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UKW · BERICHTE VOL UME I F E BR UARY 1989 ED IT ION I
PUBLISHER : VERLAG VKW. BE RIC HTE
Ha na J . DohlulI, OJ :S Q C
GlrlwltU'f St r ulf' ,, ~
kVHF
COMMUNICATIONS
EDITORS :
Ft'd . Rr publlc 01 ~ rman)'
Rolwrt E. Lenta, DL :s WR
Tf'rry D. Btttan, G 3 JVQ
OHIlQ
VHF COMMUNICATIONS
'rne Urat t'd ltiOll 01 VHF COMMUNICAT IONS repree.. nt ll t ht> birth of a new
ama tf'Uf r adio magnl n• • Howe ve r , VHF CO MMUNIC AT IONS ha s not ~apPf'a rf'd
out of Ihe bl ue" bu t ta th f' InlE'rnatl onal f'dlt lon or the we ll known Gf'f ma n
language PJbll cation VKW .BER ICHTE which has ff' gularly appea re d a lnce
1960. Th f' Inc rr:UIf'd f'dUar ta l t r a m Intrnda t o lorward thr same (dr at . In
both VIfF COMMU NICAT IONS a nd UKW-BERICHT E: T o publl ih a ma gazln e
fr om radi o a ma teu rs for radi o a ma te ur e , IIppc la llil: lng Itst'lf t o th e VHF, UHF
and mrercw ave t echn otcgy .
Thf' prfnetple task of VHF COM MUNIC AT IONS I, t c prc vtde exact and ext enst ve
all f.' mbly Instructions for t ranl mlU pr l, r f'cf'l vf'u , con ve r te r-s, co mplete
tra ncet vere, antenna e, mt'a lurlng a nd audllary eq atpment etc • • a llow ing
thf'm t o be f'u lly dupHcatf'd. Thf' I rf'at adva ntagt' (or ou r r padPu II that
111 th f' l'poxy pr lnlf'd ci rc uit bOlIrda and olh f'r I ppclallzf'd e cmponente , l uc h
al tr lm mf'rI. c oli termers, c cm pltcated mt'tal -wor k, etc,, a re a va llablf'
(rom our r epre een tat tvee at modf'rltl' prlet'l.
Thp l'vt'r lner pallng dt'ma ndl mad f' OIl tht' l'fflc lf'ncy a nd ppr formanct' of
ama tf'ur r ad io .-qutp mf.' ntl as wpU al th" co ntl nuoully ad van clnl tf'thn oJorY
r l'lul ti ng fr om t hll, mak". It mof" and morl' diffi cult for t h" Indi vidual
a ma tt' ur t o asse mble hli own eqc tp me nt . z ve n though tn e turnovu of a ma te u r
rad io equi pme nt man u(ac turf' rI II I h 'ad lly Inc rf'al lng . we t eet tha t t b ma -
Jority of a mah' un would prl'fPr t o build tn e tr own hlgh -pprCorma nct' equip-
ment If only the ccs- r ee pondt ng Inlt r uc tlonll and allll ta nCl' were ava tlab le ,
Thil II whe r e we wou ld IIkl' t o help by pr oviding det a tled dl'I Cr lptlonl and
l upplylng t ne s pec ta l co mpone nt s. Wl' beltev e tha t thes e Idf'al. have be ..n
rf' lpDflllbl p for the I UCCf'I. 01' tn e Gf'rman langu agt' t'dl tlon. W" hope that
ou r rl'ad f'rI thr ough out Ihe world will agree with 1.11 and he lp 1.1 1 t o (orw ard
ou r Id.·al l an d tn e cause of a matf' ur rad io.
Vy 73, th e pubUlhe r l
OJ 3 QC DL 3 WR G 3JVQ !OJiBQ
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A 2 MET RE CONVE RTfo: R WITH F IE LD n "FECT T RANS ISTORS
Crom W. yon Sc hlmmel m a n n. DL 6 SW
I. INTR OD UCTI ON
A g rl"at d e al h a ll been wr iU .. n r e c entt y r egard in g th e excellent qu alitle a
or CleM e rre ct Ira n.b lor. with l"l"gard to cr-oea -modulattcn a nd l nte r m od u-
latlon r e Jl.'c tl o n. Si nce fie ld effect Iransiator a are no w available o n the
ma r-ket lor r ough l y th e s a me pric e .a a good e lec t ronic tube , t he deet ,
a la n wa a made to exemt ne th e RF c ha r_ c le r l_tlcR In expe r ime nt. wi th a
2 metre co nve r te r. The ta a k wa a to replace a tubed eorwe r-ter- , if the
c roea- m odul at ton a nd a m plification we r t" In t he aame orde r.a that obtain .
I'd wit h tube , e qu tpped typ e • .
TMa larll: et wa a mel, .a ,can be eeen In Sec t ton 5, with tht' foll o win g con.
ve r- ie r. St'vt' r a l dllfe r-e nt t ubed a nd I ra natatorizt'd converters we re meaeu,
r l·1! under the same conditions and a re gfven as a compa riso n.
T IS 34 jun ction field erreet t r ans is tor s ma nufactured by the !lrm of Texa s
Ins t r ume nts we re us ed in th is de s tgn a nd pro ved to be exeettent a nd tn,
I l' nllHv(' to ove r loa ding.
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Junc tion t id d .'ttl'ct trani l itor, or the typl' TIS 34 a n' u ."'d In th.' t wo
nF . tagl" a nd tor the mi xe r (In c on t r as t to metal o xtde . Il kon th'ld .,th·c t
tr an l l s tor . MOS F1o;T), Thl' TIS 34 Is a deptettcn -m ode FET.
Both It}o" a m p l Uil' r .tagl'. o pe r-a t e a . a nl'utral hl'd aou r-c e circuit, wht·rt· _
by t h.· Inducta nct" 14 2 a nd L 5 torm , tog..-t ho r- w ith t he tN'dback capaci ty
or Iht, tr an . l sto r. a n "'u t ra lhl ng ci rc uit with r-e eonance a t 14 5 M Hz. TIll'
copocltorll C 2 a nd e 7 ee r-ve m et-ef y a . DC bl ock tng.
The ollcl l1a tor a nd tr- Ipler- ,tagl' a r t" equipped with "normal" b ipolar t ra nl_
Il lors typ., BF 22 4. wh ich art' e utcc n p la na r NPN tr a nllill to rl In epo xy
calli ng" Tht· y can or cour-e e be r-ep l ac e-d wilh s imila r t r an l h to r typt · •• ur-h
all 2 N !I18, 2 N 91 4 (RSY 211, BF' 11 5, Be 108 or Be 130 .
Si nc .' the c ue-r ent coneumptton or the whoh- conver-ter- III o nlya pp r oxlma tcly
16 rn A a t a n o pt'rati ng voltagl' o r 9 V, It wall dec ldr-d to d l IlJ)(.'1lt1l' w ith a n
AC pow er su pply. In llt.. a d o r thill, IIlx 1.5 V dr y batt r-rl('11 wvr-v pl a ced In
'('1"1e 11. T h e r" sul tln g o pl'raH ng p e- r-Iod III r ou gh ly 200 to 300 hou r-s , T hll
.
ro r m of p owvr- s up p l y ha ll tilt' o dd ltional Adva ntag(' of oH(' rl ng an e xeep,
tlona l frt' '1u(' nc y IItab lllty.
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3. MI-:C IIANIC:AL ASSj,;MBl.Y (t-' iK. 2 n nd 3)
" 110' ron vl'rh'r I" hui lt.up o n a p rlntt'd ci r c u li board with tl1I' dl lTll' n lll o n ll
o f 63 nun hy 1 13 111m (",'. ' F lg.2n). Th., pr-Intr-d circuit hoard i ll dt vided
I n t o four d lff.' r. ' n t chamlwrs by hra llll o r co ppe r- .trl ps . 0 11l' c hnmh.' r is
used for tlu- untennn Inp ut ci rcuit with trlltlllltitor T I , II ee-ccud for the
r " lIo llllll t c irc u it com prising L 4, C 6 lin d the t ra nllilltor T 2, nn d II th i r d
contn ln lll l." ttw m lx. 'r IItag.' an d tlu- IF trnnHfor m.' r . The ,'Iongn h'd fou r th
e hu rnbet- e cecmcuotee th., c ryltal cecntator a nd the Irlp h 'r . Iag t' . The
c o up li ng link 110 1 t he col d e nd of thl1 I F n-a nafo r-mur- L 7/L 8 (Il'(' fo"lg, I )
rl' p rl' II,'nt s loop In th e fo r m of a n l·longa h 'd "0" , each rormer huvlng o nly
a half turn . T h.· link Is mad" up from 0 .2 mm (32 A WG) dlam.'!t'r wlr.,
_ a th lck"r d iamete r wire wou ld cau s .. thl' c o up li ng to be too g r e a l.
T h., me-tal ca lli ng of the crYlltaC a hould b.· gr-ounded to the neare st g r o un d
po int o f Ih e pr-In t e d circuit boa r d.
It Is Ilt ro ng ly advllll' d t hat Ih. ' conver-ter- be e nc loeed In a ml'\al c lIb ln.'t
l'qu lpp e d wit h coax lnl connec te r-e. If th e batte r le 8 a r e no t c o nt n tr n- d with in
UIl' cabt net, t h.' o p.' ratl ng voltng., s ho uld b.. f,' d vi a (r,,'d . thr ou gh cu pnci;
tor s . Unwante d Hhort w a v e I lg nal s hn v e been o bser-ved to b.. l nd ucod Into
the conve r-ter- In ltll un scr-een ed " ta te ,
Fig . 3 The AIIeembled 2 M.. trl' FET T rans l.tor Conve s-tr-r-
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3. I . COM I' ONI-:NTS
R I , H4 a ndHl0: 330 n : R 2. R 5 a ndR 9: 1000 All r e s is to r s are
R 3,R 6 a ndH I I : 2.2 kO; R 7 and R 8: 5. 6 kO
rated at O. 3 wa tt .
R 12: 18 kO; R 13: i kn
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T 4 a nd T 5:
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3. 2. COIL DATA
L 1. L 4 a nd L 6: 6 tu r ns of 1 mm (1 8 AWG) dill. silve r _pl a ted co ppe r
wire wound o n a 5 mm di a. fo rmer. s e lf_s uppo r ti ng
a nd with a l e ng th of 10 mm , T he ta p of L I Is m ade
I turn fr om th e col d e nd.
L 2 and L 5: 10 t urns of O. 3 mm (29 AWG) d ta . e nam ell ed s il k_
covered wire o n a 3.5 mm fo rmer, 0. 8 IJH. VHF core .
L 7 and L 8: 20 tur ns of O. 3 mm (29 AWG) dla . e name jled silk_
cove r ed wire o n a fo rmer and core as given for L 2
and L 5.
L 9: 15 turns of 0. 3 mm (29 AWG) dia . e na melled silk-
cover ed wire on a for me r and c o r e a s given fo r
L 2 a nd L 5.
L 10 and L 11: 7 tur ns of 1 mm (1 8 AWG) dla . s Uver-plated coppe r
wi r e woun d o n a 5 mm dla . for m er, self_s uppo rti ng
a nd with a coil l e ngth of 10 mm.
L 3: 4.7 IJH R F choke or 1 m etr e of 0 . 2 m m ( 32 AWG)
dl a . e namelled coppe r wi r e o n a 4 m m dla . forme r .
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4 . A L IGN MENT
T he nt ' ut r n li z ln g coils L 2 a nd L J a r e altgn e d to 14 5 Mll z befo r-e m ou n t in g
with the ai d of a g rld.dl p mete r a nd a pa ra l h' ! cnpac U<)r of 1. 5 pF. whe r-e ;
by cu r-e IIhou l d be ta ke thnt tho:- c o nnec ti ng It' ad _ of the colla a re no t Io n-
gl' r Ihnn und e r mou nll'd cond it io n• . l f an In duc t nnce m c ter I. eva jlable,
lh.· c oils can d t r-ec tl y a ll gn t"d to a n Ind uc ta nce or 0 . 8 ",II. The othe r- r-eao-
na n t cl rc ultll can ht· cour-eely aUg nt' d to th l' rl'l a UvI' I r-r-qu vn c y w ith th e
a id oC n g ri d- di p m ctor-, in t ho t r mounted s t n u- .
5. Mf:ASUHF:1l V ALU E S
Th., l ollow ing tllhh· c o nt ai nll ttll' mort' im p orta n t pr-r-Io t-mu nc e s poc tr tc e -
uo ne or th r- d" Jlcr il ...d 2 m u n-o c onvertor , T h e p er-Io r-mu nce of some o ther-
convor-te r-e wer-e mea sured under- the lIam ,' c ond ition. lind art' give n he re
fo r compa r-Ison. T he o t hl"r ecnvor- re r-s te sted wer- e a convor-u-r- eq u ipped
wit h th,' PC 88 tube , o ne with a P C 97 ( 3) (-4) and t h,' c om me ectet tra n...
tetc r typ., MB 22 mall ula('t ured by the (;l' r ma n ('om pany of Sp mCOM t't, T be
eonver- tve o utput slglla l was It,d in a ll calit'S to a D r- a ke It -I who'Il' band;
wi dt h amou n ted to 2. 7 kilt .
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T IS 34 PC 88 PC 97 S.·mcoll t't
MI'a llur t.' Jnt'nt Conve r-te r- C c nv o r n-r Conv er-t er- MB 22
Nohw f lgu r t' 2. 0 3. s 2.7 2.7
Am pllllcuti on ( dB) 22 3J l' 27
Im a g ., r-vj r-ctlo n (dB) 65 00 00 65
ceoee- mooulauon (mV) 35 35 40 4
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w tpe- e u r d l t'ct (m V) 20 10 '0 2
IF r t')N' t! o n (d B ) 65 05 80 75
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Notes :
T he eros a- mod uteucn m e a sur e m e nt wa s made by fe ed in g an unmodulated
1 ".V signal at a f r e qu en cy of 144.5 M'h. to t he conve r ter. A s econd 30 ,.
m o dul a ted sig na l wa s the n also fed to t he conve r ter a nd Its level tnc reee-
e d un t U a 1 ,. c ross-mod ulatio n wa s observed. T he va lu e of the modulated
Input s i gnal (st 14 5. 5 MHz) Is the n given In m V.
6, REF ERENCES
( I) RC A T ra nsistor Man ua l , P a ge 44 0
(2 ) M. Kindler: Eln Tran s is to rk o nverter rue 14 5 MHz
mit gu te r vc r-eele ktton
UKW- BE RIC IITE 6 (1966) 11 . 2, P a ge s 88 to 97
( 3 ) R. Le nt z: Der P C 97_ Ko nve r ter
DL· QTC 34 (196 3) n. e, P a ge s 268 to 273
(4 ) Ch. Ju nge : Dt'r P C snu-xcnverter
DL _QTC 35 (19 641 H. 8 , P a ge s 470 and 471
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In th e m e a n time. a e rea t number of th e deacr-tbed conver-ter-a have been
buUt, meaaured and te a te d un der pra c ti cal conditiona. Thla ha a aho wn th at
th e gtven e pectftc ettone ha ve been a ch ie ved a nd, In aome caaea , exceeded,
Th e a lienmt"nt la uncritic al a nd ca n be achiev ed without diftlcultie a. The
prac ti cal te a t wa a ca r- r-ted out by DL 3 SPA a t a good clear locatio n a t an
altitude ot 600 m etre s (181 5 tt. ) ua ln g a 16 ele me nt an tenna . Th e te at
pro ved th a t th e conve r ter la , In a ll r -e spects, equ a l to a good tubed typ e
a nd , In co nt r a at to pa at conve r te r a e q ui pped with co nve ntiona l tran a iator a,
s hewe d that the c r-oee-mcdute ttcn c ha rac te ristic a were not wcr ee than
th oae of a eood t ube conve r te r .
For e ur o pean r ea dera th e printe d ci rcuit boa rda , coli torm e r a a nd tr im.
me r-e are available fr om :
Ve r lag UKW· BE R ICIIT E, lIan a J, Dohlua , OJ 3 QC . D 852 0 E rla nge n, Gt e i .
wtt eer s t r , 45, Pc a tech eck , Konto 30455 NlIrnbE'rg , w e s t Germa ny (ee e ctee-
aifled advertlaeme nt) ,
Non e uropea n r eade r a should ap ply to th e ir eepee eentt ve e wh ich a re Ua ted
o n th e t lr at Inne r cove r .
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P HASE ·LOCKED OSCILLATO R FOR TRANSMIT AND RE CE IVE MIXER S
AMATE UR RAD IO EQUIP MF NT
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2.3 . OSCILLATORS O PERATING ACCORD ING TO TIlE P IIASE _LOCKED
PRINCIPLE (OSCILLATOR CO NT ROL L ED BY MEA NS 0..-
FREQUENCY OR P HASE DISCR IMINATION I .
In Ihl. pr-lnclple, the treql.l~n cy o f ••• U -~.cllllld olclllilor II c on t roll ~ d
If u. tr e quency devl.te l f r om Ihe nomln.1 value , Thll I. c . r rl ..d out. for
Inllance. with the .Id ot • motor driven clp'cilor or v'rl ctor dlode l .
The c ontrol .I en l l la obt.lnllld vii' c irculi which h.1 th. t.lk of mldn..
t h~ f r~"",en cy o r phale o f • Ilen.1 volll..e obt.lned f r om th . loc.1 o lic Ula-
tor d own 10 a ppr-c .. lmltel y th e f r. qu ~ n c y of the VFO ( r e ve r ee o f th~ au ~ r
hf'terodyn ~ prlnclplf'). T he rf'ducllld fnquen cy o f tne loc a l o lclll.tor II
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now c om pa r lll d wllh t h~ VFO fre"",~ncy In • dll crl mln.tor. T hill c on t rol
v olt ' l ~ at the output of th l • •t'llII I, mttlr~d and c on t rol . th e f r f'"",lIIncy
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In orde r 10 obl.in the requ lr.d a urn Is-equency f o l + f0 2 from fl' let UB
flntl y . uume thai w. h.v• • c i rc u it In whi ch w. c . n c c m pa r-e both tre-
qu e nclO'. t o an oth.r . A c on t rol volt.it' a h ou ld be avall.blt' .t the out put
wh ic h i. both of the c o r r ec t Bien and proportlon.1 t o the freque ncy dUft'-
r-ene .. b.. tween f l . nd f 0 2 ' If th e c ont rol line La n ow r e c on n e c t e d, the rre-
quency f l o f the loca l oac ll l. t o r will ( If th .. p ol .rlty ia co r r e c t ) be ee-
duc e d by me.n B of the va r Bc l or diode until
The d laadvantale o f the pha at' ccm pa rt ecn c i r c u it , namely th at the local
oac il lato r wil l be am b li\l ou . ly c o ni rolled . 1 frequen cy dev latlon a o f ""veral
hundred H ~ bf'twe e n the t wo fre quen cie, In qu .. euon , c a n be compen aated
fo r with th e aid o f a a pe el a l lock -in circuit .
The ue e of , ay nc h ronou, dem odu lat or ( ayn c h ronoua detect o r . product de_
te ct or) a, a pha,e di acrlmlnator l a sh ew n in F II. 2 . The dlode a ar. con -
ne ct e d an ti-pha ae ( Fill . 2a) and ar. fe d In pu ah_pull with U I a , well
with U02 In puah .pu . h . Two example. of difft'r...nl ph u e po.ltlon a between
a.
U I a nd U 0 2 are ahown in the ve ct or dia,ram [ Fill. 2b) . The out pu t ve t -
ta ll. U c • • a fun c ti on of the pha a e po .llion r .. au lta approximately from th e
dtffe renc .. In le n llth o f th .. two vee to re a ho wn a a da ,hed Hn e a :
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ee r-c a t .dq> , 90 0 an d wlll become n. ,aUve a t .r.at.r pha •• dlff. renc ••
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en o r d.. c r ... ... o f Ih .. ph. ... d iUe r .. nee, whi ch I• •1.0 th e c a . ... with
th yn c hronou. d ..modulator, T hi ll cau.... pe rlod lc nuct llatlonll of U c a t
th .. dtrf.. r" n ce fr.. qu pnc y
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p on.. nt will appr oxi mately r each the .1lJ1l"
valu e a ll ",hrn . y n c h r on lz e d
( ph .... diff.. r en e e .dCf' . 0 I .
Flrllt ly to t h e bloc k d l.llram ( nil. I ). L.. t II' allaum e thai an In c r " lla to
o f th .. cont ro l vo lt a ge Uc wilt c a u . " the tr.. qu e nc y of th.. Icc.. l o llcUlat o r
to al8 0 lnc r (Ollu' ( the c a pa c it anc e o f th e Vllrllcto r . III thu . lowe r I.
If th .. lIa m e c onllld .. utlon i. mad", It U I' lal ' U02 . it w lll be s e e n tha t I h..
ph .... d Ulerf'n cf' wil l be cont ro ll e d untll U I I",ad a U02 by 0 0 t o 180 0 .
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o r th e varae tor d iode ia not exee..ded.
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th e vl raetor d iode a nd the dlac r lmln ator elre uU 10 be a elvcte d ao th a t a
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Th e loe a l o.c UI. to r ( FI" .5 ' l a e q ui ppe d with the tran.l .to r T 10 and
o pe rate. in a com m on·ba.e Ihre e .poinl e teoutt , The van el o r d iode 0 .5
ia ('on nee l . d 10 Ih e r .. . onant (' ll"('u ll vi a . 40 pF ('. paclto r, Th. ('anl ral
voi la,.. lJc i' in j t!Cl~ via • ~fl IrQ r ... Ietor-, If Ih .. DC voila,. In('r.a• •••
Ih . ca p ac Ua nce o f Ih. dlod. wllt d e crea . e. thu . c a u.ln, the frequ.ncy to
r l• •.
Th e o.c m.IO r I. follow.d by III amplUl.r , t . , e equ ipped with Ih . low ·r.·
eeu ve t ran_l.lo r T II . A vo lt . '1II or '100 mV - ae r o.. flO n - la . v.lIable
on Ih .. ('OI.I pll n, llnk of Ih .. coll .. c to r- e treu u for th e tn n,mlt o r re ce tve
mh ll'r •.
The Hf-' vo lt a l '" al th e f requency fo l take n f r om Ihe Irlpl e r . t ' l l" I. f.. d
vi • • c . pa c lto r of I pl" to th.. b• • e of Ihe flrat ml~er w ith tr.n d ator T 2
and thl" .I(IIal f rom th e bu ffe r lIa,e vi a 3,3 pF, A HC lo w - p.aa f UI...r ia
to be found in the e on..e re r e t re u n of Ih e m iller tran,l lI or wh ich only
a li ow a Ihe Inl e rme d la te frequency f l ( Ih... trlll.po.ed loc .l o.cllialo r n-e-
qulm cy I to pa ' •.
The t etmm er- pol l'ntl ometer 1' 1 ta 10 be fou n d In Ihe l'fnllll'r ('ll"('ult o f
Ih • •u b••quen l eom mon. b••• 11.,., T hi. trimmer la prov ided to . dJu. t
Ihe IF cu r r enl . 1 Ih. In pul o f Ihe follow lnl . d dl n, . t a,. to • f.vou n b l..
valu e , Th e addin, . t a , e I' de .I(II..d to . u p p reaa any r eac tion of I he .econd
aUlllllary oa('llIa lo r volt a, ... on Ih e flrat mixer . ta ile ,
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T hl . filt e r ne t ....ork L. calc ula ted .0 that t he IF voltall e c an not be pIl . ....d
via the c ontrol line to th e c on t rol d iode. On m e ot he r han d, Lt "'n.ure.
th.t th .. f r .. quency c on t rol I. m ade r a pLdly e nd that no o. clll.U on o r th ..
control ci rc u it can occu r .
The loc k- In e r rc u u c omp rl .lnll the un lJun ct lon tran.lator T 8 I. connec t ..d
10 the cont rct line . The characlerl.Uc re .t u ~ of Ihe unlJunctl on tran . talor
I. the r. ct t ha i . c ha nlle -ove r . .... lt ch lnll take. place b..I......en the em itte r
and bue I .... hen th e emltter_b• • e volt . lle exceed . a c e rtain value .... hlch
I. dependent on the vo lla lle b..t ...... ..n ba .e I and ba .e 2.
In the c • • e Ln que ettcn, Ih.. t ....o R f' voltall"••Im ult llfle ou. ly f..d 10 Ihe r .. c -
Ufl e r diode a r" ad Ju .t"d In . uc h • m.nn"r Ih al Ihe unljunctlon tran . I.l or
. .... tt che hen the fr eq u"ncy fl fal " OU I o f .ync h r on lz a Uo n. Th" I II F c e -
pa clt or 111 the n d l.('harlle o ve r the "mltter-ball" I pat h, the con l rol vet-
talle ....111 fa ll and the loca l oRc ll lato r .... i11 jump to a lo ....e r- t r e que:, c y . The
c a pe c ttc r- I••lo....ly recharlled , til" f r"quency fl and Ihu . a l .o f l .... i1l In _
cr-ee se , A R .oon a. ' 1 h• • vi rtually the . am e frequen('y a . f 02 .nd ('ome.
int o Ihe ph• • e-Iccked ranlle, the IIU m Rf' voltalle and Ihu . the r ..ctlfi..d
( an d r1Iteredl voltalle ....111 d" crea Re a nd ....111 balance Ihelf. In the d n c r Lbe d
circ uit, Ihe freqp"n cy o f tile 10c.1 oRcllla to r .... m be . .... e pt Ihroullh the
.... ho le ranlle In apprcxtmetely 10 m a, .... hou ld th e frequency fa ll 01.11 o f llYn-
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A .mall am ount o r e mlne r cu rren t will n ow a t an e m ille r • ba •• 1 vel-
t a i e o f U EB 1 • 0 wh tch wtll aU empt t o po. ltive l)' c ha rie the em llle r: the
c u rre nt la in th e o rde r of a few m ic roampa for th e m aj o rit)' o f unlJ uncUon
tran a l et or ty pee , If a va ria b le vo lt a ie aOllree la placed betw e en th e . m itt. r
and th e baae an d then Increa ..d. th e cu rre nt will flre tly d e cre a . e to z. e ro
an d will th en Incre ..... but wH I r em ain a t a lo w le ve l. Wh..n th e au ppU e d
volta l" fi n a lly r . a ch e a th.. pl!'a k o f th . c u rv e I " aw lt c tlln i vo lta ie" I. t h e
n e l a li ve portion o f th e c h a rac te rlallc will b. r e a ched : th e e m ttt .. r • ba •• I
r e a l.tanc .. Ie eo em ail th at th e vol t' ie drop a; a c ur r e nt re.u lta wh ich I.
on ly limited by th e i m ped ance o f th .. vo lta," .ourc.. ( If th e com pone nt h a .
n ot been d .. at roye d previoua to thl a I. Th e r e turn a wit c hlnl will not occur
until th .. auppU..d voltal" d r op. b el ow th.. noal dua l vol ta,.. l.. v.. 1 o r u ntil
th e cu r rent I. "duced below t he pea k .... 11,1 • • Thla pl!'ak v.lue o f t he c h ••
r.cte n etlc. whi ch r e p r e . ent . t h...wlt c h in l po int. can be varied by alte r -
Ini th e vo lt'ie b.tween b... 2 and b.ae I .
In th e e... of th. dea crlbed circui t . the orli lnal c on d ltlo n of th e uniJunction
t ran a l et o r la ob ta in e d by d lac har,l nl th e c a pac lt o r . U th e capecltan c .. of
thl a capac it o r I. i reate r th an 0.2 jJ F. It will be .d.... nt a l . ou . to p la ce.
r e al at o r Into the .mltte r o r b.... I le.d.
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....ou nd o n a 8 m m c o il fo rm e r e quippe d wit h .. VH F c o r" . Coil
h'nith epp r-oxtme tety 8 mm , Co li ta p I tu r n fr om thO' c o ld ..nd .
I. 2 • ~ t um..; w i N.'. c o il fo r me r a n d co r.. a . fo r L I . Coil \..n gth ep -
p roximately 6 rn m . C oli ta p I tu rn fro m th e c old ..n d . Sllael nll
btolw....rl t h.. c t'nt r to poi nt _ o r L 1 a nd L:I • 12.5 mm .
I. 3 • 3.5 tu rn e: wi re . c o ll form e r an d c o r . all fo r L 1. Coil l" n it h
approxi ma tely of m m ,
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L 9 • 4 tuma of I mm dla. ( 18 AWe J ,lIv. r- plat.d eepper win- .... oond
on a 6 mm coli form.r .qulp~d .... lIh a VHf" CO" . Coli I.neth
app ro.lmal.ly II m m . Coil t a p e - d. 1.'1 lu ma .
L se Co uplln, l in k, I tu m of 0.8 mm dla. 1 20 Aw e I P VC Inaulal.d
c oppe e .... Ir ou nd onlO L 9.
L 10 • 3.5 tum a; h·. and coil term er- aa fo r L I. III-' co re.
L I OC. 2, '15 tum ,; win aa for L I .... ound b..l w. ..n th .. lurna or L 10,
Ch I • 15 lu m . of O. 3 mm dla. 12 9 Aw e I en. mmel.d coppl'r wlr. etc.. .
wwn d onto. 2.5 mm dl., re.lalor,
Ch 2 • Wlde band cho k.; rl'r rl le b.ad, I•• • t'. rroxc ube Ty~ VK 200 10/4
from Val vo o r .lmlla r .
6. ALIGNM ENT
T h. follow in,m . a au r ln , In. t n m . ntl a re rll'qul r e d fo r t he aU if\ mll'nl p ro-
clI'du r ll'; A d ip m et e r-• • m. lll a of monlt orln , th. flud fre qu. ncie a fo l .nd
Ihe ou lpu t frtoquen cy a. w.n ••• DC m ultlm.t. r . a . ult a bly . ....lIch.d "A
ml-ll'r 1 hl,h rl'.la tanc l' m.ler wit h . 10 V t 'SD la . u ffic ll-nl I o r • '1, 1...
