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Receive Short W a v e
On Your H o m e Radio
By Len Buckwalter
The converted receiver may be used with its original speaker. However,
headphone reception, valuable for receiving weak stations, is provided for.
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actually select your desired signal and
hear it on what becomes effectively a
clear channel, free from interference
from other CW or phone signals.
The surplus filter designated FL-5-F,
has long been used for separating code
signals. In its original state the filter in-
troduces a loss in signal level which
may be serious enough to cause the
signal to become inaudible during deep
fades. The incorporation of the ampli-
fier, however, places the picture in a
different light, and instead of encoun-
tering losses, we have a gain of up to
-(-4 db at 1020 cps only, with an ex-
tremely sharp peak in the "sharp"
position. In the BROAD position, used
for 'phone reception, the overall gain is
as much as -f 19 db. Various interconnections should have enough
slack so cover of filter case may be removed.
The filter, which is the heart of the
Signal Splitter, is housed in a metal
case measuring 3 % " wide by 2 % " audio to a comfortable listening level.
deep by 4" high. The top cover is taken Now, turn the function switch to
off easily when four screws are re- SHARP and operate your receiver BFO
moved, one from each corner. in the normal manner. You will notice
immediately that the signals will not be
1) Drill %" hole to accommodate as loud as when in BROAD position and
12AU7 socket, approximately %" that 'phone signals will no longer be in-
in from left side. telligible. This is normal, due to the
2) Drill %" hole, %" in from right extremely sharp tuning characteristics
side for 'phone jack J l . of the filters. However, you will also
3) At approximate center, drill hole notice that as you tune across your re-
to accommodate function switch ceiver dial with the BFO on, that one
SI, 5/16" for toggle switch, or particular note (1020 cycles) will ap-
Vz" by Yi" for slide switch, which- pear to be particularly loud, and that
ever is preferred. almost invariably you will hear only one
signal at a time. •
Another hole must be drilled to allow
entry of power supply leads and the
input audio lead from the receiver. This PARTS LIST
audio lead must, of course, be shielded RI.R4—580,000 ohm </i » resistor
R2—1000 ohm '/j w
to prevent hum pickup. The size of the R3.R6—33,000 ohm 1/2 w
hole is dictated by the combined wire R5—3300 ohm >/2 w
CI,C2,C3,C5—.03 mfd 400 volt Aerovox Aerolite
sizes, and it should be drilled on the left capacitors
side at a point about 1" irom the top. C4—25 mfd electrolytic 25 volt
J—phone jack
To operate the Signal Splitter, after PLI—phone plug
SI A,SIB—DPDT slide switch
the power supply has been connected FIA.FIB—Filter FL-5-F (available at most surplus
and turned on, first turn the function dealers or Concord-Niagara, 47 Warren St., New
York City)
switch to the BROAD position, connect VIA.B— I2AU7 tube and socket
the audio input lead to the headphone Power Supply Parts
R7—120 ohm '/, w
j a c k o n y o u r r e c e i v e r , t h e n plug y o u r R8—920 ohm '/j w
R9—33,000 ohm
headset into the output jack on the top C4.C7—20 mfd ISO v
of the signal splitter. You should be able Dl—Silicon diode rectifier (Sarkes-Tarzian M-ISO)
T—Power transformer (Stancor PS84I5 or Triad
to hear all the signals you would nor- RS4X)
mally hear, but at greatly increased S02—Chassis socket (Cinch-Jones S-304-AB)
PL2—Power Plug (Cinch-Jones P-304-AB)
sound level due to the amplification Case—Aluminum box 4"x2'/ t "xl-VI»"
within the unit. Reduce your receiver
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ANTENNA OSCtLLATOR
Follow 'Sis guide for adding a headphone jack. Use these base diagrams to identify t h e lugs
The JOCK and 10 ohm resistor a r e new p a r t * . on coils. G r e e n d o t must be in position shown
-ADJUST
TO ANT SPACING
TUNING
CONDENSER
If your receiver uses a 1 2SA7 converter tube Adding the t w o "gimmick" wires for receiving
Instead of t h e 1 26E6. use these pin numbers. code. The length should be about a half inch
lator, quite commonly used in these re- Set the tuning condenser in the fully
ceivers. In any event, the circuit may meshed position and turn the oscillator
be wired to conform with the winding tuning slug, starting from the maximum
on this coil. clockwise position (all the way in). The
Remove the old oscillator coil (the idea is to receive the upper end of the
small one below the chassis and close to broadcast band and approximate a
the tuning condenser) carefully clip- rough adjustment of the coil. Keep
ping the connections. turning until the broadcast station of
The diagrams should provide enough the highest frequency is heard. Tune
information. However, here are some the antenna slug for maximum volume.
points to be aware of. Include the .002 Now fully unmesh the tuning conden-
mfd. padder condenser. One side is ser. Slowly turn the oscillator slug
soldered to the "Grid" lug of the coil, counterclockwise until WWV is heard.
the other to the section of the tuning This powerful station emits a ticking
condenser previously identified as oscil- signal at 1-second intervals with time
lator. The "Cathode" connection is the announcements in code and voice each
lead going directly to pin 2 of the minute. The frequency range is now 5
12BE6. The remaining wire (s) com- mc on the high end of the dial and just
prise the "Ground." above the broadcast band on the low
Turn the receiver on for about 15 side. •
minutes to permit it to stabilize itself
for alignment. Since this will be done
with off-the-air signals, it will be help- PARTS LIST
Antenna coil LI is seen above the main tuning Old antenna loop on r e a r of receiver is no
condenser. Below chassis is oscillator coll L2. longer used. W h i t e lead is new antenna w i r e .