SCATTERPOINT – 2012 An Amateur Radio Publication for the Microwave Enthusiast JANUARY UKuG Capital Projects 10 MHz Filter for GPS Reference Alignment of multi-resonator filters 2012 Contest Rules & Calendar 24GHz Band x2 100mW Multipliers 70MHz TTL Frequency Counter FEBRUARY 10 & 24GHz Eyal GaI units 23cm band PCB antennas Walter Arnold M0YCN SK EME2012 Cambridge Registration The UKAC M5 rule One year on Heelweg 2012 report MARCH Martlesham Roundtable Programme BATC ATV Convention and 2012 BGM Implementing your 23cm EME Station 10 & 24GHz Eyal Gal Modules Update UKAC M5 Rule – Result of the Poll Microwave Field Day APRIL Bob Waters G1SMI SK Mull DxPedition 2012 PSU and sequencer for GaAs PA 10 GHz JT65 for contest DX March 2012 Lowband Contest Results SHF Guernsey MAY Martlesham Roundtable Report 625nm (red) Optical Transceiver Rotating Beacon for Detecting Rain Scatter ON0EME Moon beacon King Island 10 and 24 GHz DXpedition Nanowaves contact on 400nm Ultraviolet JUNE/JULY SKs Joel F6FHP, Ed WA3BZT, Terry G8DKS MMRT Noise Figure Results If Motoring journalists wrote radio blogs RG213 and RG214 Cable loss Finningley 2012 Report April & June Lowband Contest Results AUGUST/SEPTEMBER EME 2012 News & Report Andorra: SHF Activity June 1525 Solving the Pin-Zero problem 10GHz Transverter Modules Overview Transverter Control & Switching Module 10GHz UK Distance Record OCTOBER RSGB Convention Crawley Microwave Roundtable Nanowaves – Progress at UltraViolet SDR microwave beacon monitoring An Amazing 10GHz QSO Weak signal source for 3.4GHz NOVEMBER Scottish Roundtable report Phlatlight LED driver for optical comms First picture from FITSAT-1 on 5840MHz Simple 47GHz transverter Microwave Field Day results 24/47/76GHz Trophy 2012 DECEMBER Sam G4DDK retires as RadCom Columnist SK: John R Eaton GM4LBV ARRL UHF/Microwave Band Plan input New GW4DGU component website Nanowave Communication Techniques UK Microwave Group Contests in 2013