Really? Super-regen receivers? Help me out here. I know how a
regen rx works, but I've never heard of a "super-regen" except on
Vhf ala the famous Heath Lunchboxes. They didn't decode CW,
nor SSB. I know very little about their theory of operation.
But Regens will decode CW, of course, but would need a stage
or stages of RF amplication (or isolation) in the front end to
keep the RX from sending out a signal that could be detected
from it's oscillating detector.
Not saying a real "super-regen" might not somehow be used, but
please fill me in...Maybe you are referring to such REGENS as
described above as "super regens?"
John, K4AVX
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Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2014 16:44:07 -0600
From: Kim Elmore<cw_de_n5op@sbcglobal.net>
To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment<tentec@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [TenTec] On Switching Power Supplies
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If and only if the sole and singular concern is RF quiet operation, the a
linear supply is the only choice. If efficiency plays a role, the you choose
the technological path.
As an aside, in WWII and the decades that followed -- when CW was the dominant
mode and required only a Second Class Radiotelegraph license was needed -- most
ships used super regen receivers, even though superhet receivers were
significantly better. Why?
Because submarines couldn't find shops with super regen receivers because
they're radio-quiet.
It all depends on the operational constraints.
Kim N5OP
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