I used an Sa612 mixer chip feeding a LM3089 into a 386 audio amp chip. That setup is cheap and can be configured to give am and fm but no ssb.
The best solution is to find a used AOR 8000 wide range handheld receiver. That demods everything from 100khz to 1950mhz. They were 500bucks new but I just saw a working one sell on ebay for 50 bucks or so.
Another solution is to pick up a Kaito1103 SW radio. Very cheap radio that works well. Degen makes its twin. They handle Am/Fm/Ssb using the BFO on the radio.
I have to confess after adding the demodulator to my HP8558B, I never use it. By the time you zero the span, center the signal, and fool with the demodulator, it becomes work.
I find the easiest solution is to buy a wide range receiver (Icom r8500 or AOR 8000 etc.) and connect a display unit to it. Then as you tune the radio, you see the signals at the same time.
Have fun, Ken
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--- On Fri, 12/28/12, Bryce Schroeder <bryce.schroeder@...> wrote:
From: Bryce Schroeder <bryce.schroeder@...>
Subject: [hp_agilent_equipment] What is a good shortwave radio to use with HP 8568B SA?
To: hp_agilent_equipment@...
Date: Friday, December 28, 2012, 4:10 PM
I am looking for a shortwave radio to use as a demodulator for my spectrum
analyzer, so I can listen to the signals I see. I don't have a shortwave
receiver right now. Can someone make a recommendation, preferably for
something relatively inexpensive?
Thank you!
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