The Electroluminescent Receiver

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Price of the Kit and Accessories/Order Form
Ordering Information

Construction Information

 Parts List/Contents of Kit

Ham Radio Version || SWL Version
Troubleshooting

Frequency Stabilizer || DFD2 Frequency Counter

Circuit Details


Board 1 || Board 2

LED Information || Infrared IRED Information

Frequency Stabilizer || Frequency Counter
Options for Automatic Switching with the DFD2

A Box for the Completed Kit/Labels
Using A CD-ROM as a Reduction Drive

SWL Information

Block Diagram

Front End of the Receiver - Board 1 (Picture)

VFO - Tesla Oscillator (Picture)

Receiver Range/SSB Mods/Modifying NBPF/VFO Frequencies || SWL Information || VFO Stabilization

TV & FM, Broadcast Filters (Picture) || High Level RF Amplifier (Picture)
Varicap Tuned Bandpass Filters (Picture)

Single Balanced Mixer with Single Balanced Post Mixer Amplifier (Picture)

Crystal Filters/IR Main Switching Bank (Picture)

Second Mixer to Audio - Board 2 (Picture)

Second Mixer (Picture) || Crystal Oscillator/Amplifier (Picture)

IF Strip (Picture) || AGC/Mute (Picture) || S-Meter (Picture)

BFO/Amplifier (Picture) || Product Detector (Picture) || Audio Amplifiers (Picture)

Using the Receiver

Using a Rotary Switch for Band Changing

Parts List of Receiver

Contents of the Kit

Troubleshooting

LED Diagnosis/Troubleshooting
Board 1 || Board 2

LED Information

Testing Super Bright and Regular LEDs

Modifying the LEDs - Boosting the Visual Impact

Infrared IRED Information

Details of the Infrared Switching

Frequency Stabilizer

"Huff and Puff" Frequency Stabilizer

Frequency Stabilizer Construction

PCB Construction || Stabilizer Board Parts List

Frequency Counter

AADE DFD2 Building Instructions

Options for Automatic Switching with the DFD2

Using the DFD1 with the Receiver

DFD1 Construction Pictures

Elimination of Frequency Counter Birdies

AADE DFD2 Diagnosis

A Box for the Completed Kit

Cases for the Receiver

Labels for the Receiver Controls

SWL Information

Complete Instructions for Building the SWL Version

Modifying a Ham Band Version for SWL Reception

AM Detector

Duncan Watson's SWL Receiver

Gary Rondeau's SWL Receiver Modifications

Using A CD-ROM as a Reduction Drive

VFO Tuning with a CD ROM

Shows how to use a large CD-ROM and a page
on zapping one with a Microwave oven/Tesla Coil.

Small CD-ROM Drive

How to set up a small size CD-ROM, which fits on the receiver set up
with the spacers and bottom PCB board.

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Last Update: 8/26/06
Web Author: David White, WN5Y