[sdiy] Truly white noise

[rdrake]

VC radio receiver would me a dream come true for me!  just the other day i found this:

http://www.aoc.nrao.edu/~pharden/hobby/Ahobby.html

anybody ever done something along these lines?  even AM band would be great--would this approach to voltage controlled capacitance work in a basic am receiver?  should i start looking for my old crystal set?

lbd  

>----- ------- Original Message ------- -----
>From: np at inverse-entertainment.de
>To: synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl
>Sent: Fri, 25 Jun 2004 20:23:36
>
>synth at oldmail.charlielamm.com wrote:
>
>>I was wondering if any DIYer has used a FM tuner
>or AM tuner as a noise
>>source.  I believe there are fairly monolithic
>IC's to do this so it could
>>possibly be done with low parts count (or, you
>could plug your home stereo
>>into your synth, tuned between stations, but that
>might be a bit
>>inelegant?)
>>  
>>
>
>Funny.. Half an hour ago I thought about a voltage
>controlled shortwave 
>reciever myself. On shortwave you'll receive the
>strangest stations, and 
>also the most interesting noise artifacts.,.. It
>would be a one trick 
>pony of a module, but a very cool one..
>
>  Nils