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- @g6wrw Thanks for sharing. I have applied this idea to the USB-to-serial PTT switching in my 10GHz setup (now usin… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 1 month ago
- Have the 10GHz gear setup indoors, dish pointing out through a closed window. GB3PKT beacon strong via rain-scatter… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 1 month ago
- @g0lbk Hi David, hope these help. It's based on the G3XDY article 'Using the G3PHO Feed Horn with Coax feed'. https://t.co/40A5Lw4SZa 1 month ago
- Ventured out to my usual local 10GHz /P site today. Copied GB3CAM, GB3LEX, GB3MHZ, GB3PKT, GB3LEX and GB3SEE beacon… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 1 month ago
- Checking out a different /P site. Nice trace from GB3LEX/B on 10GHz. #GHz_Bands https://t.co/5Z3wQYccVb 1 month ago
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Category Archives: 23cms
Enhanced USB-to-Serial PTT Interface
Many of the modern transceivers today support direct USB connectivity to your shack PC. This USB connection typically enables 2-way audio and CAT control allowing more or less full control of the transceiver, including PTT keying. Where CAT control for … Continue reading
Posted in 23cms, 3cms, 70cms, Anglian TVTR, Blog, EME, GHz_Bands, QO-100, Satellites
A ProgRock and a very old MMT 144/28 Transverter
Having got the 10MHz side of the ProgRock project working (see here for details) the next stage was to look at the 116MHz output. If this was also acceptable, I would have an alternative means of generating the two frequencies … Continue reading
23cms VLNA Finally Installed at the Masthead
It’s been a long slow process but today I finally finished installing the G4DDK 23cms VLNA at the masthead. The extended timeline was partly due to some other improvements that needed to be done to the 2m EME setup and … Continue reading
Tidy-up of the 1.3GHz Transverter
Having completed the 1.3GHz PA and established that things work well with the transverter (TVTR) and PA located in the shack it was time to tidy things up a bit. I had a spare enclosure that matched the Anglian TVTR and … Continue reading
A Fun Couple Of Days On 23cms
Having recently completed the ~20W PA for 23cms I was looking for some activity on the band to see what difference the extra few watts would make. Unfortunately I had just missed the monthly UKAC session. Reading the UKMicrowave Digest I … Continue reading
1.3GHz 20W PA
My plan to be QRV on 23cms EME continues to move forward albeit at a rather different pace to what I’d originally envisaged. After a period of many weeks where little progress was made I’ve focussed my mind on getting … Continue reading
1.3GHz Transverter – separate TX / RX ports
The SG-Lab TR1300 transverter continues to impress me. My current setup on 1.3GHz is the TR1300 with Sam, G4DDK’s VLNA and a single 67 element long yagi. The Anglian transverter is used on the 144MHz IF side, both transverters are locked … Continue reading
23cms VLNA
Thanks to Colin, G6AVK who did the ordering, I now have my DDK 23cms VLNA kit. 🙂 Apart from building it, the next step is to source some suitable relays.
