Hmmm. I built a couple of 40-meter band direct conversion receivers in high school in the 80's. One of them became the basis of a Westinghouse project. Since a

Hmmm. I built a couple of 40-meter band direct conversion receivers in high school in the 80's. One of them became the basis of a Westinghouse project. Since all my parts came from either Radio Shack or desoldered from scrapped electronics, I had no IC's to work with. Never thought about it before but I wonder how different my experiences would have been if I had to deal with stuff like that. It was hard enough getting what information I needed to build the projects I did. Thank heaven for easy access to the Brooklyn Public Library!