On Sat, 22 Jan 2005 00:30:32 -0500, RCM wrote:

Says IF strip...not detector...

Still makes a difference.

If you were to use a 455 if from say a Motrac RX for ssb you'd find
the lack of AGC (and easy way to do it) as it was designed to limit
would make for very poor results. Also an IF intended for SSB
use may not have enough gain and poor limiting for a FM RX use.

So the answer is that the intended use is important. Usually the
detector is part of the IF "strip" asssembly.

Allison
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