'loll me te r- 1 VTVM I.
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Th.. 1Io1l1lT1Inl' nl o f Ih e pr lntt'd c i rcu li board. I. c llo r rl .. d oul In thp following
mann l!'r:
I) Equ ip Ih f> I' e board IlJ 7 7. V 001 I ~·Ig. 8 ) with a U com p..n ..nt . with
thl!' \"lI c ..pt lon of Ih.. u nl Junc li on t ..an . l . tor /lfId e co neer th,' o l' e rallng
voltag... A 1'1 0 1... l.. v.1 a hou ld b. ob... rved a l Ih . con t rol vo ltag e con -
n..ctlon @
b) Align thl!' c ryah l oaclllalo.. and th .. frt>qu ..nc y m u lHpU. . . .tag .. . .rI e l'
whi ch th e fro:-qu"n cy fo l ahQllld hi!' monlt ort'd .
c) A.... mb l.. Ih .. p r lnl..d circ Uli board OJ 7 Z V 002 acco r ding to Fi g . 9.
Conno:-c t a 60 O lo:- rml n a tl n g r .. a lat or 10 Iho:- OUl pu t a nd a lign th l!' c irc uit
ao Ihat th l!' ro:-qu lr.d frl!'quo:-ncy rango:- fl of 1 3~ Mll z 10 137 Mil l ia
ob tain d a t a c on trol vo lt a g l" of Uc • 3. 2 V to 3. 8 V. Th l!' c ont r ol
vo ltag l' U c la takt'n f rom a baltt>ry during Ih .. aUen m ..nt p r OC".. du r .. .
Th .. Crt'qu..nc y [ I . hould n ow hi!' monlt ore d . T hl. can bt· c ar- r-te d oul
by ml xlnl CI with. 9 MIll IIlgn a l t o o bt ai n th e f rl"qu"n cy o f 1401 MH z .
0) Build up tht' alllnm l'nl c i rcu li for thl!' mten o f t he p r ln l l'd circ u it
bo a rd UJ 7 Z V 001 ( "·Ig. 8 ). Th e VFO 1M atl ll 1'1 01 connecu-d. 1'1,11'11'
Ihp prlntpd circuit ( F ig, 9) Crom CI • 1 3 ~ Mill t o 137 Mil l by a lt .. r -
Ing the l' on t ro l vo lla ll" f rom Uc .. 3.2 V 103 ,8 V. Monl l or Ih .. 1401
Mll z fr.· qu ,·nl'y r u1Unll a n e r milling with tht· 9 Mill aUllllla ry f r to,-
' Iu..nc y, T h l!' Ihr al a g"a locat ..d on pr lnh·d ci rc u lI board n, I 7 Z V 001
com p rlaln g I. I , I . 2 and L 3 a r " n ow 1Iollgn..d eo th/ll Ih t> rf>qul r .. d
b/lfldpa .. c h a nNl!' r ia Uc l a obtained.
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T he fi xed a ux il iary oac Ula t o r m u at g en e r at e a ata ble and e ll"...... a lgna l
bJ All RF a taae a o f th e c ire u lt m u at o pe r ate free o f a pu rloua al gn ala,
c T he f r ee-run n lna o acl1l a tor for f l mu at on ly oaclil a te al th e r e qu ire d
., fre quen cy ,
T h e va ri a ble f r e qu en cy o a cilla t o r ( VFO ) tor t 2 ahou ld be vi rtu a lly
f r e e of ha r mon ic a and au pply a c ona t an t a lgn a l v~ltaie ov e r the whol e
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T ilE lUI 9 C V ANTENN A FOR VlH ' AND UHf'
I. INT RODUC TI O N
Th l a tw o .. I..m e nt d lrt"cllon al ant t"nna wa . o r l.lnaUy d" .Il[I1..d by R, B. um-
i u 1nt" r , HII 9 C V fo r th t" II ,.. .hol"twavll' band. ( I 1 ( 21 and ha . b.. . n de-
ac r lbt"d - In • m odtffe d term (or th .. t ...o m ..t r .. b an d · on eev.. ral ccc a-
. Io n. In tn e m"'l l n.. l 'KW -B EIU CHT E ( 3 1 ( 4 I. Th..." d.. ac rl ptlon, werto
f!)ltrem"ly popula r lof<cauae Ih l. re lati v el y ahort anlt"n na cou ld lot" f.vou nbly
u ...d fo r fo x . hu nla , port a b h ' o pt'ration f rom m o unt ain . 1It". a nd (or m obi l..
o p.. r e t ton . T h.. fRct that th .. a n ttonna c a n al'o b., d h m a nlh' d ta . no lhtor .d·
v.nl" t".
The follo ...in, .rtl('h' d...('rlb." tlrat ly th e r e .uU . obl.lnf"d with Iht' tw o
m"l rt" Ill! 9 C V . nl ..nna .ccordln. to 1 31 an d .t"condly 1...0 li n 9 C V e n -
l e nn ••, one for Ih ,' 70 c m ba nd . nd Ih e o th"r (or I h.. 24 ('m ba nd.
T ht' m o a t Int .. rt".Unil or Iht· m ....u r t"d V.hlt'. o f Ih " a n t.'n n a la Ih,' I.ln.
T hl. I. d"'lIcr H", d /III b" ln l 1I1' p ro d m . tt"ly i!l, i!l d U In I 2 l. 8 dB libov ,' a
n o n n a l wh il; a n t,'u n .. In ( 3 l. t o be 3 d U b ..Uer l ha n a th r .. ....Ie m ..n t m o unt-
ed on a car In I 4 1 ( app r o ... 8 dU o ed. I an d fin ally 8 10 7 dU be tter t h lln
a dipole In I 6 I. n ltln meallurt"mt" nl. wh k h have bU'n mad e by th e aut hor
to , ..ther wll h H, v, f: l h 'n, UJ I VO an d R. Lt' nh . nt, 3 WR, havt" aho wn t h.t
• , a ln oC approdmalt"ly 4 . !i <Ill ove r a h.lf w.vt" dlpole w•• obta ln ..d wl lh
th e Iw o metr-e li B 9 CV lUllt'nna a. well a. for tne lat er de.cr i b..d 70 e rn
ve raion. Th t, .Id,' lot al 90 0 and 270 0 .... e r .. mt".aure d and fou nd to be
. pp rox!malf'ly 39 d B I IhlUl th e va l ut' fo r th to maIn lobt', ThOI' (ron l -I o~
bac k ralio w" , wit h Il,pprox! ma t.. ly 14 dB , n ol rxl raorth nary .ood.
3. TIl E li n 9 CV AN T E NNA FO R 70 e m
Duri nl a j O e rn fox -h unl a t th .. Sc h wlbl.c h"r VH F M.... Uni In Otl ob ..u ren,
an Ill! 9 CV "nl" rmo wllh d lmen . lon. Otte thIrd o f l h.. ahe or th o s e I lv t"n
Ln F I" I waa u, ..d with eucc.... tor dlr"c llon rlnd ln l . Howe ve r, the an.
t ...n na waa m ..aau r ..d .n... r .... rd ••n d wa . found 10 hav ... a SWH o f 3 : I wh ich
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can no lon,e r be e r d •• be ln ll to larab le, Wit h the a id o f • Z -, dla.
, n ph I a n Im pe dance m "tln. Ina tN rn l!' nl man"fa c\uted by Ih e company
o f Roh de u, Sc hwa l"l ) ot he r d lm en . lon l "".. re fo und wh ich I"na b le d the eame
m e••url n l va1u... to be obtained •• with th e t .... o mel re antenn a bu Ut _u p
a c c o rdln a: to Fl,. I. The r••d lin.. . . ., a l th. eam.. Urn .. , (o nn ed In ..
di U.. " "! m an ner 80 th .t it cou ld t.. mor.. ra vou Mlbly m.tc h~ an d mOl.l nt ..d
to the a ntenna ele m e nt • • 8 y r e w e ln , t h e nu m ber o f ~nd . In t he Z.ahape d
m a tch ln , ...c;:tion - wh ic h I. u ••d 10 r.... d th.. 110'0 eleme nt. from th .. com mon
r.... d line _ t h.. Indue tance ""e••110 altered wh ich le d t o tu rt h" r d ev I..llo,.,.
from th e d1ucrlpllon I 3 I. T h" fi nal d ••lifI an d t he dlmen.lona o f t he 7 0
e m liB II CV . nt ..nn a a re ,Iven In Fl • • 2. Th is am a ll ant enn a cannot. ho w -
e ver. be dlam an t le d.
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a ,,,, ~.n' l<eor""O"' DOC ' .....
T h e ccmpen ..t lnr cap"c lto r vallle or 3 pF only r e p r e l ent . a nom inal vaille.
T h e atte m pt to ee ptece th e cor rec tly adJlllt..d t rim mer with a f1u'd ca~
e uee o f t he aam. vaill. faUed becalla. only one o f a nllmber w.a rOllnd
whi ch e nabl. d th e low SWR to b. maintaine d. An e r t hl a capac itor wa .
f Inally aolde rl'd tnt c pl a c e wit h a ho rte r l. a d a , hcw e ver-, a ra r hI(h e r swn
wa a m . a 'lI r t' d , Th e t rlmme r h. a be en r el aln t'd to r Ih l . r t' a aon,
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T h.. ant ..nn a . d...e rlbood In ."ellon. 3 . and 4. repree .. nt the .....ult or mo-
d ifl e . ti on a . wh ic h ha v" bt' ",n ca r rl",d ou t to obtain t he m o.t f.vourabl "
. t andln, we ve r-a t te , wher-e•• the fl n.1 m e " llrlng v. lue. we- re de t e nn ln ed
on • Z -, dl a, rll ph. • h om .. -m ade r-e fl ec tom ete r w•• ua e d fo r t he fj" ld
.... p.. r lm e nt • . Th.. r .. n",c tomete r w. , c hecked ala ln.t a prof.... IOl"Ia l I.. r-
mlnlltlnlt r ".I.to r prevtcce to th",1(" m e a . ll r e m ..n t ' : the r " . d ln l w.... xae l -
Iv I : I for bot h the 2 melr e band and Ih e 70 em band.
