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Electronics Workshop - November 19, 2020
Time & Location:
7:00 PM
ZOOM Virtual Meeting
https://zoom.us/join
Topics:
Antenna Switching
Handheld Dummy Load
Notes:
Antenna Switching:
"A Foolproof Antenna Switch" for SDR receivers:
https://www.sdrplay.com/community/viewtopic.php?t=3840
A Receiver Antenna Switch:
http://www.n5ese.com/tr_switch.htm
MFJ-1708B-SDR RF Sensing T/R Switch:
https://mfjenterprises.com/products/mfj-1708b-sdr
MFJ-1708SDR Product Review:
https://www.rtl-sdr.com/using-a-transmit-receive-switch-to-protect-an-sdr-from-a-transmit-radio/
Article on PIN Diode Switches:
https://www.digikey.com/en/articles/how-to-quickly-safely-switch-antenna-transducer-transmit-receive-modes
Second Article on PIN Diode Switches:
https://www.frostburg.edu/personal/latta/ee/qsk5/trswitch/trswitch.html
Switching between Receive and Transmit Antennas:
http://www.ad5x.com/images/Articles/SeperateTRantswitch.pdf
Handheld Dummy Load:
"An Easy Handheld Dummy Load and Output Tester," Hints & Hacks Column, QST, December 2020, pg 52.
"Incandescent Bulb I-vs-V,"
https://gasstationwithoutpumps.wordpress.com/2016/07/08/incandescent-bulb-i-vs-v/
JYE Tech FG085 Function Generator,
https://jyetech.com/fg085-minidds-function-generator/
Reference:
QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo March 13-14, 2021. The August 2020 Expo talks can be accessed at:
https://www.qsotodayhamexpo.com/
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