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Making a 10W "QRP" ish linear
14 February 2020 at 09:54
I've started to design some software that will control a low power linear amplifier.
I plan to use the 10W Amp from QRPLabs as the main component - I can't make one for the price they sell these kits, so thats on order.
In the meantime, I've been designing some software to control the output switching, and calculate the forward and reflected power and SWR:
Initial software design is included for the STM32 "blue pill" baord.
The software can be downloaded here.
The pinoput for the STM32 board is here.
The schematic for the RF sence using AD8307 is here.
You can purchase a STM32 board here.
The TFT display with touchscreen functionality is here:
More to follow on this topic.
Here's part 2 where I look at the Low Pass Filters and the Log Amps to take accurate power readings in software:
The simple software based sequencer software is here.
The schematic for the transistor switches I used in the sequencer is here.
The wiring layout for the STM32 is here.
The AD8307 schematic is here.
I plan to use the 10W Amp from QRPLabs as the main component - I can't make one for the price they sell these kits, so thats on order.
In the meantime, I've been designing some software to control the output switching, and calculate the forward and reflected power and SWR:
Initial software design is included for the STM32 "blue pill" baord.
The software can be downloaded here.
The pinoput for the STM32 board is here.
The schematic for the RF sence using AD8307 is here.
You can purchase a STM32 board here.
The TFT display with touchscreen functionality is here:
More to follow on this topic.
Here's part 2 where I look at the Low Pass Filters and the Log Amps to take accurate power readings in software:
The finsl control software is here.
The simple software based sequencer software is here.
The schematic for the transistor switches I used in the sequencer is here.
The wiring layout for the STM32 is here.
The AD8307 schematic is here.