The atten ua t o r pad e n.u rea th a t t he ali'lll com ponenl reO .. e l.. d from the
an ten na 1. n ol r enec te d again trom th e t rar"ml tt l' I' ou tpu t. If thl. wer e
th e ceee , It wou ld new back a nd (o rth u ntil conve rted In to heal by the
ca bl e anenua uon , wh ich wou ld al.o (.laity t hl' m .... llur.. d valu .... If th ..
SWR approac he. the va lu e 1 : I , Ih ...nenulI lo r pad can be r em o ve d , ho w-
ever, th e filler mu" b e r e ta tn e d .
SW R 5.87
6. HE FERENC ES
( 1 ) R. BQum g a rt n er, li n 9 C V: Die n a 9 CV-Rlch tst rah la nll'nne
Ko'I m t' rach e D n H'ke rel und Verlagaanstall , Stuttgart 196 1
( 2) K. Roth a m m t' l : Anl(' nn f.' n buc h, Ka pitf.' l: [If.' r liB 9 CV ·n ~·am
Vf.' rl a g Sport und Tec hnlk
( 3) II . Luz : Elnf.' ~e rlegbarf.' li B 9 Cv - Rtcnrente nne aum DL 6 SW
fo'u n k ap r t'c h ge r ltt
UKW-BE RIC IITfo; 3 (1963). Ii . 3 , pail'S 150 to 15 4
( 4) W. App e lt : Etne slabUe li B 9 CV. An t..nna rtI r fo'a h n e u i e
UKW - B E RICHT E 7 (1 9 67) , H . I , pa gn 14 t o 17
( 5) VSW Il -Nomoi raph No. 1
T h.. Mlc r owa vI! E ngineers' lI an d bo o k an d Buy e r s GUide
Ho r b Ort Hou s e 1966 , PQie II
( 6 ) H, J . DII!r kl ng: OPr li B 9 CV- Beam rOr 2 m
Daa DL_QTC 39 (1968), II . 8 . pa ge 4 80
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144 MIll /U'l Ml h TRANS VERTER FOR LOW POWE R AND n ELD DAY
APP LI CATIONS
by L. W' i!nf'r. DL 9 J U
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a hyb r id circuit ( thai la,no n€' of th e tranalator e leclrod.. a ar€', h\ Ih e R F
ee nce , c om m on ly ua ..d by two o f th e compoeente connec led 1 wh ic h o ptoratea
at the f rt"qutoncy of rhe ~ 7 . 6 M H l cryatal Q I . T h to ~ 7 M H :r. r€'aonant circuli .
conalatl ni of L. 4 and C 61C~ . la 10 bt" fo un d at the c onecto r , T he Idler
c i rcuit with L. 2 a nd C 31C ~ fo rm . a ru t€' r circuit fo r the fifth ha rmonic
( 28 8 M H :r. ) of i ht" oacUlalo r fr e qu t"nc y wh ich ia connected to Ih " oacllIato r
v ia C 6. In thl. m a nner t h e power of t he 5th ha rm on ic l a pa a a ed to the
varacto r .
Aft er ha vl ni m a de the cut out . for me two c o a dal aockeh . the tra nalat o r
ecc ke t , the crya t a l . oc kf't , t he fepd-through filte r, t he c all fo rm p r . a a
wen a . th p mountin, hoi .. . for t hp tour t rl m mera an d t he four m oun tln i
bu s hin, a ( a .. e F ig . 3 l, the a a aem bly may be c o m m e nc e d , All Irou nd c on -
ne ctlon a ah ou ld bp made to the coa te d a id" o f t he circuit board. T hp m ou nt -
ing o f t he va ra ctor d iode a ho ul d b" m a de wit h Ih p ah onpat ltoad a. r e m e m-
bering to c ool th" c on n l'c li on h 'ada wit h a pa ir of pllera o r a lmllar du r in g
the .old p r l n , p roc pdu rt' . F ou r a pa c ln l bu ahlni a - eee F li . 3b - are t o be
foun d on th p coated ai de o f t ne c i rculi boa rd In a ddltlon 10 the c c m pon e nt e ,
T h " com plet e ar ranie mentcan be cove red with an aluminu m pla t e a a a ho wn
in Fli. 3a wh ic h c o nt a ln a all the c ut ou ta n t'c e a a a ry fo r t h" aUa:n mt' nt pro-
ced u r e .
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2.1. COIL DATA A ND COMP ONE NT S
1. I 5 t u ml ot IUvl!' r - p ll tl!'d copp. r wi re , 1. 2 mm ( 1'1 AWG I d la . woun d
on I 10 m m to nnl!' r . II!'U -IUppo r1In, . I pp r o • • l!i mm lon l.
L 2 4 turnl o f I Uvl!' r - pllll!'d eeppe e wl r e , 1.2 mm ( 1'1 AWG ) d l• • wound
on. 6 mm to nn. r . Il!'lt-.u ppo r1ln l • • ppro • • 8 mm lonl.
L ' 3 lu rn . o f I Uvl!'r - pl . l l!' d c op pe r wi r e. 1. 5 mm ( 15 AWG ) d l• • wou nd
on I 6 mm fOMnl!'r. Il!'lt-l uppo r1ln , • • pproll . 8 m m lon , and with
l a ppin, 0 .75 o f • lurn from t he c o ld I!'nd ( I raund ).
L • 7 tu r n e o f colt on cove r-ed I!'nam.U l!' d e o pp ee wlr., 0.3 mm f 29 AWG I
d l• • on a c oli te rme r of 6 m m d ie. ( .. .. I!' FI,. 6 l, t1F c e s- e ,
Q 57.6 Mill cry el e ll n. c e r emtc ho ld. r .
e I. C 2 , C 3 A i r I pac.d t rlm ml!'n J I p I>' m.lI .
e. A ir . p.c..d trlmm .r 5 pF m .x .
c s Cl!'ramie dill' c'p«.cllor 10 0 pt'
e • Cl!'r am lc d i l l' ca pac itor 10 p t'
c t Cl!'ramlc dl.c ca paci tor l!i p F
SIrt. J . Ski . 2 UNC coax ial eoc kl!'l UG - IOlil 4 / U, Z . 52 0
o I Vlraclordiodl!' UA 121 o r BA 14lil AEG_T I!' II!'Cunkl!'n or I ntl!'nn.lal1
UA 110 . ( SA 121 : CJ • 10 pF at U R • 2 V PI V. 30 V Q. 600
UR • 2 V a nd f • 30 MU& m 'll. d l .. . . 2!iD m W C" I!' • DO 7 ).
T 1 2 N 38 66 f r om RCA
R 1 30 kO; R 2 2 . 7 leO; R 3 10 kO
R • 270 0 : R !i 3 .3 kO
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Th e rollowl ng article haa be l:" n wri lle n mor.. ellt ..n,lv e ly In ord.. r to d l , c u ..
t h.. prob l..m, ..nc cent er..dl n conjunction with diode m llr. er a nd vara c t or d iode
m u lti p lier , Iage,. We h op e thil t the a rtf cle will be Lnfo r matlv e an d alao
o f tnte ree t to those readl'rB wh o do not Inte nd to bujld t he c onvert er o r
on ly wl Bh to copy eo me particula r po rtio n of t he d e .l gn.
I . INTRODU CT ION
The followi ng 24 e m c onverter III ellclu.lvely equl pp e d ..., Uh .Ulcon a e m t -
con duc tor-a and can thu. be o pe rated from a 12 V eou rce , SL nce th e tota l
current drain I. only 20 rnA , th.. conve rter ca n be ru n f rom the baUe rl e.
o f a t ra.u l8lo rh ..d po rta ble t ranac ..tver, Th la a nd th e fact that th e u n it
only we i gh . 360 g ( 13. oz . ) m ake . t he conve rte r e xtN'm el y att racllve
fo r fie ld day a nd o pe reuon from m oun tll in an.... where n o AC li ne ra c Ul Ii t' .
a re available o r deal red.
Th.. ml:"chan lc a l a" l:"mbly I. ex tre m ely aim pie a nd requ ire . no p rec t e ton
m e ta l work . T h t' ca refully c ut c b•••I. p la te ll c an be aold e r e d to ge ther on
th .. wo rk b..n c h. aner wh Lch It I. me re ly n e c e ••llry to dr ill a fe w h ole .
a nd to com m e nc e .....m bly .
Wh ereby : NF
tot
I. ". tot a l n c tee figu re
N" m i . I. ". n oi lle fl gurt' o f ". m ix e r d lodt'
NF
IF
I. 'h. n c i e e flgu r l" o f ". IF' p reamplifie r
PGmI. I. the power a m pli fication of the rnj xer- atall e .
t. e . a convt' r.l o n]oa. o f 6 dB . mean a P G
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T he UHF po rt ion of t he o::onverte r . Le, th e th re e re . on ant li n e c i rc u it.
a nd th e m ille r dlodt' . I. b••t'd on a ct rcu tt Iflvt'n In QST ( I ). A a Lm ll a r
deal lf'l wa . alao Iflve n In a n article Ln UKW BE RICHTE ( 2 I.
Th.. In put f r ..quE'n,-y of 129 6 10 1298 M Hz La ee pec t uv.. ly cou pl ..d from th ..
Inp ut c o nn..cto r- to th.. In pul r .. ,ona nt Hn.. a nd i. a lao Indu ct fvely r.. d t o the
m ix e r diode.
T h.. tnt e rmedtet e Ir-e qu ..nc y lI.. n.. r ated In t he m lx t' r . tlil" I. pa a ll..d 10 a
cI.codE' p r ..am pHfl .. r ci rcu it. All I. w.. 11 known . it ia nece..ary fo r th ..
caecode- clrcult to h a ve th e flrst atll ill" In a com mon em itter and Iht' It'c on d
I lagE'l n II com mon ba ae- c on figu rati on, No u a.. h. a b.... n m adt' o f a t'I " c llvt'
Ii n ka betwe..n t h.. t wo IItllg"l ( RC l tnk j .
