{"id":3906,"date":"2015-08-03T14:56:37","date_gmt":"2015-08-03T20:56:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ramblindan.org\/?p=3906"},"modified":"2015-08-03T14:56:37","modified_gmt":"2015-08-03T20:56:37","slug":"microwave-first-step-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ramblindan.org\/?p=3906","title":{"rendered":"Microwave First Step Again"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"htx-100\"<\/a>I have now attended several<\/strong> meetings of the NTMS (North Texas Microwave Society<\/a>) and paid some dues for membership. I started down this path way back in 2009. Where has the six years gone since I first started in this direction! Yipes! \u00a0There are posts here in RD back then when I first got interested.<\/p>\n

Since then I obtained some ideas and leads on how to build my first microwave transverter. I reported 6 years ago I have a 28 MHz (10 meter) transceiver I can use for my base receiver\/transmitter. From there I now intend to build a 144 MHz (2 meter) stage that converts from 10 to 2 meters. That\u2019s as far as my vision extends at the moment.<\/p>\n

From 2 meters all the microwave bands can be reached through additional conversion stages. Nothing to it right? Well, that\u2019s the basic system but there can be a lot of ways to make those converter stages and then getting them working. Also another topic of antenna design and feeds is awaiting on the sidelines once I can make the RF energy at the proper frequency..<\/p>\n

So my first project is to get the 10 to 2 meter conversion working. I am choosing some products that will get me there. I want to build everything I can, but there are some unusual (for me) design techniques when going through VHF, UHF and everything above. That\u2019s what I like about this new voyage into the (for me) unknown.<\/p>\n

I have some serious reading to do from now on, about the topic of microwaves and equipment construction. As I have said before, I like the construction more than operation. But that in no way implies that I don\u2019t want to operate in these special bands.<\/p>\n

So much to try so little time in one lifespan\u2026 I can\u2019t afford to wait around.\u00a0\ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I have now attended several meetings of the NTMS (North Texas Microwave Society) and paid some dues for membership. I started down this path way back in 2009. Where has the six years gone since I first started in this direction! Yipes! \u00a0There are posts here in RD back then when I first got interested. Since then I obtained some ideas and leads on how to build my first microwave transverter. I reported 6 years...<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[162,42],"class_list":["post-3906","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-amateur-radio","tag-microwave","tag-radio"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ramblindan.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3906","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ramblindan.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ramblindan.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ramblindan.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ramblindan.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3906"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ramblindan.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3906\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ramblindan.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3906"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ramblindan.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3906"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ramblindan.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3906"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}