| PROCEEDINGS of the 48 th Conference Austin 2014 - K5TRA 297 str. |
| SPIS TREŚCI TABLE OF CONTENTS The Modular Rover — A Van for All Reasons; Rick Rosen, K1DS ............................................ 14 High vs. Low Antennas Revisited; Wayne Overbeck, N6NB .................................................. 20 Driven Elements for Yagi’s; Kent Britain,WA5VJB......................................................... 29 A Common Design for 6M Through 23CM Beacons; Tom Apel, K5TRA ........................................... 30 Simple VHF Contesting; Sandra Estevez, K4SME and Steve Kostro, N2CEI ................................... 35 Contest Computer Logging and Interfacing Experiences; Bob Lear, W4ZST .................................. 40 Si530 and Amateur Radio; Bob Hillard, WA6UFQ ........................................................... 51 Setting Up a Low Cost SMT Rework Station; Brian Straup, N5YC ........................................... 53 F-Region Propagation and the Equatorial Ionospheric Anomaly; Jim Kennedy, K6MIO ........................ 66 Building a VHF/UHF Station; Dick Hanson. K5AND.......................................................... 83 Solid State Kilowatt Amplifiers; Jim Klitzing,W6PQL.................................................... 104 1296 MHz Remote 100W PA and LNA; Tom Apel, K5TRA ...................................................... 130 GaN PAs for 3.4, 5.7 and 10GHz; Charlie Suckling, G3WDG ............................................... 136 SSPA Amplifiers for 6M, 2M, and 432 MHz: Details and Construction; Ed Krome, K9EK ..................... 148 GPS Disciplined Oscillator Utilizing a Modern GPS Module; Jim Summers, KD7F ........................... 153 AircraftScatter Sharp; Roger Rehr, W3SZ ............................................................... 162 Altoids Tin Filters; Paul Wade, W1GHz ................................................................. 192 Simple Cheap MMIC Preamps; Paul Wade, W1GHz ........................................................... 204 Power Line Noise as seen at WA4NJP; Ray Rector, WA4NJP ................................................ 215 Simple Splice for 7/8” Heliax; Ott Fiebel, W4WSR ...................................................... 226 How to Hoist Your Tower and Antenna Array Without Climbing; Ben Lowe, K4QF ............................ 230 AWARDS and CONTESTS John T. Chambers Award ............................................................ 240 Melvin S. Wilson Award ................................................................................ 243 Previous Conference Locations and Society Officers .................................................... 245 CSVHFS “STATES ABOVE” Wrap-up 2013 .................................................................... 252 CSVHFS Reverse VUCC Awards ............................................................................ 253 Spring Sprint 2013 Results ............................................................................ 254 2014 Antenna Range Results .............................................................................257 2014 Noise Figure Results.............................................................................. 258 BEACONS 50 MHz Beacons ........................................................................................ 260 VHF, UHF, and Above Beacons ........................................................................... 268 CSVHF Membership Roster ............................................................................... 274 |