This is an overview on building a band pass filter for the 10 GHz amateur band using copper plumbing end caps.
Ideal when using a signal generator at lower frequencies, where you want to filter the fundamental and undesired harmonics.
15mm end cap
double-sided PCB offcut
M4 bolt & screws
085 semi rigid coax
SMA connectors to suit
Cheap and easy to build!
This video is a refresh of the original, published in 2013.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQPPUu5HRsc
VK4GHZ Nextion firmwarec for the K3NG Rotator Controller receive an update dated 2021-10-23.
This update works in conjunction with Anthony Good's, K3NG, latest release of rotator controller Arduino code, version 2021.10.19.04.
The primary change is the way the Nextion starts up and listens for the gSC (System Capabilities) variable sent from the Arduino.
In previous versions the Nextion would wait a predefined amount of time ~300 mS for the gSC message to come in, then proceed to process that message and then go to the designated start page.
However... on some occasions the Arduino was slow to send out the gSC message, and the Nextion wouldn't receive gSC before moving on.
Annoyingly, this would mean the Nextion is stuck in the basic Azimuth "cheese burger" mode.
Now, the Nextion will sit on the first splash page until the gSC message comes in. Once that has happened, the Nextion moves onto the4 second splash page and processes the gSC data, and then moves onto the designated start page.
Adam discusses the changes in this video.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_BM-x35EKI
Learn more about the new VK4RTT beacon, now in service, as of Sunday January 20, 2013.
The previous beacon served the VHF community very well, for around 30 years, but over time became increasingly unreliable. So, a replacement was commissioned.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4oXsJSpwb8
This is what 10 GHz signals sound like via rain scatter.
It sounds very much like auroral propagation, as VK4UH and VK4GHZ demonstrate.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQT2RecywM4
A reminder video for mwah on how to recall EVS Spotbox clips from the Keyenne vision mixer with a Lance controller.
On Lance Controller:
* Select Device Enable channels (didn't verbal this!)
Usually A=Spot1, B=Spot2, C=Spot3, D=Spot4
EVS Guarantee Engineer may gang Spot1 + Spot2 together on Device A.
* Make sure Learn button is lit
Select Lance Reg.
Press & hold Reg button + use +/- keys to select register
Press Clip List
Use jog/shuttle wheel to select video clip
Press Current
Press Mark In
This cue point is now recorded into Lance Register #
On GV mixer:
Devices - PBus menu
Check PBus 1 Address is 1 etc
Select PBus 1
Select Trigger 0 (corresponds to Lance function 0 load & play)
Enable E-MEM Learn & Recall
On Master E-MEM Panel:
Make sure Auto Recall is selected
Make sure PBus is the only region selected
Press & hold Learn + register # that corresponds with Lance Register #
Lance register will now be recalled when EMEM is recalled
Recording Transition Macro:
Do the usual... select DSK source
Recall E-MEM Register (auto recall and only affects PBus)
Insert 6 Frame delay (otherwise a flash of the previous clip will be seen)
Cut DSK on
Insert delay
PP Cut under
Insert delay
Cut DSK off
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9eh7IGJ4uQE
The latest firmware for the VK4GHZ Thunderbolt Display fixes the date error that occurred on the roll-over to July 31, 2017.
Several new features have also been added, so it displays:
• firmware version of the Thunderbolt
• number of satellites used in fix
• altitude (MSL)
• internal temperature
• satellite PRNs
All the details at: http://vk4ghz.com/thunderbolt-gpsdo-display-firmware-fix/
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ti-07YMV3k