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Making towers

 

Build antennas

 

 

Guy rings

 

 

Rotators

 

Base bearings

 

 

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Hamshack

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FTDX101MP

FT-1000MP MarkV

GU84b Linear

2xBLF188 LDMOS Amp

 

 

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N1MM logging software

 

 Touchscreen rotator control by OH8FTF

 

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Stubs for SO2R

Antennas

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Radio amateur station OH8LQ has four rotating masts, three 42 m high and one 30 m high. The masts can be used together or separately at the same time.

Mast 1

5 el 15 m yagi stack

4 el 10 m yagi

5 el 20 m yagi

2 el shorty 40 m yagi

160 m dipole

 

Mast 2

4 o 4 o 4 10 m yagis

4 o 4 o 4 15 m yagis

4 o 4 o 4 20 m yagis

80 dipole

Mast 3

16 o 16 2 m yagi

6 el 6 m yagi

5 o 5 10 m yagi

5 o 5 15 m yagi

5 o 5 20 m yagi

2 o 2 40 m shorty yagi

 

Mast 4

2 o 2 40 m shorty yagi

2 el 80 m shorty yagi

160 m guy wire slopers

80 m 4 SQ system

LDMOS power switch

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3 kW LDMOS linear amplifier

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3 kW linear amplifier with four ART1K6 LDMOS fets

 

 Circuit boards of the RF part

  

 Drilling holes in copper plate

 Fets soldered in a cooling plate

 

 Two RF modules with a heatsink

 

 

 Each module is tested separately

 

 Four modules with cooling plates and combiner and divider

 

RF amplifier unit and power switches

 

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UI at rear panel

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Simulation vs. real world

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 Diplexer looks good!

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20 m Diplexer

 

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Output without diplexer

 

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With diplexer.... 3rd harmonic -50 dB@ 2 kW...

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Dummy load spectrum

 

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  SWR sensor 

 

9 kW 50 V three-phase power supply

 

Power connectors 

 

 Power switch

 

Control board

 

Arduino controller on board

 

TFT-touchscreen UI

 

 

Power switch V2.0

EMI-filter

TO BE CONTINUE....

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