[AMRadio] HB Xmtr, was: Home Brew AM Transmitter Wanted

[Brian K Harris]

Finding suitable modulation transfomers is hard.  Finding suitable chokes 
is harder, specially those as large as the 158 pound 50H monster in my RCA 
BTA1R1.  Unlike 2 meter handhelds, you won't find many modulation chokes 
or transformers the size you need at hamfests or even on EBAY.  That's why 
I moved quickly when I found a complete set of spare iron for my RCA 
BTA1R1.  The RCA cost $500.  The spare iron cost more.  Was it worth it? 
No doubt.

If you must build your own, I think the best economic deal is to buy a 
broadcast transmitter and rob it of its parts but doing so seems such a 
waste.  Why destroy something that is so well engineered only to replace 
it with something that probably won't be?

Brian WA5UEK

Philips Semiconductors
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Richardson, Texas 75080 USA

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Larry Keith <kq4by at rocketmail.com> 
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I have been looking at HB AM Xmtr designs.

One of the more interesting ones can be found on the
amwindow.org web site.  It is a pair of 813's
modulated by a pair of 813's.  That makes it
interesting to me since I already have a stash of
813's!

The designs doesn't look too complex.  It requires
about 5 - 10 watts of RF drive and 20 watts of audio. 
Those should be easy enough.

>From looking at the xmtr and power supplies
schematics, it appears that the only "scare" parts are
the modulation transformer and the Heising choke. 
Would anyone care to comment of availiability of such
items?  Specs shown are:

Mod Xfmr -- 300 - 500 Watts, 2:1 step down.

Heising choke:  50 H @ .5 A

73,

Larry
KQ4BY

Larry Keith 
231 Shenandoah Trail 
Warner Robins, GA 31088-6289 
kq4by at rocketmail.com 
478-329-0030


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