‰ NOW 35 WPM ‰ THE MICROT2 A COMPACT SINGLE BAND SSB TRANSMITTER KK7B OFFERS A TRANSMITTER TO GO WITH HIS SINGLE SIGNAL SSB/CW RECEIVER FEATURED IN OCTOBER QST. RICK CAMPBELL, KK7B OCTOBER QST PRESENTED A BASIC SINGLE BAND, SINGLE SIGNAL RECEIVER THAT MAY BE USED AS A COMPANION TO AN INDEPENDENT CW OR SSB TRANSMITTER. HERE IS A SIMPLE SSB TRANSMITTER THAT GENERATES A HIGH QUALITY USB OR LSB SIGNAL ON ANY SINGLE BAND FROM 1R8 MHZ O 50 MHZ. THE BASIC RADIO STATION SHOWN IN FIGURE 1 HAS A RECEIVER, TRANSMITTER EXCITER PLUS AMPLIFIER, ANTENNA, BATTERIES AND ASSORTED WIRES AND SWITCHES. IN OCTOBER WE PRESENTED ONE APPROACH TO A SIMPLE, INDEPENDENT RECEIVER. APRIL 2006 QST FEATURED THE MKII, A SINGLE BAND CW TRANSMITTER. THOSE TWO PIECES MAKE A VERY CAPABLE CW STATION. ON THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF VOICE RADIO, ITS APPROPRIATE TO THINK ABOUT A STATION WITH A MICROPHONE. WHILE IT IS A BIT MORE INVOLVED TO GENERATE AN SSB SIGNAL, WE GREATLY SIMPLIFY THE TASK IF ALL THE NECESSARY CIRCUITRY IS ON A SINGLE PC BOARD EXCITER MODULE. ONCE WE HAVE A HIGH QUALITY LOW LEVEL SSB SIGNAL, A 5 OR 500 W SSB TRANSMITTER IS AS EASY TO BUILD AS A 5 OR 500 W CW TRANSMITTER. GROWING ‰ FROM PAGE 92 ‰ 57 2 1 114 IL AB4VF 28 2 1 112 NFL N4ES 28 2 1 112 WCF KD7WTO 55 2 1 110 MT KA5YOM 30 2 2 110 OK KR1ST 30 2 1 110 SC AE6IC 29 2 1 108 SDG AC7CJ 29 2 1 108 EWA N2XI 27 2 1 108 ENY KD7YVV 28 2 1 106 WWA KB5EKX 53 2 1 106 AR ‰ END OF 35 WPM TEXT ‰ QST DE W1AW ƒ