SCATTERPOINT – 2006 An Amateur Radio Publication for the Microwave Enthusiast JANUARY Automatic beacon monitoring Getting Toshiba 3.4GHz SSPAs on the Air FT736 microwave transverter switching RF Connector refreshers Farewell to EI2AK and G8JMG New World 134GHz records First GW to LX on 3cm FEBRUARY 96MHz Direct Frequency Synthesis source Digimodes at Microwave Frequencies Optical Alignment of Dish antennas Compact 5.7GHz Transverter Workbench Aid and SMT Soldering FT290R Switching Voltage notes Microwaver Joel W5ZN becomes ARRL President MARCH A Simple Amplified RF Detector Polarisation Tests on 10GHz EME Cheap and Easy Microscope Illuminator The Poundshop Radio a cheap wb IF 10GHz portable Traffic Light RX in 10 minutes! GB3VHF a beacon for the 21st century Improving an old MM 1296MHz transverter Another 134GHz DX record APRIL UK Beacons coordinated review and update GaAsFET preamp bias board 8.4GHz DSN Receiver Simple PIC beacon keyer The First Amateur Laser beacon? Experiences with a Home Station Voyager-1 received by Amateurs Jupiter GPS modules supply source MAY G4JNT GPS Distribution Amplifier 10GHz Filters assessment Microwave Conductive Epoxy Recording and Recognising Firsts UKuG Proceedings and Lapel Badges Bochum EME Tests 24GHz – Good on ya Poms! JUNE An Auto switching 10MHz Oscillator Simple and Cheerful L-Band Synthesiser A GPS Display 24GHz Easy Build Transverter First Microwave Workshop report Portable Internet Access via PAYG GPRS New 5.7GHz EME record JULY / AUGUST New Ofcom Licence benefits microwavers Comb Generator – 1MHz Marker High Performance Dual Mode 10GHz feedhorn First UK 24GHz EME contacts by G4NNS New UK 10GHz DX record Microwaver G3PYB becomes President of BATC 3.4GHz First: GM to OZ SEPTEMBER SWR Correction using Stub Matching Low Power MOSFET Amplifier Modules French amateurs achieve Laser rainscatter QSOs Doug Nasey GW3ATM now SK RSGB Microwave Manager G3PFR retires Beacon Applications resubmitted French Laser communication via rainscatter! OCTOBER FRARS Beginners Workshop success Slovaks make their first lightwave contacts Universal Control Board 12-28V DC-DC Converter Relay Supply Attenuator Checker Contesting in Style M0EYT/P August Lowband Contest Results NOVEMBER / DECEMBER G3PFR and ON4KST receive Special UKuG Awards A Simple RF power Reference Rainscatter in Norway G6JYB becomes new RSGB Microwave Manager EU millimetre band records Denis Bagshaw, G3FNQ, now Silent Key Ofcom confirm permanent UK 75.5-76GHz allocation