Difference between revisions of "WA3TFS SDR Upverter Design"

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== Build ==
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* Nice silver mica caps
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* Build was tough due to very small pads on the PCB
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** Particularly tough to solder ground pads
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** Pad shapes were not round so less area to set soldering iron
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* Pin 1 orientations on the mixer and oscillator "backwards" from other board legends
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* My kit was missing the center cap of the band filter (150 pF)

Revision as of 12:10, 14 October 2021

SDR up-converter/receiver provides excellent performance over an extreme frequency range. Free HDSDR software allows you to control all demodulation specs and works on all modes

Software

Enclosure

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Build

  • Nice silver mica caps
  • Build was tough due to very small pads on the PCB
    • Particularly tough to solder ground pads
    • Pad shapes were not round so less area to set soldering iron
  • Pin 1 orientations on the mixer and oscillator "backwards" from other board legends
  • My kit was missing the center cap of the band filter (150 pF)