35th Eastern VHF/UHF Conference 2009 Enfield, Connecticut, USA 17-19 April 2009 Volume 1 of 2 ISBN: 978-1-61567-185-4
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TABLE OF CONTENTS VOLUME 1 R&S ROHDE & SCHWARZ TEST EQUIPMENT Frequency Extension for Phase Noise Measurements with FSUP26/50 and Option B60 (Cross- Correlation)... 1 W. Wendler Phase Noise Measurement up to 50 GHz with High Dynamic Range... 9 W. Wendler Time Domain Oscillator Stability Measurement Allan Variance... 17 F. Ramian GSM Fading Level Correction... 33 O. Gerlach R&S FSH Handheld Spectrum Analyzer... 51 R&S FSU Spectrum Analyzer... 67 R&S FSUP Signal Source Analyzer: Phase Noise Tester, High-end Spectrum and Signal Analyzer in a Single Box... 85 R&S NRP Power Meter Family... 101 R&S ZVA Vector Network Analyzer... 123 R&S ZVL Vector Network Analyzer... 147 GENERAL Roving in Nova Scotia 2008... 161 L. Blouin 902 MHz Transverter for the Multiband Rover... 189 P. Wade 1296 MHz Transverter - Right Side Up... 193 P. Wade Digital Station Enhancements... 198 P. Theis Installing 2M Yagi Within A 70CM Array... 239 B. Zauhar Construction of the Largest SteppIR Yagi Stack in the World at K9LTN... 241 B.C. Gilbert A x4 Subharmonic Mixer for 24 GHz Rev... 298 P. Drexler 122 GHz... 315 M. Seguin N3NGE M/M... 319 L. Martin Use of Sequencers for EME Systems... 353 T. Mott Radio Amateur Moonbounce... 357 G. Pettengill
New Ideas for the 2-Meter Kilowatt... 385 T.F. Mcmullen, E.P. Tilton Waveguide Filters You Can Build - And Tune... 392 P. Wade GPS LOCKING Modifying the Yaesu FT-817 External 10 MHz Refrence Input... 429 Yaesu FT-817 Transverter/ PA Sequencer... 434 FT- 817 Sequencer... 438 Modifying the Yaesu FT-847 External 22.625 MHz Reference Input... 441 Rig Locking - External Reference Oscillator... 450 External GPS Frequency Reference for the FT736... 452 J. Forse GPS Locking the IC 910-H... 459 R. Moncur SOFTWARE DEFINED RADIOS (SDR SOFT ROCKS AND MORE) WB5RVZ Softrock SDR Homepage- as of 2/23/2009... 472 How SR Works... 480 BPF ( BAND PASS FILTERS) HF BPF 08_Band1a 6m... 481 HF BPF 04_Band 1: 1.8.4 MHz... 485 HF BPF 05_Band 2: 4-8 MHz... 492 HF BPF -9_Band2A 3.5-8 MHz... 497 HF BPF 06_Band 3: 8-16 MHz... 501 HF BPF 00_Bill of Materials... 506 HF BPF 01_ Busses and Rails... 515 HF BPF Project... 523 HF BPF Revisions... 533 HF BPF 02_Switches... 535 HF BPF 03_Transformers... 542 SR LITE II Softrock Lite II 00_Bill of Materials... 552
Softrock Lite II 05_Band Pass Filter... 559 Softrock Lite II 03_divider... 573 Softrock Lite II 07_External Connections... 583 Softrock Lite II 06_Mixer... 588 Softrock Lite II 02_Local Oscillator... 595 Softrock Lite II04_Operational Amplifiers... 607 Softrock Lite II 01_Power Supply... 619 VOLUME 2 Softrock Lite II Revisions... 625 Softrock Lite II Project... 627 SR LITE V6.2 SR Lite RX V6.2 40/30m 00_Bill of Materials... 638 SR Lite RX V6.2 40/30m 05_ BPF... 646 SR Lite RX V6.2 40/30m 03_ Dividers... 656 SR Lite RX V6.2 40/30m 07_External Connections... 666 SR Lite RX V6.2 40/30m 02_Local Oscillator... 671 SR Lite RX V6.2 40/30m 06_Mixer... 682 SR Lite RX V6.2 40/30m 04_Operational Amplifiers... 690 SR Lite RX V6.2 40/30m 01_Power Supply... 700 SR Lite RX V6.2 40/30m Revisions... 707 SR RXTX V 6.2 Softrock RXTX V6.2-40/30m - Antenna Switching Circuit... 708 Softrock RXTX V6.2-40/30m - Bill of Materials... 712 Softrock RXTX V6.2-40/30m - Dividers Stage... 719 Softrock RXTX V6.2-40/30m _ Local Oscillator Stage... 723 Softrock RXTX V6.2-40/30m - PA Circuit... 728 Softrock RXTX V6.2-40/30m - Phones Circuit... 739 Softrock RXTX V6.2-40/30m - Power Supply... 741
