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N8ZRY's  ARRL  'Homebrew'  (develop   a  6  &  10m  SSB/CW  amateur  radio   transceiver)  Challenge  3  Radio   MIT  Haystack  Observatory   11/2/2011   Gregory  L.  Charvat Outline   •  MoSvaSon   •  ARRL  “Homebrew”  Challenge  3   •  Technical  DescripSon  and  FabricaSon   •  Results   •  Summary MoSvaSon   •  Amateur  radio:   –  Transmit/receive  on  a  variety  of   bands  from  shortwave  through   uWave   –  Contact  others  using  your  radio   equipment   –  See  how  far  you  can  go   –  Design,  build,  and  use  your  own  radio   equipment  (not  many  do  this)   •  QST/ARRL  challenge  to  members   to  build  a  radio  for  6  &  10m  bands The  ARRL  “Homebrew”  Challenge  3   ♦  Frequency  coverage;   10  meters,  28.0  through  28.6  MHz  or  greater;   6  meters,  50.0  through  50.25  MHz  or  greater.   ♦  Frequency  readout  (mechanical  or  electronic)  resoluSon:  less  than  1  kHz.   ♦  Receiver  noise  figure:  10  meters,  less  than  8  dB;  6  meters,  less  than  5  dB.   ♦  Receiver  selecSvity  maximum:  3  kHz  at  6  dB.   ♦  Receiver  audio  output:  minimum;  0.5  W  minimum  with  less  than  10%  distorSon.   ♦  Transmicer  must  meet  all  FCC  requirements.  Note  that  for  HF,  spurious  signals  need  to  be  down  43  dB  below  the  carrier,  while  they  must  be  down   60  dB  on  6  meters.   ♦  TR  switching;  CW,  semi  or  full  break-­‐in  operaSon;  Voice,  VOX  or  push-­‐to-­‐talk   ♦  Mic  sensiSvity;  Adjustable,  with  full  25  W  output  from  standard  low  impedance  dynamic  mic  or  equivalent.   ♦  Output  of  25  W  into  50  W  load  with  up  to  2:1  SWR  for  at  least  30  seconds.  No  damage  driving  open  or  short  at  antenna  jack  for  30  seconds.   ♦  Power  required:  either  120  V  ac,  60  Hz  mains  or  nominal  13.8  V  dc  supply.   EvaluaSon  Criteria   Transceivers  that  meet  all  the  cost  and  specific  performance  requirements  will  be  evaluated  by  ARRL  staff  members  based  on  the  following  criteria:   1.  Elegance  and  originality  of  design,  cralsmanship  (10%).   2.  Receiver  laboratory  performance  (25%).                    Dynamic  performance;  (blocking  gain  compression  and  two-­‐tone,  third-­‐order  IMD)                    Image  and  spurious  rejecSon                    SensiSvity  and  selecSvity   3.  Transmit  lab  performance  (25%).                    Audio  response  and  distorSon                    Keying  waveform                    Keying  sidebands   4.  OperaSng  convenience  (25%).                    IntuiSveness  of  controls  and  funcSons                    Ease  of  tuning  CW  and  SSB  signals                    Frequency  accuracy  and  calibraSon                    AGC  acSon  smoothness                    Mechanical  and  thermal  stability   4.  Ease  of  duplicaSon,  adjustment  and  calibraSon  (15%).   The  evaluaSon  will  be  conducted  by  vote  of  the  judges  and  will  be  final. 6  &  10  m  entry  block  diagram: FabricaSon High  Power  Amplifier,  NXP  BLF645,   55-­‐60  wac  CW Recycled  Chassis Modules  Installed Aler  Bondo,  Paint,  weeks  of  trouble   shooSng

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N8ZRY's ARRL 'Homebrew' (develop a 6 & 10m SSB/CW amateur radio transceiver) Challenge 3 Radio. MIT Haystack Observatory. 11/2/2011. Gregory L .
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