SCATTERPOINT – 2013 An Amateur Radio Publication for the Microwave Enthusiast JANUARY UKuG Chip Bank Homebrew Yagi for 13cm 2.5W LDMOS Driver for 1.3GHz Martlesham Roundtable and UKuG AGM 2013 UKuG Contests USA-Japan 24 GHz EME first contact FEBRUARY Heelweg 2013 Report Filter bodging at 6cm TV LNB for 10GHz Quick 10GHz evanescent filter Confessions of a nanowaver AGM Calling Notice MARCH 2.5W Amp addendum SK: Pat Hawker G3VA, Russ Stewart G4PBP Modifying the 2.1GHz ILAM SSPA for 2320MHz Modifying surplus 13cm linear amps Codgers are 6! Nov-2012 Lowband Results APRIL SK: E.Brooks Shera, W5OJM 13cm beacon GB3ZME Modifying Andrews 13cms Amplifiers: 1 EME2014 Pleumeur-Bodou update 24GHz VK-OK EME QSO World Record Martlesham Roundtable programme MAY UKuG 2013 AGM Report Martlesham Roundtable Report LMX2541 Fractional-N Synthesiser PCB Modifying Andrews 13cms Amplifiers: 2 RAL 2013 Details Seigy 2013 VHF-microwave event JUNE Errata: 2.5W LDMOS Driver & Andrews Amp 2013 Swedish EME meeting at Örebro UKuG member’s loan equipment Dayton Hamvention visit Martlesham Noise Figure Results RAL Round Table 2013 Report JULY Ofcom 2.3/3.4GHz PSSR Consultation As easy as A,B,C,D: Using KST2ME 76GHz Operating Reports Dishy pictures Friedrichschafen – three men in a boat! Contest Results AUGUST Surreal Dorset-Jersey 10GHz QSO Brian Justin, WA1ZMS/4 Technical Award DXpedition to Cap Corse Microwave Update call Crawley Microwave Roundtable Programme Antenna range tests: Finningley July 2013 SEPTEMBER LMX2541 Fractional-N Synthesiser PCB SMA Wrenches LTC6946 Synthesizer Effect of feed blockage on a small EME system ACMY-1228H Mixers Tests on a DATV LNB for 10GHz narrowband OCTOBER 76GHz 102km Distance Record A 76GHz Transverter – Roger Ray G8CUB Crawley RT G3VVB Trophy SDR microwave beacon monitoring The RAGazine SK: Bob Short G3GNR NOVEMBER / DECEMBER UKuG Report to RSGB Spectrum Forum Visit to Microwave Update 2013 OZ7IGY Next Generation Beacons platform Scottish Microwave Roundtable Notes 130km QSO on the 122 GHz band EME2014 Outline Programme