In this video I complete the receiver section. After completion I test using my signal generator and then finally put the radio on the air (receiving only of course!) ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwybAfJ2Evs
Quick update with a potential fix to the problem I described in the previous video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLBK545heEA In that video I was getting instability in the transmit output.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtP1XqMQgbU
In this video I put together the QRP Labs 10W Linear Amplifier
https://qrp-labs.com/linear.html
I mention a couple of times that the bias reference circuit sets the BS170 DC bias at ~10V - that isn't correct its 2.7V
Index
0:00 Intro
05:27 Build Order
07:58 Power supply
09:12 Power supply Testing
09:50 BS170 Bias Reference
13:02 BS170 Bias Testing
14:25 Input Splitter and Winding T201
19:57 Input Splitter Testing
22:00 BS170 Push Pull 1st Stage and Winding T202
26:21 How to tell BN43 and BN61 cores apart
27:09 First stage RFC
28:13 Testing First Stage
29:28 Final Stage Build
31:59 IRF510 Install
32:42 Mounting to Heatsink
34:26 Final Mounting
36:00 Installing T203 and T204
38:49 Final testing - power measurement
40:38 Bias Pot adjustment
41:47 Harmonics displayed on Spectrum Analyzer
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBiz594O5LA
I had someone ask me whether my Tayloe detector board
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7t8avIT31Mo
Could work at 150MHz. I thought it might be interesting to have a go at that challenge starting with the band pass filter.
Here's devttys0's excellent BPF video with the "gimmick" cap
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sq8Cvju2Oo
Here's an example of a double tuned BPF calculator
https://www.changpuak.ch/electronics/Direct-Coupled-Resonator-Bandpass.php
Resonance calculator
https://www.daycounter.com/Calculators/LC-Resonance-Calculator.phtml
Toroids.info with the T37-0
https://toroids.info/T37-0.php
0:00 Intro
1:09 Modelling the BPF in LTSpice
2:09 Resonance Calculator
3:58 BPF in AC analysis
4:38 Undercoupling and overcoupling
6:29 Using toroids.info to build the inductor
7:47 First look on the spectrum analyzer - band pass frequency too low
11:07 Changed the resonator turns - second look
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VowKRMcVrFk
In this video I build a simple SDR receiver using the ESP32-A1S and Arduino Audio Tools (https://github.com/pschatzmann/arduino-audio-tools)
Here's the github repo containing all the code and schematics:
https://github.com/thaaraak/ESP32-A1S-Tayloe
Here's my previous videos on the Tayloe detector board
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7t8avIT31Mo&t=146s
Here's the kicad files for the boards
https://github.com/thaaraak/Tayloe-Mixer-v2
Here's my previous video on the si5351
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cb1LLoeT-Y
Here's my fork for the si5351 and LiquidCrystal libraries
https://github.com/thaaraak/Si5351Arduino
https://github.com/thaaraak/LiquidCrystal_I2C
Just download the Bounce2 and Encoder libraries using the Library Manager - I didn't modify those
0:00 Intro (sorry for all the banging...)
0:36 Block diagram walkthrough - Tayloe Detector
1:55 Block diagram walkthrough - ESP32 Processing
4:44 Using the si5351 with code example
6:53 si5351 in action
8:07 Audio Phase Shifting
10:32 Demo of what happens with too many taps
11:43 Schematic walkthrough of the Radio
14:36 Walkthrough of Radio components
15:48 Radio with injected RF at -70 dBm
17:15 Looking at the sideband suppression on the oscilloscope
18:55 Walkthrough of the Radio.ino code
24:30 Finally on the air...
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prCrbD4T6I4
This is part two of the amplifier build I started in this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4Vtk0D06S8
In this video I build up the power supply as well as the first stage of the amplifier.
0:00 Power Supply and Regulator schematic
1:14 A quick note on the SMD components
2:42 Power supply installed and tested
3:44 IRF530 Gate bias circuitry
4:11 Quick note on the SMD diodes
4:32 Bias circuitry installed and tested
6:10 First stage circuit
6:56 Overview of first stage on the board
8:01 A note on winding binocular cores
8:35 T1 Wound and installed
9:13 First stage ready to test
10:02 Waveform at base on oscilloscope
10:36 Waveform at collector on oscilloscope
11:27 Waveform after T1 on oscilloscope - and wrapup
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DepM3m3cb1Y
Thought I'd post a quick channel update. I will be moving to New Hampshire from Texas and I will be taking a break as I move and get the new home setup. I'll certainly be around for any questions and comments and hope to get back in action June timeframe.
Thank you all for the subscriptions, comments and likes and hope to see you all again soon!
Regards
ian
NA5Y
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6l2tI4ssgU