On 2 Apr 2007 22:12:43 -0700, wrote:

Got a old (pre 90s) VCR that can manually tune to VHF-Lo, VHF-Hi, and
UHF TV frequencies. It has 16 preset channels. I swear one time I
heard two-way radio from a local utility company while manually
tuning. I suspect it was a inter modulation signal.

That got me into thinking why not modify it to extend the frequency
range from its default range of 174-216 MHz (VHF) and 470-698 MHz
(UHF)? I would imagine it might be possible to salvage the oscillator/
tuner for this purpose. Any thoughts?

Sure. Check http://hem.passagen.se/communication/uv916rec.html and
http://hem.passagen.se/communication/supertuner.html for some ideas.

Rene

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