[time-nuts] Basic regenerative-divider questions

John Miles jmiles at pop.net
Sat Sep 29 23:27:56 UTC 2007


> At drive levels below saturation, the loss of a mixer depends on the LO
> signal level.
> Consequently the feedback loop gain of a regenerative divider depends on
> the input signal level.
> Hence one would expect there to be a well defined threshold at which the
> lop gain is sufficient for regeneration to occur.

Yep.  The theory makes perfect sense, but it's still interesting to watch
the f/2 signal appear from nowhere like that.  You expect behavior like that
when you're playing with tunnel diodes or other unusual parts, but not with
an ordinary mixer and filter.

Even a regenerative receiver gives some warning when it's about to break
into oscillation...

-- john, KE5FX





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