Thanks for the help...I'll go google this "heterodyne" thing and see how = it works...:) >>> rixy@VVALLEY.COM 11/11/03 03:38PM >>> Like I said, it's just like an AM radio. Same principle. The same = principle with receiving morse code in the amateur radio bands. A = transmitter sending code on 7040 khz can be heard as a 1 khz on/off tone = if your receiver is tuned to 7041 khz. The term is hetrodyne. Rick Tim Hart wrote: > I found some "Bat Detector" circuits that seem to be exactly what I'm = wanting to do. I'm still lost as to why a local signal mixed with an = ultrahigh signal makes something you can hear? > > They are used an LMC567 "Phase Locked Loop IC" to make the local = oscillations. Which is Greek to me... I've used the LM386 before so I'm = cool with that...but the rest still doesn't make much sense. > > Maybe you can make sense of it... > http://www.njsas.org/projects/bat_detector/populel_sch.html=20 > > I appreciate the help!!! > Tim -- http://www.piclist.com#nomail Going offline? Don't AutoReply us! email listserv@mitvma.mit.edu with SET PICList DIGEST in the body -- http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList mailto:piclist-unsubscribe-request@mitvma.mit.edu