[BC] IBOC Radios

[Dave Dunsmoor]

> Nice antenna (see the IM specs) but it will set you back almost $400,
> including shipping from the UK.  It seems to me that one of these
> shouldn't be hard to homebrew, and should  perform just as well if a
> decent FET (like a Crystalonics CP-666) is used in the preamp.
>
> Here's an active whip project using the CP-666, which I also want to try:
>
>  www.arrl.org/tis/info/pdf/0109031.pdf
>
> Mark


    I started to consider this as a project a short while back, but balked
at the price of the CP6XX series
FET prices. $14.70 each. I may try it with another readily available FET,
and see what I think of it's
performance. If poor, then might shell out the $15+ for a "good one".

    If perchance someone here on the list has built one of these, I'd like
to hear (read) about it.

Dave Dunsmoor