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NOT MERELY ADEQUATE FOR THE HF AMATEUR BANDS IT IS EXCEPTIONAL.  RF
CIRCUITRY FREQUENCY GENERATOR THE FREQUENCY GENERATOR CONSISTS OF A VXO,
BUFFER AMPLIFIER AND QUADRATURE HYBRID.  IT HAS A LOT OF PARTS THREE
TRANSISTORS A VOLTAGE REGULATOR IC, A ZE
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KS VE4LR 35 2 1 70 MB N0EID 34 2 1 70 MO KD5VHX 10 2 1 70 MS WA2BKN 35 2 1

THE AMATEUR RADIO STATION PIECE BY PIECE IN 1960, MOST RADIO AMATEURS
STARTED BY LISTENING TO A SHORTWAVE RECEIVER.  THE LICENSING PROCESS
FOCUSED ON ACQUIRING KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE NEEDED TO BUILD, MAINTAIN,
AND OPERATE TRANSMITTERS USING LETHAL VOLTAGES AND RADIATING SIGNALS THAT
COULD BE HEARD AROUND THE WORLD.  A RECEIVER IS YOUR EARS, A TRANSMITTER IS
YOUR MOUTH, AND ITS PURE COMMON SENSE THAT YOUR MOUTH WILL GET YOU IN
TROUBLE MUCH FASTER THAN YOUR EARS.  BY TREATING THE RECEIVER AND
TRANSMITTER AS SEPARATE BOXES, WE RECAPTURE THE FUN OF BUILDING UP A
STATION BY SELECTING AND PERHAPS BUILDING THE RECEIVER, SELECTING AND
PERHAPS BUILDING A TRANSMITTER, STRINGING UP AN ANTENNA, INTERCONNECTING
EVERYTHING, AND THEN PUTTING A NEW STATION ON THE AIR THAT IS AS UNIQUE AND
PERSONAL AS OUR CALL SIGN.  THEN WE MAKE IMPROVEMENTS IN SMALL STEPS AS OUR
UNDERSTANDING, FINANCES, AND FLEA MARKET ACQUISITIONS PERMIT.  I APPROACH
RECEIVER AND TRANSMITTER DESIGN VERY DIFFERENTLY.  AN ANTENNA COLLECTS A
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AB8IR 52 2 1 104 WV KB9JLF 25 2 1 100 IN W4OGG 50 2 1 100 TN K3RMB 25 2 1
100 WPA WG1Z 24 2 1 98 EMA KV8Z 17 2 1 96 MI K0RFH 48 2 1 96 IA N6MIP 22 2
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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
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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
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