[Des] sent in this really cool writeup on building a Regenerative receiver using VFDs. Regenerative receivers are generally short wave radio receivers that use positive feedback to a lot more finely tune the signal. though they can be built with modern components, [Des] wanted to try to make something that not only looked like it was made in the 30’s, but actually used the same technology. He utilized some VFDs in various places where vacuum tubes were needed. After building, [Des] found that the unit done very well, better than his authentic 30’s radio that he compared it with. Those VFD’s seem to be anywhere recently. We did the story on using them as amplifiers, and and building display motorists for them too.
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