EQUIPMENT

Radio Transceiver (and Amplifier)

Transceiver Block Diagram

CW/SSB Receiver Product Detector Single-conversion superheterodyne receiver for CW/SSB 28 MHz CW/SSB RF signals 455 KHz BP filtering for selectivity KHz MHz 500 Hz

FM Receiver (VHF/UHF) Discriminator RF preamplifier Increases sensitivity 146 MHz FM RF signals 10.7 MHz MHz FM to Audio 1 KHz Limiter Eliminates Any trace of AM

CW Transmitter Oscillator

Other Equipment Transverter – Transmitter frequency converter –Example: 28 MHz up to 222 MHz RF Power Amplifier – 5W up to 25 Watts (see satellite setup)