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Tag Archives: PLL
Tuning, Muting, and Things that Go Chuff in the Night
Terminology one sees online isn’t always precise, and many people equate muting, soft muting and chuffing. I tend to get sloppy too. For the purpose of this article, here are the terms as I’m using them: Whenever someone asks a … Continue reading
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Tagged DSP radios, Phase Locked Loop, PLL, SDR, Soft Muting, Superheterodyne, Tuning Muting
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First Impressions: Kaito KA1101
My new old stock KA1101 has arrived from eBay seller detroitmetromart, and I was excited to get into the box. Unboxing Despite the radio being 20 years old, it really was new old stock and looked like it had just … Continue reading
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Tagged First impressions, Kaito KA1100, PLL, Superheterodyne, Unboxing
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Grundig G4000A: Observations Part 1
I hesitate to use the phrase “product review” for something that’s been out of production for a long time. I used the Wayback Machine to scroll through the listings of the G4000A at Universal Radio. They announced it as discontinued … Continue reading
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Tagged Daytime Band Scan, dual conversion, Eton, G4000A, Grundig, PLL
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