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Ensemble RX LF/HF kit - Software Defined Radio
The club has agreed to work on this kit as a club project with some members interested the receiver and some in the transceiver. Here are some reference links or information:
August 2011 Meeting -- Ensemble II: Tips and Lessons Learned
The January 2011 QST (pg. 32) has an article on SMT, reflow soldering by Jim, VE5FP.
Builder Information - Transceiver
Freeware Software Defined Radio program
Picture of board provided by Bill, NØCU see note from Bill, NØCU
Softrock Transformers 1, provided by Bill, NØCU
Desoldering SMT (online article)
Please note: if you saved and are using the SMT picture provided by Larry, KØNA, as your guide for doing your SMT, the U11 dual op amp 6231 should be 180 ° from Larry's picture. Please see Builder's notes for placement.
More information to follow.
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We have worked on the SW40+ Transceiver as a Club project. It was a great hands-on project to review the theory as well as the working aspects of ham radio. Here are links to documents and websites that will help you better understand how the SW-40+ works.
So You Want To Be a Builder, Huh?
Elmer 102: The Wilderness Sierra
Lesson 1 (ppt -122k) Lesson 1 (pdf - 76k)
Lesson 2 (ppt - 207k) Lesson 2 (pdf - 87kl)
Lesson 3 (ppt - 174k) Lesson 3 (pdf - 90k)
Lesson 4 (ppt - 208k) Lesson 4 (pdf - 200k)
Lesson 5 (ppt - 163k) Lesson 5 (pdf - 206k)
Lesson 6 (ppt - 134k) Lesson 6 (pdf - 90k)