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provld~d with I n IHlV'm~nt c o re In o l'd~ r t o in cr~ll~ the trequ ~n cy .tlbl-
Illy a nd th~ Ipproprlat~ trlmm~r C 3 I, an a lr - apa e~d ty pe. Tra n,l,to r.
2 N 708 ( BSY 191. 2 N 9 14 ( BSY 21 J. 2 N 918 or ~v ~n th~ t.F typn
,uc h a, BC 10 8. BC 130 ..Ic . cl n ee u ...d In Ihl, , ta a",
T he o a c Hil to r a nd t r lpl e r are o pt' rated .... llh a atl bUh t'd vo lta , .. , o bt.ln..d
by uae o r 7 volt uner diode . T h l a I. .. xtrt'm .. ly n..c .. . .. ry for N". ao n a o t
frequ e n cy .tablllty and alao ..n.ur.. a I c onala nt d rl v~ to the lIub... qu e nt
burt..r I m pli flt' r . t a , e ,
Only a tra n alator with a hl,h tranliit t r .. qu.. ncy a nd . low r ..t roa ctlon ca n
b.. u a..d fo r th .. 253 Mill ampltrl"r a li a " a nd a Hf'Y 88 , UFY 90 or 2N
3,"8 with a tran .lt tre qu~ n cy o r 900 M ill and . retl"Oll ction o f 0 .23 p f'
( due to I nt~, rlll~d ln aull r 'c ",ton ln , 1 WI ' c hoa..n by th e author. Thl .
tran, llIIor may on ly be- u a..d In I c om m on ..m ltt.. r contl iU ra ll on . The tran-
al.to r I. IdJulted for cll" B op.. r l ll on vii I vo lt ' I " divider fed f rom th..
at.bllhed ope rlllion volt.,e ao t h.t the c o ll ec to r c u r r t'n t Ju.t com m e nce.
to now unde r no .all".1 c ondition., Thl. adJu.tment r e a ult . in Ih.. hl,h..al
out put pow~r at lo w Input le ve l •• When m.lch~d t o 60 n. th la a l . , e will
p rcv td e a n oUlput pow~r o r 12 mW at 12 V op e r a tl n l voll'I" whic h w••
• u fflc l e nl 10 oblal n • diode c u r r e nt o f up 10 2 rnA ec r c .. the v a r-ac tc r-
qu ln tu plt' r of Ih t' de . c r lb.. d c oe v e r-t e r-,
A c om m t' rc ll l varac tor d lod.. HAY 79 manufa ctured by T ..h ·ru n k..n, wh ich
wa , contaln..d In a ep.. d a l hold.. r-, wa a u...d by the a u tho r. T h O' Ju nc tion
c.paella nc e I. 5 pF al • reve s- ee volta,e o f 2 V a n d Iht' brnkdown vo lt lli"
I, 35 V. T he. .. a p..c Ulc a I IOll' ar" al ao me t with Ih .. c ur- r e ruty !lvaUab l..
T.,ldUnkt'n d lod.. BA Y 70 . which a hou ld be c on n "cle d u . ln , Mort h· ad .
betw ee n th e Ju nc tion o r ccm pon e n t e L .. , t. !'i . t. 6 , H. 8 a nd C 16 a nd
,round ( . .. t' FII. 5) .
In the calle In qu.... tlon. th .. out put ci rc ui t wa a ali gne d to a bandw idth or
appro x im a t e ly 3 hU h . wh ich la valid for a tenn lna tlon o f 60 n. A great er
ba ndwidth ca n b e obta tn e d by ual nll a lower t ran ..fonnalion r at io ( m o re
t u m e on th e a econdary ) .
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3. Mf; CIlAN ICAI. ASSEMBLY ( ~'i g . 2 to 10 )
3 .1. MA IN C UASS IS INC L UDING UII F I'O Il Ti O N AM } VARAC T O H
MUI.T ll'l.l t:ll
111" e oev e rte r I. bu ilt -u p on a i taa. flbr" r.. lnforc ..d 1, 5 mm ('pcny boord
wUh a c e ppe r- c~linl on both . u rfac" • . T hl. m" e rl.1 can bto .... lIy p ro-
c e • • " d a t h om " a nd can b.- . Im ply eolde red wit h th.. aid of • •mall '01-
d e rln . I ron . 111" "Ilc" ptlon 10 Ihl ......m bly i. Ih .. UtlF portion who... w.\I
pi e c e ••nd pa rt ili on •• r e m a d~' f rom bra •• pl.l" .mJ th~' tnner- conductor.
from b ra •• tubln l . T hi. I. to ..n. u ", th.1 li t' curr"nt .t th~' ..nd. of th c'
Inn " r conducto r ••nd • rou nd t ne cut-out. In th c' p"'rtltiona I. 2 .nd 3 c.n
0 010' r"' t'l y. T ht' bra .. " Ia l" I. 0 . 5 mm th ic k.
Th" •••e- m bly la co mm ..nee d with th e inn e rmoet plIrtltlon 2 110 Ih at Ih ,'
m ...lmu m 'pact' I • • vaUablt' for ru rth .. r 1I0Id" rlni. A n t' r 1I0ide rhli th ,'
.Idt', e-nd .nd pa rtition p l..cOl"' 10 th e ma in ch ••• I., th " UIiF Inpu t aock..t
Ski I I ••0 Id .. r ..d on thOl" In.ld.. art"r h,avl nlil drl1l ..d th . co rn'lIpondlnl hoi ...
It I. al.o po•• tb te 10 acrt'w Ih e lIoc ke t bu t car.. mUlit bo· t.k,·n thaI a lood
l rou nd cont.cl I . m .dE' tn.ide th t' coall ial circuit. Wh..n u.ini prlnt ..d
clrc u lla coal.d on bot h . u r facOI"' It i. Import"n t t h.t Ih .. irou nd pc tn te a r ...
m ed e on I h" co r-r ec t et de , •
Th" n...xt lI e- m 10 be m ounte-d i. t h... cou pll ni O'p C 20 whi<h I• •old'· ...-d
10 Ih . lnn "r conducto r of thOl" UH F in put .oc.·k..1 Ski I ( . .... Filii. ~n ). Th t'
' hr't'" lnn tor c on ductora. wh ich h. v" b...-n dr-tfled throul/h w it h .. 5 m m hoi ..
a r . n ow plac"d Into ..n d p lt' c" 2 and p a rt ltl on " 10 f ind Ih " hoi e l>o. ltl o n ll
for th e tu n lni t rtrn m er-e wh ic h a N.' loc llto'd d l r t·cUy und " r th ,' ...·nlro· hoi.. >!
o r t h.. tnne r con duc lora. Th c Ih r e-e h ol" l1 clln n ow b.. drll h '<J !rlto t h.. m n ln
bO>lrd. II I. n o w !,o aal bl" 10 mount th e- I r im nw r c'n rNlC\torli C 17 . C 18 and
C 19 wh ic h e r-e Ih..n lIold e-rt'd on I hl' In. ld .. lIu r fll{"'. T ho, 111')11011(>. of the
t r imm.. r c a ')lId to r •• r c now r l'm o ved . pl ll{'..d In to th.. {"·nl,·" h"l". of inc
lnne r- conducto r an d I h.· IIpl nd lell once Bill in ec r ew ..d 10 unll l th l'y .it hi
th E' c ..nt r e ho i" o r th .. inn .. r conduc tor •. T he- lnrl .. r- con<lUl:tlll" IIr" now
a dJIl.I.d .0 Ihat t he .pln dlp, aN.' n ol touc hed . nd l h..n lIold"ro'd.
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and J of " - 24cm Cann " ..
Malt.. io l ...... If! Tabl . 1
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T he 1I0ld erab h: fe l'd -Ih r ough ce pecttcr-e a rt' n ow aol d .. re d 10 t he tne td e o f
t hl' conv er-ter- a nd t he W rl·... d ~thr ou gh p re llM e d Into pla c e.
Tht' varacla r multi pllt' r la moun tt'd In c nu mbe etv h(· .I dt' th e cou pling nap.
In o rd l' r 10 oblaln th e 8ho rl"81 pOlillib lt' conn t'ctlona 10 IhE' r t' lIoo K"t Un e
t r-anercr-me r-. Th e IIta r poi nt of Iht' clrcult la I hl' hut ('n d o t the d iod e . the re
bl'lng no corm .. ("lingl ..a dll. Th l' IlIn' l' In duc la nl'p" an' a r ra nged In d irte rent
dl r l"cllonll In ord r r to oblaln a d "coupllnll e r te c t , Tht' n'.Iator H 8 IIho u ld
b.· 118 lo w a a ~)"IIII>lt' Ilnd Ita va lu .. cn n b.. va rl ...1 10 ('a lab Uall the m U1I1
o pti mum value, St·.. F ig . "~ for furtht'r d..talill.
Till' o.llcl llalu l· purtlon • •'xc!ud lnr. qulntu pler. lin d th t' IF p n'a mpll ti er r .. _
p t-vae-nt in dil/l duul lIub-all.... mbllt'1II lInd Rrl" " .·parat .. ly alla..mbt e d , p r t' -
ullllm'd und tll ,'n'ufl .'r mountl'fl 00 10 th .. main chaalila.
