Content-Type: text/plain; charset=koi8-r X-MIME-Autoconverted: from 8bit to quoted-printable by ns1.ptt.yu id TAA20101 Cops are there on 400MHz here and some other on 150-170mhz I want sometims to hear some action..:)) "Quitt, Walter" wrote: > If the spacing you want is like FM broadcast, you're fine. > But, if you want to receive commercial wideband (data?) FM, > I think you may be in for a surprise.š If there are not > too many signals nearby then you can get narrow band FM, > just not very loud.š Been there with those little chips. > > GL, > Walt...WA6FEC > > -----Original Message----- > From: Milan Pavlica (YU7AEC) [mailto:mpavlica@PTT.YU] > Sent: Tuesday, May 09, 2000 12:19 AM > To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU > Subject: Re: FM receiver using PIC as station scanning > > I need something like a wide band receiver... > Like scanner... > > "Quitt, Walter" wrote: > > > Can you limit the bandwidth of those chips? > > You can't with the chips used on those ISA > > PC card FM receivers.š That makes listening > > to narrow band FM basically impossible > > least in San Diego, CA USA.š That's because > > we have soooooo much FM communications > > going on.š My little ICOM IC-Q7 does an > > OK job, though.š I don't thinkš a hobbyist > > can pack as much guts into as small a package > > as that is. > > > > GL OM DE WA6FEC > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Milan Pavlica (YU7AEC) [mailto:mpavlica@PTT.YU] > > Sent: Saturday, May 06, 2000 9:25 AM > > To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU > > Subject: Re: FM receiver using PIC as station scanning > > > > Hi! > > Is there any way to build some scanner (eg from 100MHz to 500MHz) with PIC > > which can be interfaced with those Philips TSAxxxx or simmilar IC?? - I2C > > bus > > I would like also to build some radio amateur receiver (and tranceiver) > > which can listen "above" amateur frequencies... > > > > Brian Aase wrote: > > > > > I did such a project a couple of years ago.š Too bad I can't > > > send the schematic,š it belongs to a former employer. > > > I used a chip set from Sanyo (three IC's -- PLL, receiver, > > > and stereo demodulator).š The PLL is very easy to control. > > > We had a Sanyo CD-ROM with all the data sheets and app > > > notes.š You might want to contact the Sanyo rep in your > > > area and see if you can get one.š It would have all the > > > info you need. > > > > > > Philips makes a number of one-chip FM receiver IC's. > > > Likewise their CD-ROM has all the app notes. > > > > > > The toughest problem I ran into was finding the magnetics > > > (mostly for the AM section).š If you're doing FM only, your job > > > will be a lot easier. > > > > > > Brian Aase > > > > > > > Hi to everyone! > > > > > > > > Oppss!...Am I on the list? ping...pong! Okey I'm in the list. > > > > > > > > I like to assemble an FM radio with digital tunning. Now i would like > > > > to use PIC 16F84 as auto station scanning instead ofš manual scanning. > > > > > > > > With this, I would like to us some of the PIC and FM circuits designer > > > > that where i can find a free schematic diagram of a digital tuning FM > > > > receiver. > > > > > > > > If there is a free FM circuits receiver then i modify it so that the > > > > PIC will be the controllers of the station scanning. I know that the > > > > Digital tunnig is being controlled by PLL(phase lock loop), using the > > > > PIC I can extend its capabilities of a simple FM receiver to more > > > > enchancement such as timer off and remote controlled. > > > > > > > > Thanks in advance! > > > > > > > > Best regards, > > > > -=jug=- > > > > ---------------------------------------------« > > > > š URL: http://www.geocities.com/juggernutzš « > > > > š Email: juggernutz@yahoo.comššššššššššššššššššš « > > > > ššššššš juggernut@crosswinds.netššššššššššššššššššš « > > > > ---------------------------------------------« > > > > Content-Type: text/x-vcard; charset=koi8-r; name="mpavlica.vcf" Content-Description: Card for Milan Pavlica (YU7AEC) Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="mpavlica.vcf" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Attachment converted: definition:mpavlica.vcf 1 (TEXT/CSOm) (00012779)