Geoff N6GWB and his eldest have produced a really wonderful receiver, and have joined the elite ranks of those who have built their own receivers. Congratulations to both! ( Be sure to watch the video below.)
Geoff writes:
Though I built it, my eldest has retained naming rights. Behold the Rad Radio Receiver, an Soldersmoke inspired build. It’s a 40m DC reciever. I had planned on making this a truly 50-50 N6QW N2CQR build, but I needed to get it done for a show and tell this Wednesday. I have N6QW dual JFET RF amp and mixer modules. I have the N2CQR ceramic ocillator circuit from the 2017 DC receiver project. I had planned on including the all analog audio amp from the more recent N2CQR DC project, but alas, time got the best of me. I was hoping to make the whole thing all-analog. (I thought the all analog would get me more “hard work” kudos at the show and tell.) I ended up including a LM386 audio amp making this a bit of a cyborg.
Well done Geoff! Must be the Camarillo air quality. Just over the hill from my QTH. As we used to say in the Navy: Bravo Zulu. Pete N6QW
Great looking build and the audio sounds great!
Congratulations on a job well done! Those decals will definitely give a serious boost in performance!