Tag: ATV

DVB-S with ADALM PLUTO SDR

B5 picture using 0 dBm over 30km+ distance

Peter (PA3PM) started to do some experiments with the ADALM SDR. This type of SDR is available for about $100 and capable of transmitting and receiving – even full-duplex – between 70 MHz and 6 GHz with a bandwidth up to 56 MHz. It’s capable to make DVB-S (and DVB-T) transmissions out of the box. …

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ATV station for 5700 MHz (6cm)

The new ATV station for 6cm consists of: 23cm UniTX transmitter for 1400 MHz uplink DG0VE Frequency multiplier DG0VE amplifier: 60 mWatt > 600 mWatt Final amplifier: 150 mWatt > 14 Watt SMA coax relay to switch between TX and RX RX converter 5,7 -> 1,0 GHz with pre-amp Some sensors for temperature, fan control, …

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New antenna for PI6ATS

PI6ATS, a locat ATV repeater, has a new VHF-antenne. The operators used an old indoor horizontal loop / halo antenna for audio reception on 144.7625 MHz. This wasn’t the best situation, since many people had a way stronger signal on 13cm then on VHF, if the repeater could receive a signal (1750 HZ tone) at …

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