Try a small variable capacitor (say 5-10pf) paralleled with the main tuning capacitor. Also try backing off the rf gain control. This sometimes helps to “fine tune” the regeneration or provide a better mix on strong sub signals. Nice build and good sounding little rig. 73’s GW8PNE.
It's going down all right and we're going to need MacGyver and Pootie Tang .., The Flying Nun, The Singing Nun, and standing military officers United and cohesive with constitutional keys
My advice is to start gathering kits of parts for future builds.. You'll never find everything you need all at once anyway, so be patient as you compile a list and start looking around hamfests and eBay. You also spread out the expense over time that way. Also, if you have a hard time finding high enough value of tuning caps, consider switching in fixed value parallel connected mica caps and use a smaller value of the variable caps. You get finer tuning that way as well.
"Don't want to end with Brother Stair" ... Brother Stair is the end of all things ... and now speaks to us, over the air, from beyond the grave! Nicely done. What is the "RF knob? RF Gain? I noticed you never twiddled it as you did with the regen control and, of course, the tuning knob. I've seen many, many truly antique broadcast receivers (c.1923, say) that had three knobs but have never played with one to see how it worked. I assume they were regen like this one.
Nice project….very finished looking rig!
I built this same radio years ago
Thinking of building another
Yours works great
73
Try a small variable capacitor (say 5-10pf) paralleled with the main tuning capacitor. Also try backing off the rf gain control. This sometimes helps to “fine tune” the regeneration or provide a better mix on strong sub signals. Nice build and good sounding little rig. 73’s GW8PNE.
This is really cool. If WWIII goes down, we may have to rely on McGuyver approaches like this.
It's going down all right and we're going to need MacGyver and Pootie Tang .., The Flying Nun, The Singing Nun, and standing military officers United and cohesive with constitutional keys
Very well done. Cool to listen w/ your knowledge of the different frequencies, effects, etc.
Thanks for posting this video. This design is definitely a candidate for my next radio project.
Both Paul harden and chuck kitchen are legendary, nice work my friend
Thanks for keeping us updated on your latest creations. You're an inspiration!
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My advice is to start gathering kits of parts for future builds.. You'll never find everything you need all at once anyway, so be patient as you compile a list and start looking around hamfests and eBay. You also spread out the expense over time that way. Also, if you have a hard time finding high enough value of tuning caps, consider switching in fixed value parallel connected mica caps and use a smaller value of the variable caps. You get finer tuning that way as well.
Nothing ugly about that my friend, also who doesn't love a proper old school capacitor, M0KJZ
The NA5N Link doesn't go to a pdf file. It is being redirected to a gambling site. Thought you'd lije to know.
"Don't want to end with Brother Stair" ... Brother Stair is the end of all things ... and now speaks to us, over the air, from beyond the grave!
Nicely done. What is the "RF knob? RF Gain? I noticed you never twiddled it as you did with the regen control and, of course, the tuning knob. I've seen many, many truly antique broadcast receivers (c.1923, say) that had three knobs but have never played with one to see how it worked. I assume they were regen like this one.
That receiver can demodulate a.m. only. To be able to receive side band you'd need a side band demodulator. That's why those voices sound garbled.
You can resolve cw or ssb with the receiver oscillating very gently. From G4FSN.
Skipping over Alex Jones?
What were you thinking?
Alex Jones is the best!!!