A 'MID-FI' receiver - a medium fidelity receiver for MW and LW

7-52 - elektor july/august 1982 Several relatively popular broadcasting stations can, in some areas, only be received on MW or LW. The repro- duced sound quality of these trans- missions is normally quite low. Nothing like HI-Fl is normally possible because of the limited bandwidth of transmissions. However a greatly im- proved sound quality is possible, obtained quite easily by using just a few widely available components. The improvement is so remarkable that it can be noticed distinctly. The out- standing feature of this receiver is its unconventional concept. The tuning stage of the receiver also serves as an active aerial, which can be favourably placed in order to get the best possible reception. Furthermore it is com- pletely separated from the rest of the receiver, that is from the demodulator supplying the AF output. This part can be inserted into a separate housing, and placed next to an ampli- fier or the HI-FI equipment. The inter- connection between the two parts sh...