/synchdet/sync_det.php
describes the principle; see especially the diagram captioned
"A synchronous detector using a high gain-limiting amplifier
to extract the carrier".

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All relevant people are pertinent.
All rude people are impertinent.
Therefore, no rude people are relevant.
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David April 22nd 06 05:00 PM

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On Sat, 22 Apr 2006 01:44:27 -0500, clifto wrote:

David wrote:
On Fri, 21 Apr 2006 17:46:36 -0500, clifto wrote:
David wrote:
wrote:
Are you sure about the patent cost? I thought sync detection was mostly
implemented through a PLL type circuit.

A PLL and a Product Detector

You can do without the PLL, too. You just create the signal with a
separate stage that overamplifies the signal into clipping, then
you have basically a sorta-square wave to feed into the product
detector.


Does that work when the station carrier fades?


I've wondered the same thing. But there apparently are receivers
using that technique.
http://www.radio-electronics.com/info/receivers/synchdet/sync_det.php
describes the principle; see especially the diagram captioned
"A synchronous detector using a high gain-limiting amplifier
to extract the carrier".

The extracted carrier should be used to lock a locally generated
carrier, with sufficient hysteresis to free run accurately during
selective fades.


HFguy April 23rd 06 07:33 AM

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clifto wrote:
David wrote:

wrote:

Are you sure about the patent cost? I thought sync detection was mostly
implemented through a PLL type circuit.


A PLL and a Product Detector



You can do without the PLL, too. You just create the signal with a
separate stage that overamplifies the signal into clipping, then
you have basically a sorta-square wave to feed into the product
detector.


That's the poor man's sync' detector. It works but it's no match for
using a PLL with sideband phase cancellation. That's what made the Drake
system so good.


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