If you can't find the specified DCF77 receiver (Conrad 19 06 91)
you can try with a commercial DCF clock or alarm clock. Inside you should
find two IC (a receiver and a clock chip): between these two ICs there
should be a connection where the DCF signal is transferred (100 and
200 ms pulses). Some simple measurements with an oscilloscope will
quickly allow you to find the right connection.
So connect this wire to pin number 2 (of the DIN3 connector) of the
interface, remove the 100 kOhm resistor and the 100 nF capacitor
connected to it and connect pin 1 to the receiver ground.
On pin 3 a stabilized voltage of 1.8 V is available, and can be used
to power the receiver and its attached clock.
If the DCF signal is inverted on your receiver (LED stays always on and
blanks off each second except for the 59th) swap pins 2 and 3 of the
TL081.
The above photograph shows the Conrad receiver mounted in a plastic box with the ferrite antenna (the two capacitors are not visible since they are situated under the PCB).
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