Re: Two or three IF stage chinese radio kits
Harsh sound could be crossover distortion from badly matched or biassed output devices, or even poor detector design.
An extra IF stage should give better sensitivity and will be cheaper than a tuned RF stage. It won't help any with second channel interference though, unlike better RF selectivity.
What's the transformer for? Totem pole output driver?
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