[HomeBrew] homebrew WX radar

[mlmccauley]

 From time to time over the past couple of decades, I've seen mention in 
various sources that some hams have successfully home brewed limited 
capability WX radar units. In the mid 80's there was even a rough how-to 
article in Ham Radio magazine about this subject, based on a 10 GHz 
Gunnplexer.

Several times in the past I have attempted to contact hams whose email 
or postal addresses have popped up regarding this topic, but I have 
never had any responses by anyone who actually personally worked on the 
concept and either couldn't make a go if it, or had some success. With 
the advent of the Web, searches have always ended up as dead ends, a 
mention here and there that it has been done, but never any names or 
specifics.

Because I have zero experience at frequencies above VHF, I have always 
been hesitant to sink a lot of time and money into the idea without at 
least having a few starting-point pointers and knowing for sure that it 
is possible to make it work.

Does anyone on list know anyone who has ever done anything like this, 
either on or off list, that might be willing to exchange emails about 
their experiences?

Thanks in advance, &

73,

Mike, WB5MYY



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