KL7UW
MICROWAVE STATUS
1296-MHZ STATUS
QRV
STATION CONFIGURATION (Updated Oct. 2023):
(Base Station/Rover)
IC-9700 (9.5w as Rover)
Internal PLL: DF9NP PLL + Bodnar I/F board + External GPS 10-MHz Ref.
PREAMP: WD5AGO NF=0.30 dB, Gain=31.5 dB located at tower base
DRIVER AMP: 1w input/6w ouput
AMPLIFIER: 60w KJ6KKO amp installed at tower base
DRIVE: 6w
ANTENNA: 45-element Loop Yagi, Gain=20 dBi, Vert-Pol
ANTENNA HEIGHT: 40-Feet on tower#2
ROVER ANTENNA: 45-element Loop Yagi
TX LINE LOSS = 1.1 dB
EIRP = 4600W
Go to 1296-MHz Station for more details.
3456-MHZ STATUS
STATION CONFIGURATION:
(Portable/Rover)
KX3
TRANSVERTER: Elecraft KX3-2M (1w)
TRANSVERTER: DEM 3456/144 (40mw) (kit to be built)
Internal PLL: ApolLO-A32 with external OCXO 10-MHz Ref or GPS ref.
PREAMP: None
AMPLIFIER: Toshiba, POWER OUTPUT=50W est.
ANTENNA: DEM 60-cm dish, Gain= 25 dBi
FEED: none
EIRP = 15.8 kW
Go to 3456-MHz Station for more details.
10-GHZ STATUS
QRV (Rover Only)
STATION CONFIGURATION:
(Portable/Rover)
KX3
TRANSVERTER: Elecraft KX3-2M (1w)
DEM Sequencer
TRANSVERTER: DEMI 10368/144 (10mw)
PREAMP: DEMI ULNA-3, NF=1.0 dB, Gain=12 dB (kit to be built)
AMPLIFIER: DEMI 3-3PA, POWER OUTPUT=2.5w Completed April 2017
HORN ANT-1: MA-Com, Gain=17 dBi
HORN ANT-2: Gain=22 dBi
ANTENNA: DSS 18-inch offset-feed dish, Gain= 32.5 dBi
FEED: W1GHZ dual-band horn
EIRP = 4400 W
Go to 10-GHz Station for more details.
24-GHZ STATUS
future construction
STATION CONFIGURATION:
(Portable/Rover)
KX3
TRANSVERTER: Elecraft KX3-2M (3w)
DEM Sequencer
1ST IF: TRANSVERTER: DEM 3456/144 (kit to be built)
LO CHAIN: ApolLO-A32 PLL + 9X MULT + 10,368-MHz Buffer AMP, OUTPUT=15 dBm
DUAL X2 HARMONIC MIXERS to W/G FILTER
POWER OUTPUT=10 mW
FEED: W1GHZ dual-band horn
ANTENNA: DSS 18-inch offset-feed dish, Gain= 38.6 dBi
EIRP = 72.4 W
Go to 24-GHz Station for more details.
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