Th., ord.- r ot a .. lIt-mbly tor thlll aub _alltl ..mbly la b r iefly de ec r tu ..d all re news :
Sa w th .. plat t' lind .('n'l' ninll ot ec e to 1111 " , dr ill a lt til .. n ..c....lIry ho le.,
eo tdcr on Ih .. pll rtltilm and th ..n "old r- r th ., fCf> d -th rough capaclto... In to
pla c .. . ( Th ., uP l'cr ..td ., of th .. p r i nt e n ci rcuit board III ulIe d all llrou nd for
a ll HFllrou nd potnt e}. Soldl'r two IIc r l' WIl { nppr-o x , 15 m m lo ng ) 10 lIuitab le
po" IUonll on th .. p r lnt .'d boa r d lind d r lll Ih .. cer- e.. ..pond ln ll ho le e Into the
conl/(' I·It'r " hall.. I" , wh.. rl' t h.. o ..cl11ator boa r d ill la t .. r to be m oun te d w lth
th ... aid alpacl ng ptecee. T il.. crylltal la n ow 1I0ld " n' d to th e m oun tin ll pla te
with Ih .· "'.>I'\",·"tlOI w ln' lI fa c t n g u pwa rdll. A c ryata l ho lde r wa . n ot u . ..d
h"CllU...' Ih .. c 1"y"tnl nl"' d not " .' clt c/uongl'd , a n d b..c au s .. con tac t dl fflc u l U.. a
e hoctd b.' avold ..d. Th.. t r-tmm e r- capac Ito... a n d the al n 'a dy wound c ot ! f o r_
In ..... a l'l" now InOUnl l'd. 'l' hf> conn .'cl\on po i nt II o f th.. cry_ ta l , fe e d - th roullh
capacito r .. a nd th .. trim m e rll oH.. r e nou ih pOII. lblli tl e ll to r m ountln ll I h..
addltlolla l compon ..ntll , a nd for th l. r c a son t n e t rllnllia to ra ha ve not bf> f> n
prol/h l"d with 1l000 kl't .. .
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~ . Fig S:
Ml'd'lonieol AU ltmbly
of ~ VoroctOl' M",ltj ~
pll..- I" Chamber 17
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MK ho niea l ADtmbly
01' ttl_ 05cllla tor Pottion
In Cho mb., IV.
Sectional Vi _ A.·A
li N 0110 Table I I
o b c
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Aft er m oun llng Ih e oaclilato r boa r d Into Ihe c o n verte r c h a ..la, a 5 mm
wide Ih ln c o ppe r foil al rl p la s ol d e r-e d belween th e upper au r fac e o f Ihe
oaclllalo r bo ar d ( a l Ih e e eee of C 9 ) 10 I he con ve rte r c h a .. la ( gro un d
po lnl o f t n e vara cl o r d iod e I, Th e la 81 fe e d -Ihrough ca pac ito r o f t he eee n -
l al or porI Ion C 14 la connect ed to Ihe e xle r n a l feed .through c a pacito r C U
loc a l ed In fr on l of Ih e m e te r vla a wide ban d c hoke , It la p re ..ed Int o Ihe
c o r n e r ao th at the o pe ratio n o f the va reeter- d iod e la n ot dla lu rb e d ( e ee
Fi g. 5 I, F in al ly C l O l a sold e r-ed betwe e n the h igh pol nl o f the 25 3 Mll z
c i rc u it a nd Ihe flrat va r ac to r tr imme r C II.
Thi a aub _a ..e mbly la a lao m ount e d with tw o ac r-ewa ec tde r-ed to a u ll a b ll!'
poaillona a nd with ap acl ng preeee t o the ma in ch a .. la. The mou nting po int
la aufflclen t al Ih la trequ..nc y fo r th e g roun d conn ection an d I h e o nly con -
n e c t ion a Ih at a re reqUi red afte r Ulil e mbly la 10 I he mi lle r dio de , I. e. to
th e plaIt' of c a pac itor C 21, 10 C 25, C 32 a nd 10 th e IF fe .. d -t h rou i h.
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Diode C 21 ' IF
e23
Art .... In.t.Ui n.. Ih" .bov......b- •••embly II .. Il l 1.1" nee•••• ry 10 ..e - . lI m
L 3/C 9, whleh will h.ve be.n d..I1,In"d by Ihe qui ntuple r-, 'rhi. I. ca ..r led
oul wllh Ihe .Id of Ihe ab.orptlon etreun . nd by .dJu.llnl the cou of In -
d...e tenee 1. 3 until r-".on.nc. I. fou nd. Durin .. Ihl. ,U(rIm ..nl, Ihe . bao rp _
lion cln:ul1 i. tak..n funhe ...nd funher from Ihe conve..,er,
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The t ...o trlmmen of the UHF r e aonant li ne trando r me r are no ca re -
tuUy allaned, ...hereby both trirrltw n a hO\lld be equal ly tu rne d ( Ith t he
prototype c o nv e rt e r o f the au t ho r , the pl aton a of Ih e .. t ...o trl mmera • n d
that of lhe Inpul c irc ui t , protruded . tune In to t h e h ol ea of t he reaonant
lin e a) , T he t a .k of thi • •lIanment la t o fi nd a p o a ltl on of t he t r lm m era
...here a diode c u r r e nt of a p p roxl ma t e ly 1 t o Z "A n o.... . Thla i. rneaau r-ed
by dia conneclin, t he bui lt _In mete r and by con necUn, a e ene n tve "A m e t er
In It . place . If the oac illa to r port ion la ce e rec uy . lI aned, t he un.U,n e d
quintu pler ... iII au pply en ou , h h. rm on lc p o...er t o e na ble. nOllc e a bl e a m. n
d iode c u r r e nt .
The neld a ll an m e nt l a the a dJua lm e nt of the quintu ple I', ...h ereby t he reao-
nen ce o f L 3/ C 9 m u at .l.... y . be co r r ec ted becauae It i. effecled by tr im-
me r c.paclt or e l l . The a Uan mll'nt o f Ih e qu intupler la corrl'ct , if t he
diode cu r r e n l ia . t l e a at 1 mA . nd If no r .pld v. rla tlona of d iod e cur ren t
. re n otic ed on ca r etu ll y rot a tl na trl m mt' ra C 11 , C 12 a nd C 13, It I. a lao
ne ce e•• ry to readJu at th e cou pll na n. pa o f t he p r imary circuit C 16 a nd
the UHF reaonant lin e t r a nafo rme r du rl ni t hl •• U,nm ent proce ... The Ideal
m e a n a of c a r ry ln a out t hla a ll p men t I. ... lIh th e ai d o f a e pec t r-um analyze r
...hi c h can be a lm p ly c on nec ted t o th e Input aoe ke t of t he conv erter. How-
eve r •• lec her Un e c. n be uaed t o mea au re lh e wav ell!'n ilh of t he vo ltaaea
a cro a. t he Idler c i rc uit. an d the UHF reaon. nt Un e t ra naforme r, T he cor-
rect w. velenilh I. Indtc ared by. dip In th e diode curre nt. T h e leche r lt ne
la ellher e epec tttve cou pled with the open end o r inductively cou p led .t
th e c loaed tmd . In t he flnl eeee, t he fin t d ip fou nd by v. ryina the poef -
t lon o f the ah ort i. at a 1 /4 wav e ( >.. /4 I, whe re. . wtth Inductive cou pHna
It la at l iZ wa ve ( >.. /4 ),
The aUanment o f the UHF cl rcultl I. ext rem ety c ritica l bul can be 1!'1I . lly
c a r ri e d out with the ai d o f th e M 4 ac rew t h r ead. If t h e requi r e d d iode
c ur rent la not a c hieved, t he at a b Uiz ed VOlta lle of t he oacl11 a to r a nd quin_
tupll!'r ca n be modified to 9 or 10 Va neI' the moat o pti mu m a Ullnmen l o f
a U at a llea ha a been co m plet e d . If on th e olhe r h and a too hlaher d iod e
c u r r e n t la found, thl. c ' n be cor-r ected by a hln lng t he o peratlni pol l'll of
the Z~ 3 MHz am pll fl e r t r .n al .to r . t'ae T 3 t ow . rd a cia .. C ope ration
( R 5 c a n be rem o ved In thl. C," I.
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F Ir . i
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CO MP ONE NTS LIST ( Fl• . a)
RESI STORS
RI
R 2
4, 1 len
220 1d1
"" ,, 3. 9 len
820k!l
R II , R 13
RI2
1. 2 len
51 0 len
R 3 I2Id1 R' 18"" " 14 62 0kfl
n• 51 "" 27""
R 4
n e
!l6 k!l
100 ld'l "10
" "" ""
" 18 1 . 2 len
"17 1 00 len
CA P AC ITO RS
C I , c s . C 7, C I , C I 4, C U , C 25 , c aa 0,001 "Ftud- thr oo lh
ca pacll o r
C 2 62O p F' c .. ra m lc ca pac ltol C 18 cOl.l pll n. n a p. eee FI • • 4A /4 C
C , (d iac o r tubula r) C 11 . C 18 ,C I 9
C20 cou pHn. n ap, au F I., 3A /48
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p F t r lm m e r
C 33O p F c e ra m ic c a pac it o r C 2I a pp ee e, 10 pF, ...e F ll' 4A
C pF t ri mm er C 22 O.O OI"F
C
C 10
• '-' pF c e ra m ic ca pac ito r
O. !l pF ce ra m ic c a pa c it o r
C 23 35 pF
C 24, C 26 , C 28 O.OI" F c e r a m ic
C 11 I to 10 pF } lI.. a C 27, C 29 n On"F ca pac ito r
C 12 0. 7 to 5 pF t ubu lar C 30 27 pF (d ta c o r
C O. !l t o 2 pF I rlmme ra C 3I 0.0 22" F tubu la r )
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SE MIC ONDUCTO RS
T I 2 N 701 , 2 N 911
T 2 In ' 115, 2 N9 11
T 2 lH "Y II , BFY 90, 2 N 3471
T 4 BFY 81 , B F Y 90, 2 N 3<178 Sc r l'l.'nl ng cans
T e BC 130, BC 101, 2 N 339 8, SK 302 0 as eeed In t he IF"
pr f'-ampIUit"r
IOI •
D I Ze n. r 7 V I P UOm W
D 2 Va re clor : CJ • 5 p FatU
r
. 2 V I.... In t i
D 3 Miller di od e : I N 21 A•. • For I N 23 .•.
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R... r p te c e 2, I mm b n •• pia t t'
P . r tltion l , O, ~ mm b r .... platt'
11 0 r. 40 m m
1001. 40m m
3 p . rt itl on 2. 0 . 5 m m b ra .. plat. 100 x 40 mm
3 P a rt iti on 3, Ila .. - nb r e r .. ln Corcf"d 140 x 4 0 mm
e poxyd I. 5 mm boa r<! with copp.. r
coat in g on bot h .u r Cac".
