RadioBanter - View Single Post - Hallicrafters S77A shortwave receiver SSB detection

December 14th 03, 09:35 PM

(Dbowey) wrote in
:

et472 posted, along with what I snipped:
"It was only as I learned more that I realized the problem was a too
weak BFO."

Actually all CW receivers can demodulate SSB signals fairly well. The
obverse side of your post is much more simple; just reduce the RF
gain.

Don

The down side of that being that if the signal is already weak, reducing
it's strength only hurts.