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FM Demodulator - 455KHz

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Free-running frequency of VCO: fo=1.2/4 (R1) (C1)

            lock range f1=±8fo/Vcc
            capture range fc=±1/2 P sqrt(2 P FL/r)
            where r=(3600) (C2)

Useful for NBFM reception on older shortwave receivers lacking this capability, this circuit uses a PLL IC, an N565N, to achieve this. It was originally used with an old Hammarlund HQ-170 receiver, for both 6-and 10-m FM reception.
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