BTW Elecraft K3 has the same architecture: Superhetodyne with IQ
product detector to improve image suppression.
73, Vojtech

--- In [email protected], "Vojtech Bubnik" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> For weak VHF signals wide band spectrogram is a useful feature. When
> mirror suppression is more important than bandwidth, one could combine
> classic IF filtered superhetodyne with IQ product detector. I believe
> Eton  E1 is built this way.
> 
> I built a SoftRock RXTX 40 recently and I am disappointed with its
> image suppression when using built in laptop sound card. My ATS-3b is
> much better in this regard, being a classic superhetodyne with two
> NE612 and 4 crystal ladder filter. Need to say the software that I am
> using has very poor IQ calibration.
> 
> 73, Vojtech OK1IAK, AB2ZA
>


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