Presentations by Meeting



February 2024

2024 Feb 3 meeting Agenda.pdf   NTMS (pdf)

2024 Feb 3 NTMS - Recap of Cowtown Hamfest.pdf   Jim McMasters KM5PO (pdf)

Sun_Noise Measurements_FEB_2024.pdf   Al Ward W5LUA (pdf)

K0PRT_1296_QSO.pdf   Al Ward W5LUA (pdf)

AA5AM-2024-events.pdf   Scott Armstrong AA5AM (pdf)


January 2024 - Cowtown Hamfest

Cowtown Hamfest agenda.pdf   NTMS (pdf)

Microwaves are Easy - WA5VJB   Kent Britain WA5VJB (pdf)

Cowtown Hamfest WA5YWC_HC_2007_How_to_setup_transverter.pdf   Bob Gormley (SK) WA5YWC (pdf)

Jan 19-20 2024_Cowtown Hamfest_using_a_breadboard_to_test_a_project.pdf   Jim KM5PO (pdf)

Jan 19-20 2024_Cowtown Hamfest_How_to_solder_SMD.pdf   Jim KM5PO (pdf)

Transverter signs.pdf   Jim KM5PO (pdf)

Parabola_offset_feed_calculator.pdf   Jim KM5PO (pdf)



December 2023

2023 Dec 9 NTMS meeting Agenda   NTMS (pdf)

WAS #1 33cm - W5LUA   Al Ward W5LUA (pdf)

Leo Bodnar GPSDO Information for NTMS   Al Ward W5LUA (pdf)

Packaging a 24GHz Wavelab transverter unit - AA5C   Greg AA5C (pdf)

5 watt 24 GHz amp donated to NTMS   Jim KM5PO (pdf)

Bob Stricklin Ranch NTMS gathering review   Jim KM5PO (pdf)

A year of rovering in 2023   Jim KM5PO/Paul KI5EMN (pdf)



October 2023 - Bob Stricklin's Ranch

Impedance Matching Techniques.pdf   Jose Martinez KG5YQO (pdf) 2891 KB

NTMS_GOLF_Microwave.pdf   Zach Metzinger N0ZGO (pdf) 1140 KB

2023 Oct 14 Stricklin Ranch Agenda.pdf   NTMS (pdf) 82 KB


October 2023 - MARC

AA5C Greg McIntire Presentation to MARC   By Greg McIntire October 10, 2023


September 2023 - Richardson Wireless Klub

W5LUA Al Ward Presentation at Richardson Wireless Klub 9-11-23    By Al Ward W5LUA September 11, 2023


July 2023 - CSVHF Society

Central States VHF Society Conference, North Little Rock, AR, July 2023

902 MHz and 432 MHz Patch Feeds    (Al Ward W5LUA)

Noise figure measurements made at CSVHFS Conference 2023   Testing by: W5LUA, K8ZR, N7GP - Equipment supplied by Keysite & W5LUA


July 2023

2023 July 1 meeting Agenda.pdf   NTMS (pdf) 130 KB

2023 July 1 LDO noise effects - part 1.pdf   Jim McMasters KM5PO (pdf) 3471 KB

Evolution Of My Rover Station - WB8LYJ.pdf   Jeff WB8LYJ (pdf) 48355 KB

NTMS July 1 2023 meeting - N5BRG Projects.pdf   Bob N5BRG (pdf) 5374 KB

2023 July KM5PO Wavelab 24 GHz update.pdf   Jim KM5PO (pdf) 747 KB

Wavelab 24 GHz project - Presentation for 50 MHz & Up Group - Bay Area, California 6-5-23   Jim KM5PO (pdf) 5178 KB

 

May 2023

2023 May 6th meeting Agenda.pdf   NTMS (pdf) 130 KB

2023 May Wavelab 24 GHz optimization - part 1   Jim McMasters KM5PO (pdf) 1147 KB

Urban 10GHz DXing.pdf   Chris Cox N0UK (pdf) 1059 KB

Urban 10GHz DXing.pptx power point with embedded video and audio   Chris Cox N0UK (pptx) 47496 KB

Gedas W8BYA - How to make rainscatter contacts youtube video   :