Softrock RXTX V6.2-40/30m - PTT Stage... 745 Revisions... 749 Softrock RXTX V6.2-40/30m - RX Mixer... 750 Softrock RXTX V6.2-40/30m - RX Op-Amps... 753 Softrock RXTX V6.2-40/30m - RF Input Stage... 757 Softrock RXTX V6.2-40/30m - RX/TX Switching Circuit... 761 Softrock RXTX V6.2-40/30m... 763 Softrock RXTX V6.2-40/30m - TX Mixer... 768 Softrock RXTX V6.2-40/30m - TX Op-Amp... 772 SR RXTX V 6.3 Softrock RXTX V6.3 - Xtall - RX Antenna Switching Circuit... 780 Softrock RXTX V6.3 - Xtall... 789 Softrock RXTX V6.3 - Xtall - Band Pass Filter(s)... 803 Softrock RXTX V6.3 - Xtall - Dividers... 817 Softrock RXTX V6.3 - Xtall - External Connections... 824 Softrock RXTX V6.3 - Xtall Local Oscillator... 829 Softrock RXTX V6.3 - Xtall - PA Filter Plug-In(s)... 843 Softrock RXTX V6.3 - Xtall - Power Supplies... 869 Softrock RXTX V6.3 - Xtall - PTT Circuits... 881 Revisions... 891 Softrock RXTX V6.3 - Xtall - RX Mixer... 895 Softrock RXTX V6.3 - Xtall - RX OpAmps... 904 Softrock RXTX V6.3 - Xtall Homepage (as of 2/8/2009)... 913 Softrock RXTX V6.3 - Xtall - TX OpAmps... 921 SR XTALL + V9.0 Softrock Lite + USB Xtall V9.0 Bill of Marerials... 933 Softrock Lite + USB Xtall V9.0 Dividers Stage... 942 Softrock Lite + USB Xtall V9.0 - External Connections... 949 Softrock Lite + USB Xtall V9.0 Local Oscillator Stage... 955
Softrock Lite + USB Xtall V9.0 Power Supply Stage... 967 V9.0 Revisions... 975 Softrock Lite + USB Xtall V9.0 Band Pass Filter Stage... 978 RX Lite + USB Xtall V9.0 Kit - Home Page... 990 Softrock Lite + USB Xtall V9.0 Mixer Stage... 1000 Softrock Lite + USB Xtall V9.0 Op Amps Stage... 1007 Softrock Lite + USB Xtall V9.0 USB Control Stage... 1016 SR XTALL + LITE V8.3 V - Bandpass Filter(s) Stage... 1029 III - Dividers Stage... 1042 II - Local Oscillator Stage... 1050 VI - Mixer Stage... 1062 IV - Op Amps Stage... 1072 I - Power Supply Stage... 1083 Revisions... 1090 Settings for SW1... 1095 Xtall + RX Lite V8.3 Builder's Notes... 1098 USB USB I2C Interface (BETA) 00_Bill of Materials (BOM)... 1106 USB I2C Interface (BETA) 01_Build Stage... 1113 USB I2C Interface (BETA) 02_External Connections... 1123 USB I2C Interface Revisions... 1133 USB I2C Interface (BETA) Project... 1134 HF SDR S/H Sample and Hold Transceivers AVALA-01 and ADTRX-2- Make Them Simple as Possible with Outstanding Performances... 1140 HF SDR (Software Defined Radio) S/H Sample and Hold Transceiver ADTRX1 from 30 KHz to 35 MHz - Make it Simple as Possible with Outstanding Performances Part 1... 1166 HF SDR (Software Defined Radio) S/H Sample and Hold Transceiver ADTRX1 from 30 KHz to 35 MHz, correction, new version ADTRX1V1 and control boards B1 and B2 - Make it Simple as Possible with Outstanding Performances Part 2... 1177
Low power SDR HF I/Q S/H (Sample and Hold) Transceiver CW, SSB..-ADTRX1 From 30 khz-35 MHz- With Built in LO Local Oscillator and PC Control Boards B3 and B4 -part 3... 1196 HF, 6 m, 2 m and 0.7m SDR (Software Defined Radio) Receivers AR1 and AR2 Series -Make it Simple as Possible with Outstanding Performances, part1... 1212 TS2000x_IF... 1227 D. Hall TS-2000 SoftRock IF Mod... 1237 D. Hall Author Index