Ok, so maybe I will use the receiver that I found and an example to help guide me. I would guess, without having a backgound in it, that most FM receivers are very similar. The model I saw was fairly basic I would think, and I am sure if I think about it hard enough that I could find areas for improvement in design, functionality, and additional features.
It amazes me that someone who is new to electronics would imagine that they could improve a commercial RF design.I have 25 yrs experience in microwave radio & I know that it is 40% black magic. Good on you for having the confidence.
Ross, I aploigze if my thinking that I could improve upon an FM receiver offended you. Yes I am new to electronics, but I do have some techinal background. I also believe that there is not a product out there that could not be improved upon in one fashion or another. Now, what I may see as an improvement and what you see as an improvement may be two different things but that does not mean either of us are wrong. Sometimes to improve something you need to bring in someone from outside that has a different way of thinking.
If this is not what you meant by your post I again apologize and would like to say thank you for your vote of confidance. I have no false hopes of changing the world with any thing that I may design or build, but only hope to enrich my life with the knowledge that I would gain.
Not offended at all , like I said , go for it. It just amuses me when you see posts li8ke - " I have decided to become interested in electronics. I have bought heaps of tools , components & test gear. What do you think I shoud make ?" OR " I have a LED & I want to make it flash. How do you do it ?" This method is not a path to learning , it is purely a path to results. Why someone who is learning thinks they can say " I'll start the learning level at digital quadrature modulators or GT Inverters " beats me. If you are into learning you should be starting at the basics & working from there.
I agree with what you say, though I have no clue as to what a digital quadrature modulator or GT Inverter is but I am sure if the things that I want to do take that direction I will learn it. I will admit that with the way I am starting to learn may be some what non-traditional, I think that for me choosing a project in something I am intrested in will help push me along and learn quicker. When I was looking around I came across the receiver, it is a weather satellite receiver, and thought that it would be something neat to have. The nice thing about this is there is opensource, and it is under the GPL, software available to demodulate the satellite images.
Say you want to build a power suppy. So study the various types of power supplies. You decide on an SMPS power supply, so you start learning about PWM, mosfets, coils, diodes and how they basically fit into the power supply. At that point you can start refining things down, like control modes, feedback, limiters, PFC correction, etc.
I agree with that 100%.Without someone to direct you, starting at the basics is actually harder. Start at the top and just keep pulling apart the ideas until you get to the bottom.
I don't often correct this but it's a pet peeve of mine. It's a lot not alot, alot means to set aside for some other use.Alot
I don't often correct this but it's a pet peeve of mine. It's a lot not alot, alot means to set aside for some other use.
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