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Old 12-22-2017, 12:51 PM
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Originally Posted by dieseljeep View Post
The set shown is a non-avc superhet and they used the same scheme, similar to a TRF. They were a pain to locate a distant station, as you had to crank up the volume/gain control and then readjust it when the station was found.
AVC sure was a godsend.
Wow, you're right! Glancing at it I totally missed the IF and osc. markings and saw a schematic that looked too simple to be a superhet. I can't recall if I've worked on any superhets with only RF stage 'volume control'...If I have I could probably count them on one hand.
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