![]() ![]() When I began work on the project, I spoke to Ian Keyser G3ROO, and we were soon working jointly on the idea. The styling is rather like the famous B2 `Spy' transmitter-receivers, once so popular on the bands. To fall in line with these ideas, the prototype transmitter and receiver were built in separate, but linked, boxes. If you require a 1.8MHz DX receiver, you'll have to look elsewhere! only design, capable of matching the performance of the transmitter. The receiver portion of the Chatterbox is a simple a.m. I also think that many people will only want to build the transmitter, as they'll already have a suitable receiver. receiver for local use, it's very much easier to have separate units. This approach goes back to the old days of 1.8MHz equipment, but I must admit that nostalgia was not the primary aim. The Chatterbox is made up of a separate transmitter and receiver. But you should bear in mind that the basic design is dedicated to a.m. net, although I will describe how it can be used on c.w. The Chatterbox is designed as a rig for the local 1.8MHz a.m. It sounded like fun, and so the `Chatterbox' project was soon under way. It seems that, almost unknown to me, groups of radio amateurs had been forming a.m. Despite this, I must admit to being a little surprised, when PW's editor asked me if I had thought of designing an amplitude modulated transceiver for 1.8MHz.Īpparently, the idea originated as a request from readers. It's a pleasant band, a place to relax and make friends. In recent years I have had few excursions on the band, except for the occasional relaxing c.w. ![]() It's something many of us have grown up with, and now you can join in too! The Idea equipment, has a firm place in the folklore of amateur radio. The local `natter' on Top Band, particularly using a.m. If you talk to any radio amateur who has been licenced for 20 years or more, and mention `Top Band', you'll see his eyes glaze over! The corners of his mouth will then begin to rise, and you'll hear endless stories of the Sunday morning nets on a.m. More often it's referred to by its affectionate nickname `Top Band'. The amateur band between 1.8 and 2MHz is a little odd, in that we rarely hear anyone calling it 1.8MHz. George Dobbs G3RJV and Ian Keyser G3ROO, have come up with the PW Chatterbox, a complete a.m. There's been a lot of interest in 1.8MHz a.m. Home - Techniek - Electronica - Radiotechniek - Radio amateur bladen - Practical Wireless - The PW Chatterbox 1ġ.8MHz AM transmitter and receiver, part 1 ![]()
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