In this class you will receive a sandwich bag of nine parts and use them to assemble your own half watt radio transmitter. Since this transmitter will be connected to a ‘dummy load’ (two of the parts), you do not need to be a licensed Amateur Radio operator to build and operate this transmitter. But it can transmit to a nearby (few feet) radio receiver to allow you to hear the morse code! If you are a licensed operator we will be discussing the modifications you can make to put the radio on the air and make contacts with others across the globe! The class will provide introduction to the basics of radio transmitter operation, manhattan circuit building (a technique for prototyping analog circuits), soldering, and using a test bench (oscilliscope, meter, etc…) to test and characterize your circuits.
There are six seats in the class, that are available on a first come, first served basis. Email me at wandrson01 at gmail dot com to reserve your seat. There will be a fee of $10 to cover the cost of the parts, which can be paid (in cash) at the start of the class. This first class will be on August 3, 2016 at 7:00p in the Electronics room. If there is sufficient demand additional classes will be offered, please email me or respond here to show your interest in future classes.
This is intended to be the first in a series of classes which will allow our members to experience the joy of building their own complete radio!
The first class is already full, so I will be offering a second class on Saturday August 20th at 3:00p.
There are six seats in the class, that are available on a first come, first served basis. Email me at wandrson01 at gmail dot com to reserve your seat. There will be a fee of $10 to cover the cost of the parts, which can be paid (in cash) at the start of the class. This first class will be on August 20, 2016 at 3:00p in the Electronics room. If there is sufficient demand additional classes will be offered, please email me or respond here to show your interest in future classes.
I also want to thank Walter for a great class and Zack for some great on-on-one soldering instruction. We had some good conversation and a lot of fun making our radio transmitters. Amazingly, almost everyone’s worked the first time. All due, I suspect, to excellent instruction.
12-15 volts of power and we’re transmitting. I used the spectrum analyzer printout as a background.
Thanks Zack for producing the spectrum analysis and Walter for giving it to me.
Had a cancellation for the class on the 20th, so there is one more seat available for that class. Please email me if you want it. wandrson01 at gmail dot com
Walter and I have ideas. One of mine is a SWR meter, based on a design off the 'net, for QRP HF (though it is pretty wide-band and can be used up into VHF).
