Solid-State Conversion of a Tube-Type Communications Receiver.

Abstract

A Hammarlund SUPER-PRO SP-210 communications receiver of approximately 1940 design was rebuilt using modern solid-state components and associated circuitry in replacement of the original eighteen vacuum tubes. Replacement was effected in a stage-for-stage manner so as to utilize, wherever practicable, the original system of operation and particularly the existing tuned circuits for which the receiver was famous. The project goals were to gain experience in the applications of classroom theory to practical electronics, to observe the problems associated with both vacuum tube and solid-state circuitry, and to provide a starting point for continued research in electronics.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1974
Accession Number
ADA001296

Entities

People

  • James Michael Steussy

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Circuits
  • Conversion
  • Electrical Circuits
  • Electron Tubes
  • Electronics
  • Resonant Circuits
  • Tuned Circuits

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Electronics Engineering
  • Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) Technology.
  • Software Engineering

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics