[600MRG] 735 mods
N1BUG
paul at n1bug.com
Fri Jan 26 14:49:42 EST 2018
I decided I don't need linear modes and wanted more RF output so I
took it a step further. Sorry about the rough hand drawn schematic.
I'm too busy building to be bothered fighting with software to draw
it nice. ;-)
I have a similar converter for 2200m which uses the same mixer to
keep cost down.
Paul
On 01/26/2018 02:37 PM, Kenneth G. Gordon wrote:
> On 26 Jan 2018 at 9:47, Edward R Cole wrote:
>
>>
>> Like this?
>
> SNAZZY! :-)
>
> Ken W7EKB
>
>>
>> At 08:19 AM 1/26/2018, Dick Bingham wrote:
>> Ah, it has been years since I read about the escapades of "Need new thread for this one,
>> Hon Ed. sez my sidekick, Hashtafisti Scratchie!!! Today, the PC-Police would be all-over
>> that column.
>>
>> For those reading this thread about RX/TX on 630-meters, receiving and virtual direct
>> read-out of frequency is easily accomplished by tuning a tranceiver to 30-meters and using
>> a doubly balanced mixer (DBM) and an external 10MHz LO .
>>
>> Connect a suitable antenna-wire directly to the DBM input port, a 10MHz source to the LO
>> port and the DBM IF-port to the antenna port of the xceiver. Tune the tranceiver to
>> 10.4xxMHz (ignore the leading "10" and look only at the digits following the decimal-point
>> to read the 630-meter frequency) and you are listening to 630 meters. Potential for lots of
>> birdies without an input tuner but you will have a decent receiver for the new band.
>>
>> TX on 630m is similarly easy if your tranceiver has low power transverter ports.
>> Appropriate BPF's and an amplifier puts you on 630m. City-lot antenna installations will be
>> your main challenge on 630m.
>>
>> Get busy and join the fun!
>>
>> 73 Dick/w7wkr and wd2xsh-26
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