What's on your Workbench?

[VK3ALB]

Wayne - I plan to double the 1484Mhz and use it in my 3.4GHz transverter.

73,
Andrew VK4YMB

Depending on how you intend to operate you might be better off with an IF away from 432MHz. Even 1 MHz separation from normal 70cm activity would be enough.

[VK3JUG]

2M beacon bits slowly coming together, beacon board in a KL exciter chassis for amplification and power control, Mitsubishi module and low pass filter all to mounted in a KL base chassis combined with the 1296 beacon on the one big heatsink.

[VK7HH]

2M beacon bits slowly coming together, beacon board in a KL exciter chassis for amplification and power control, Mitsubishi module and low pass filter all to mounted in a KL base chassis combined with the 1296 beacon on the one big heatsink.

Looks really good Peter. I'll have to speak to you sometime soon on how you get it all working. Is that a 3XDK exciter board?

[VK7JG]

Wish mine was that neat

He is one I prepared earlier has a little dust on it from waiting for the 1296 transverter which is being mounted on another Unilab heatsink .


Great work.

Regards.
Joe

[VK3DXE]

Wish mine was that neat

He is one I prepared earlier has a little dust on it from waiting for the 1296 transverter which is being mounted on another Unilab heatsink .


Great work.

Regards.
Joe

Environmental testing Joe?

[VK3BQ]

Built this $10 component tester last night.





http://www.banggood.com/DIY-Meter-Teste ... 29603.html

[VK4UH]

Fitting an XRef to the trusty old TS-2000

The only scary part is drilling a 9mm hole in the rear apron for the 10 MHz input!!

KJ

[VK4UH]

Here is my other current project coming to completion

260 watt SSPA for 23 cms. Runs 21 amps at 28 volts

Who wants to see the lid off?

KJ

[VK3ALB]

Yes yes yes, Go on KJ, get it orf!

[VK4CRO]

yes Kev , do the right thing
de cro

[VK3BQ]

Simple 3d printer Anderson power pole break out box made up.

[VK4KL]

Andrew the breakout box looks good. Now if I can justify buying a 3D printer to SWMBO.


Adrian

[VK3BQ]

I'm not allowed to buy one JUST yet either. She did the eye rolling thing when I asked.
I've been borrowing time on another club members. And. Using the local library's one.

The above box info.

http://www.vk3bq.com/2014/12/03/paramet ... break-box/

About 3hrs print time. Thanks

[VK4KL]

I could never justify one at the price at the moment. Our local library doesnt have one either

Adrian

[VK3APW]

Hi Andrew,
great job on the housing, you could market them I am interested in the 'pins' for the Anderson plugs, you have used. Are they easily sourced?

Regards

Peter vk3apw

[VK3YE]

Hand-cranked 7 MHz CW transmitter

Built into a torch

Vigorous cranking gives 1w out but 500mW is more realistic.

[VK7ZA]

Simple 3d printer Anderson power pole break out box made up.

I'm very impressed. If you designed the housing, can you share the CAD file?

*EDIT* Just read your blog post, and got all the info I needed. Thanks!

[VK3JUG]

Currently on air testing, duty cycle is a bit high for my liking, but lucky KL's have a good heatsink. An M3x0.5 tap was the best $10 spent, use all the spare KL screws and hardware now.

[VK5PJ]

Hi Peter

Currently on air testing, duty cycle is a bit high for my liking, but lucky KL's have a good heatsink. An M3x0.5 tap was the best $10 spent, use all the spare KL screws and hardware now.

Is this the replacement for the solar powered VK3RRU 144MHz beacon, as I noticed it has been off for a while now?

Regards,
Peter, vk5pj

[VK3BQ]

I got the pins from RS components Aus. They came to 70 cents each delivered. This was on par with other places. They are proper Anderson ones. Part numbers and more info on the blog.