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KX4O SDR Receiving Electronics

October 23, 2024January 8, 2023
SV1AFN J310 Preamp into Mini-Circuits Limiter

With a bit of work, one can successfully feed an array of LF-HF receivers from one broadband antenna.

Categories Electronics Tags 43 foot, DXE, HF, kiwisdr, LF, MF, Minicircuits, sdr, spotting, SV1AFN, WSPR

Airspy YouLoop LF/MF/HF Möbius Receive Antenna

September 27, 2020September 11, 2020

The Airspy YouLoop is a no tune, broadband, small footprint, affordable LF to HF receive antenna that works indoors. Its modular construction facilitates experiments to understand where the Möbius inspired electrical design provides benefit.

Categories Antennas Tags airspy, Baluns, LF, MF, Mobius, Moebius, raspberry pi, sdr, shielded loop, small loop, YouLoop

Anatomy of a low frequency aviation radio beacon

January 1, 2021May 18, 2020
Transmitter with its high voltage terminal supply energy to the insulated tower.

Aviation LF/MF beacons provide the opportunity to admire electrically-small antenna design on a macroscopic scale.

Categories Antennas Tags Aviation, beacon, LF, measurement, MF, monopole, tophat

The need for 9600 bps AX.25

August 1, 2016
Where AX.25 fits into the ARS digital landscape

Despite its age AX.25 can compete with the slick newer digital technologies. Let’s see where packet fits into the digital landscape.

Categories Digital Modes Tags 802.11, ax.25, HF, MF, packet, packet radio, UHF, VAPN, VHF

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