N5BRG - Soldering Equipment and Technique.pdf   Bob Stricklin N5BRG (pdf) 1084 KB

 

April 2023

2023 April 8 meeting Agenda.pdf   NTMS (pdf) 110 KB

2023 April 8 meeting Microwave Activity Day - March 18 report.pdf   NTMS (pdf) 907 KB

AA5AM-432 EME.pdf   AA5AM (pdf) 445 KB

2023 April KM5PO 47 GHz rover build.pdf   KM5PO (pdf) 705 KB

2023 April KM5PO Using a TinyPFA for phase-frequency analysis-Part 1.pdf   KM5PO (pdf) 932 KB

 

February 2023

Link to powerpoint (with video) for AD7OI_North Texas Microwave Society Presentation   Kevin Jacobson AD7OI (powerpoint) 2.2 GB

AD7OI_North Texas Microwave Society Presentation_2022_Full.pdf   Kevin Jacobson AD7OI (pdf) 8.0 MB

NTMS WSS Presentation_20221210.pdf   Paul Sarver KI5EMN (pdf) 1.4 MB

2023 February KM5PO Wavelab 23 GHz module and PA0HME add on board.ppt   Jim McMasters KM5PO (ppt/powerpoint with videos) 33.4 MB

2023 February KM5PO Wavelab 23 GHz module and PA0HME add on board.zip   Jim McMasters KM5PO (zip/powerpoint with videos) 32.6 MB

2023 February KM5PO Wavelab 23 GHz module and PA0HME add on board.pdf   Jim McMasters KM5PO (pdf) 4.2 MB

2023 February meeting Agenda.pdf   Jim McMasters KM5PO (pdf) .1 MB

 

January 2023

Jan 21 2023_Cowtown Hamfest.pdf   Jim McMasters KM5PO (pdf) 4.5 MB

 

December 2022

Arduino controlled DigiLO - WSS.pdf   Paul Sarver KI5EMN (pdf) 3.3 MB

2022 KM5PO Wavelab 23 GHz module and PA0HME add on board.pdf  Jim McMasters KM5PO (pdf) 2.9 MB

December 2022 Letter  Al Ward W5LUA (pdf) 41kb

 

November 2022

47GHz XVTR.pdf   Al W5LUA (pdf) 4.2 MB

2022 KM5PO 24 GHz shakedown and location checkout Oct 30, 2022.pdf  Jim McMasters KM5PO (pdf) 4.2 MB

Meeting Slides  Al W5LUA (pdf) 406 kB

 

October 2022

2022 10 GHZ and Up Results Brad WQ5S (pdf) 1.4 MB

2022 10 GHZ and Up_2nd weekend rove result KI5EMN-KM5PO.pdf  Jim McMasters KM5PO (pdf) 2.5 MB

NTMS Beacon Control System.pdf  John Schroeder K5ZMJ (pdf) 3.0 MB

Meeting Slides  Al W5LUA (pdf) 108 kB

September 2022

2022 10 GHZ and up 1st Week WQ5S Rover Brad WQ5S (pdf) 4.6 MB

2022 10 GHZ and Up 2nd weekend rove KI5EMN-KM5PO  Jim McMasters KM5PO (pdf) 2.8 MB

Meeting Slides  Al W5LUA (pdf) 127 kB

August 2022

10GHZ Transverter Update Dave N5RJX (pdf) 62 kB

2021 10 GHZ and up WQ5S Rover Brad WQ5S (pdf) 11.9 MB

10 GHz and Up Rove Plan  Brad WQ5S (pdf) 20.4 kB` (Includes Time est and stop locations)

2022 10 GHz and Up Rover  Jim McMasters KM5PO (pdf) 1.2 MB

Beacon Control  Wes WA5TKU (pdf) 2.4 MB

SARA Coference  Bob N5BRG (pdf) 1.2 MB

July (No Meeting) 2022

June 2022

24 GHz G4FRE (pdf) 1.0 MB

NTMS June 2022 Meeting Agenda Al Ward W5LUA (pdf) 0.5 MB

Texas Weather Box Jim KM5PO (pdf) 1.9 MB

Several Interesting Projects Bob Stricklin N5BRG (pdf) 4.8 MB

May 2022

Meeting Agenda May 7, 2022 Al Ward W5LUA (pdf) 0.1 MB

122 GHz Weather Box KM5PO and KI5EMN (pdf) 3.3 MB

An Inexpensive Interdigital Filter for 3400 MHz Keith Berglund WB5ZDP (ppt) 2.2 MB

