Microwave Projects

This is a new book to be published by the RSGB in April/May 2003 and edited by the editor of VHF Communications Magazine.

The contents of the book is:

1 Signal Sources

• 144MHz transceiver

• Microtransmitter for L band

2 Transverters

• Building blocks for a 23cm transverter

• 10GHz Transverter from Surplus Qualcomm OmniTracks Units

• A "building block" 5750MHz transverter design

3 Power Amplifiers

• GH Quad linear amplifier for 23cm

• A 10 watt power amplifier for the 13cm band using GaAs technology

• A 13cm power amplifier using a GaAs MMIC

• Amplifier for 47GHz using chip technology

4 Test Equipment

• A sensitive thermal power meter

• A grid dip meter

• A SINAD meter

• A ÷ 10 5GHz pre divider

• Made to measure directional couplers

• A ÷ 10 10GHz prescaler using state-of-the-art ICs

5 Design

• Modern design of band pass filters made from coupled lines

• Using TRL85 for synthesis and analysis of microwave problems