P a rt itio n 4 , 0 . 5 mm bn •• pl at e 75 r. 40 mm
4A, 4 0 C. paclto r boa r d IC 211,1 mm bra .. pla te 27 1. 17m m
4A,40 F o il [ dte t ec t r jc oC C 211, 0 . 2 mm th ic k 30 x 20 m m
tenon
4 A,40 M 3 ac r e w ., 10 mm lon l , nylon
4A , 40 C on tact a p rlnl fo r m lxt' r d tod e r e m c ve d
f r om a E L 34 lubf" .oc ket {Oo::ta ll
3 Inne r con ductor , 7 m m b ra •• tube , 10 4 m m
lon g a nd O. 5 m m wa ll t hic kn e . .
4A.48 Coup ll n l n ap for In put 0 . 5 mm b ra .. platt'
4 A,4C Cou pli nl n a p for qu lntu pl e r , 0. 5 m m a p prox.
b n. a plat e 25 x 10 mm
4C, s Ct'umlc s olde r t.g, 6 mm h ll h
6 a' ''e boa rd fo r the oec tu ..t o r po rtio n. 70 x 30 m m
I la .. - fl b r e r einforced e po xyd 1 , ~ m m
board wit h copp ... r coating on bot h a u re ..c e.
6 P a r ti tion fo r eeetne to r p o rt lon a. aa m ... 30 x 25 m m
ma te ria l a . t he baae boa r d
7 IF p r ea m plifie r board. L 5 m m p... rtl na x 62 x 24 mm
... p oxy d boa r d wit h .In gle c op pe r COll ti n g
4A, 4 D Leaf ap rl ng for m au ntl n a: m ixe r di od e
4 M 3 ec r-ewe, 15 m m lonl wit h nuta
5 M 3 e c r ... we , 6 m m lo na:. th e nuta a re aol d e r e d
T.bl. I, LI .t o f the r t' qu lrt'd ca bl " ..t p l...cee Inc lud in g ecce ••o ry part ••
( se.. Fla:. 2 to 6 )
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5 . NOT ES
An ~ .. m ln at' on o f th e pass-band cur-ve and an am plification m e a au r " m " nt
c ou ld. un fo rtuna te ly . not be ca r r ie d oot. H09' a ve r. no fa ll-oft of th. nolle
I.val ca n bl' not iced with in the 2 Milt tMnd wldt h. Th. S m.le r IndielUon
of t he noll e le v.1 ho w e v e r Indi c I I•• a n I m pllfleltlon o f a pproxl mlt.ly 26
dB.
6. REF ER EN C ES
H.M . Meye r J r.: A c ry.I. I -con trolled 1296 Milt Con.... rter.
QST 46 I 19112 I. No. 11, paIn II to U.
2 O . Sl' ld. l : E ln Kon .... rt e r fOr de. 24_e m . a.nd,
UKW- UE RIC IITE 4 I 196 4). H I, PAi.l 18 to 24.
3 0 1" ROhr . 8U 5 b. t F~qu .. naen Ob.r I OIh .
TE l.E FU NKE N-Ta.c h.n buc h 1967, Te chn l. ch .r An ha n i . pa l •• 51 10 55.
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:
- RADIO COMMUNICATION
HANDBOOK
RSOB
CD
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W.lghlng 2.5 kg (5 Iba). It c o nl. ln, 830
pag. , padl.d full 01 up -to·date lacnnlc a l
Inform .tlon
C lrCullS and lacn no log V eo .... rlng the
who l. ran.g. of .mat.ur ra d io Irom b.ale
I p rlncl pl. , 10 ao pl'lI'lIcated SS B and
I
,
: RTTY equ ipm.nt.
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A 144 MHz ADAI "T E It F OR USE WIT H A 10 METRE SSM T ItAN SC E IVER
by E . KrahJ , DL 9 G U
1. 1. B LOC K DI AGRA M ( F ig . I 1
T he oJ>t'ra Ho n of th e adapte r la s ho wn In the b lock diag ram Fla. I . The
auxil iary fre quency of I I 6 MHz la generated In an oa cillato r com p r la ln g
tu be a V I , V 2 a nd V 3 and l a Ied vi a out put connector I to t he 2 m e t r-e
c o nv e Ml1' r ( eeoetve m ixe r I aa we ll a a v ia out pu t connecto r- 2 at a level
o f 400 mW to Ih t' trana mlt mille r com p ril lng tub e a V 4 and V~ . Thl1' 28
MHz . ign a l f rom t he tran act' lver la taken f r om t he cont rol grid of th e
u- an ec e tve r- l'A a nd fed vi a a 3 pF ca pacllo r a t a level of a p p ro:ll\ma te ly
I V to mille r V 4 . T h.. 28 MHz al,n81 'I a n ow mr xe e w ith t he au x ilia ry te e-
quen cy c t 116 MHz. av ailable at conn ..ctor 4 , to ob tain th e final f r e qu ency
o f 144 MHz , whI c h la then p.. ae d vi a out put connec tor ~ t o th e Hn e a r am-
plllle r V 6. T hO' algnal la the n a m pli fll1' d by V 6 a n d ft'd to th e t ran amlt
c on t a c t of the c oaxlal change.ove r relay . T h t' operatlne voltage a for t h e
ll nt'a r ampllfler art' obtai n ed from t he t r an a c e lve r, Le, th e pla tt' volh. g..
o f .. 6 ~0 V and the s w lt c h a ble acn''' n gr id voltage of .. 200 V.
The com mon auxlliary f rf>qut'nc y of 116 MII:l. la h 'd to the 2 me t re conver_
te r- via conn..c to r 8, Brt.. r wh ich It 115 m ix e d with th e 14 4 Ml h a lgn a l avail-
able at Input c on n (>c to r 10. T he r O' s ult ln g tnter-medt ate frequency of 28 MH:r.
la red to thO' n- en e c et ve r fo r fuMhe r p r oceaa lng.
Thf> .Il wltc btn g from VHF to 10 me tr-e o pe ration la m ade with a wlt c h S L
Durlne ehort wa ve ope ration , , wltc h contact S la flf'ed. th e acre..n arid
vo lta ge back to the i r en e c et v e e a nd contact S I b . wit c h e . the . hort wa ve
an te nna t o the an tenna connector- of th e t ren ecetve r, Cu rin e 2 m e t r t' o pe -
r a tion. t he c on v e rt e d r ..celv(> IIli11 Bl o f 28 MHz la f.. d vIa con tact S l b to
t he re ce rve r an d . du r ln a tran.mlt , the ec r e e n erld vo lta ll(> from t he t r an a_
eerve r la fed to the 2 metre IIne o.r am plifie r.
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Co ll da ta of the oacillato r . t a i e:
L I 8 turn . of 0.6 mm ( 23 AWG l . 1lv l"r - p h. l l"d c o ppe r wire wou nd
on a 6 m m former. Mount "'d euee r- on a c o r e - Ieaa for mer o r
IIl"l!-au pp ort lng.
L 2 and L 3 6 tu m. of 0.6 mm d la. (2 3 AWG ) I lI ve r - p la l e d c o ppe r- wire
wou n d on a 6 m m d la . forml" r. Mount l"d l"lt hl"r on a c orl".le. a
fo rmer o r ll"l!_IUppo rtlng . T h l" tap i. madl" 2 tu m . fro m th e
cold end,
L 01 5 tum a of 0 . 6 mm d la . ( 23 AWG) lI11ve r - p la tl"d c oppe r- wtre
wound on a 6 mm dla . Iorme r-. Mo unt e d eithe r on a c cre -te..
terme r o r le U-au ppa rt ln g. T he tap la ma dl" 1. 5 tu m a fro m t he
cold l"nd.
Ch Wldl"band c h o kl" com prl a lni a fl"rrlll be ad .
Th l" In divi dual circui t. ca n be a ll ifl e d w it h out dHtl cu lt y wit h t h e aid of a
irld -dl p m erer-,
- se -
ec "e..
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UII.. d for the tuning o f the anode circuit and c an be oper-et ..d from the
front pan.. !. A meter ill to be found in the cethod.. c i r c u it for the man i_
torlni o f th e cathode curre nt of th e tube. The m ..ter meaeur-ea the voltaie
ac ro llll the" pa r a ll e l re llilltorll R It , where by 600 m V c o r r e llpo nd to 20 0
rnA ca thode c u r r e nt .
The ner.tlv.. irid bl •• o f th .. linellr unplUle r V 6 i . obt.ln.. d f r om th ..
power .uppiy (.ee Fii. 6 I. The plate vo lt.ge of .. 6M V f rom the SSB
t eanecefver- i. pennane ntly fed to the anode of the " X l~O A , wh.. r .... th e
• c t-.... n i rid volt.ge I. only fed to the l inea r IU1l pllfle r durlni VHF ope ra-
tlon . Th o VHF out pu t IIlgtHol from the lin.... r unpltfler i. f...d vi. eonnecto r
7 to the antenn•. T he pow e r output I. 60 W wit h . pl.t ... vol t.g... of 600 V .
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Coil d atil and trimme r cepacttor-a for the IIn.... r- ampllfler . t a g...:
L 2 tu rn a of 1 m m dl •• ( 18 AWG I . Uve r - pl. t e d copper- wire "OI.l nd
on • 6 mm fo rm e r . aeU-IIu pponlng.
L 2 .. turn. of 2 mm dill. ( 12 AWG 1 . lI v.. r_plated copper- wire an II
12 mm fonn .. r , lIeU- aupponlng with cen tre tap .
L 3 I tu rn o f 2 mm dla, (12 AWG I .lIver_pl.t.. d copper wire w ou nd
on • 10 mm dia. fanner••elf-rrupponlng,
Ch Wldeband choke eomp rl.Lni • t e r-rue bead.
C Trimmer crrp.eitor 2 to 6 p l".
C 2 V.riable ellp.eitor 16 p l".
C 3 Trimmer c.pacltor 50 p l".
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