SCATTERPOINT – 2017 An Amateur Radio Publication for the Microwave Enthusiast JANUARY UK Beacons and their Licence Renewals SK: Peter Ackley G3LRP GW4DGU ceases 10GHz Transverter Comps 2017 UKuG Microwave Contest Calendar UKuG Contest Overviewr EME2018 FEBRUARY SK: Dave Powis G4HUP Martlesham Round Table and UKuG AGM Using the SDRplay RSP2 above a GHz Towards a Low-Noise 10GHz Oscillator The Accidental 13cm Transverter! 17th Microwave Mtg, Bydgoszcz, Poland MARCH Ofcom News: 5GHz (5725-5850 MHz) Martlesham Round Table: 8 9 April UKuG Notice: 2017 Annual General Meeting 122GHz Receiver and Transmit Source SDR Transceivers new ideas wanted Activity News APRIL AGM Minutes Millimetre Power Measurements at Martlesham Arduinobased PWM modulator for mm-Wave Tx Gigawave Amplifiers getting them going! March 2017 Lowband Contest Results Getting on the air at 10GHz MAY Millimetre Wave Bands and WRC-19 Millimetre Wave Progress and Innovation Improvements to the G4BAO 2.5W 23cm LDMOS Driver More on the Gigawave Amplifiers Small dish feed for 23cm EME First intra-South American EME QSO JUNE Chairman’s thoughts on Hamvention Backscatter RAL RT @ Chilton Village Hall The Coleman Antenna Modifications to 76GHz PWM Tx The Swedish EME conference 2017 JULY Spectrum Matters SK: Philip Bagshaw, G3NEO Modifying a 3.5 GHz Panel Antenna Goonhilly Earth Station Visit GW4DGU 10GHz Offset Dish Feed and BP Filter! Activity: 76 GHz, UK 23cm record AUGUST 2300-2302 MHz Microwave NoV terms update Beacon clearances – FNM, LPC, KEU, KBQ Chairmans thoughts clearing an SK estate Contest Results Scottish Microwave Round Table Crawley Microwave Round Table Program SEPTEMBER Getting going again! Circular waveguide to an offset dish A Simple Wideband Harmonic Downconverter Scatterpoint Distribution Change to Groups.io Crawley Microwave Round Table Report Activity: Mods to an Octagon LNB for 10GHz OCTOBER Chairmans thoughts The RSGB Convention UKuG Report to RSGB Spectrum Forum Scatterpoint Change from Yahoo to Groups.io Directional Coupler Sunwave CP15-0825 EME 2018: Call for Papers Activity: mmWave bands NOVEMBER SK: Brian Pugh G3SMU SG Labs 2.3GHz transverter LO programming Running 28V Latched Relays from a 12V Rail Pulsed Relay Driver for 28V Microwave Relays Phase noise of synthesisers & references Reverse DDS Last time buy DECEMBER Chairmans thoughts Building new kit Reducing Phase Noise on Chinese ADF5355 New Wales Rep Peter Harston GW4JQP Contest Results Lowband Championship 2017 Activity News