Category Archives: 23cms

Enhanced USB-to-Serial PTT Interface

Posted on March 1, 2020 by g4hsk

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 →

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A ProgRock and a very old MMT 144/28 Transverter

Posted on May 2, 2018 by g4hsk

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 →

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23cms VLNA Finally Installed at the Masthead

Posted on June 15, 2017 by g4hsk

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 →

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23cms EME

Posted on June 6, 2017 by g4hsk

The challenge to try EME on another band was made much easier when I heard about the SG-Lab TR1300 transverter. I could see that this could be fairly easily integrated into my existing 2m setup. Things have and continue to … Continue reading →

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Tidy-up of the 1.3GHz Transverter

Posted on May 13, 2017 by g4hsk

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 →

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A Fun Couple Of Days On 23cms

Posted on May 5, 2017 by g4hsk

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 →

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1.3GHz 20W PA

Posted on April 26, 2017 by g4hsk

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 →

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1.3GHz Transverter – separate TX / RX ports

Posted on March 6, 2017 by g4hsk

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 →

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23cms VLNA

Posted on December 5, 2015 by g4hsk

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.

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ZLPLL

Posted on December 2, 2015 by g4hsk

I built my 2m transverter with the intention of using it primarily for EME (JT65), driving either my 2m PA or at some point in the future as the IF for one or more microwave transverters. To ensure that I … Continue reading →

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