Using Sun Noise To Evaluate System Performance Barry Malowanchuk VE4MA (pdf) 4.7 MB

April 2022

Meeting Agenda April 2, 2022 Al Ward W5LUA (pdf) 0.3 MB

122 GHz Update KM5PO and KI5EMN (pdf) 1.2 MB

March 2022

222 MHz Transverter Greg McIntire AA5C (pdf) 1.1 MB

Low Cost 10 MHz Reference Greg McIntire AA5C (pdf) 0.2 MB

122 GHz Field Tests Jan 30, 2022 Jim McMasters KM5PO (pdf) 2.7 MB

Meeting Agenda February 5, 2022 Al Ward W5LUA (pdf) 0.4 MB

February 2022

Moonbounce Basics Al Ward W5LUA (pdf) 6.3 MB

January (No Meeting) 2022

December 2021

122 GHz Progress using VK3CV Transceiver Jim McMasters KM5PO (pdf) 2.5 MB

November 2021

Building A 24GHz Transverter From Surplus Components Al Ward W5LUA (pdf) 1.7 MB

W5LUA and AA5AM 47 GHz Propagation Tests Al Ward W5LUA and Scott Armstrong AA5AM (pdf) 1.8 MB

October 2021

10GHz And Up WQ5S Rover Brad Fuller WQ5S (ppt) 20.0 MB

10GHz HB100 Microwave Doppler Radar Sensor Bob Stricklin N5BRG (pdf) 3.6 MB

Vice President's Notes Oct 2021 Al Ward W5LUA (pdf) 0.84 MB

September 2021 (No Meeting)

August 2021

KB7Q 23cm Magical Mystery Tour  Gene Shea KB7Q (pdf) 9.1 MB

July 2021 No Meeting

June 2021

Aircraft Scatter Presentation June 2021 Roger Rehr W3SZ (pdf) 6.0 MB

AircraftScatterSharp - An Aircraft Scatter Assistance Program Roger Rehr W3SZ (pdf) 1.6 MB

Aircraft Scatter on VHF, UHF, and Microwave Frequencies Roger Rehr W3SZ (pdf) 2.4 MB

Octopak Analysis 78 GHz Al Ward W5LUA (pdf) 2.0 MB

May 2021

A General Purpose Local Oscillator Russell W5RUS (ppt) 5.2 MB

Nano VNA VPlus4 Al W5LUA (pdf) 3.5 MB

Steps To The Moon May 2021 Dave N5RJX (pdf) 1.1 MB

April 2021

FCC Update on 9 cm Al W5LUA (pptx) 0.08 MB

Steps Towards The Moon April 2021 Dave N5RJX (pdf) 0.6 MB

In the Pursuit of DX on 47 & 76 GHz from the Flatlands of the Midwest Tony Emanuele K8ZR (pdf) 4.4 MB

Collins Radio Club EME Presentation by Al Ward W5LUA March 2021

Collins Radio Club Moonbounce Basics Al W5LUA (pdf) 6.0 MB

March 2021

Desert Beacon Update Al W5LUA (pptx) 11.6 MB

NTMS Sprint Operating Event Al Ward W5LUA (pptx) 88 kB

Steps Towards The Moon March 2021 >Dave McCoy N5RJX (pdf) 0.6 MB

February 2021

5.76 GHz Flyswatter Antenna Al W5LUA (pptx) 6.9 MB

47GHz TWT Power Supply Al Ward W5LUA (pptx) 4.2 MB

January 2021 (No Meeting)

December 2020

Recent Projects, Langstone Update Dave Robinson G4FRE (pdf) 2.0 MB

Steps Towards the Moon: Raspberry PI, AzEl Drive, Trailer Dave McCoy N5RJX (pdf) 0.5 MB

November 2020

The Langstone Narrow Band Transceiver Project Dave Robinson G4FRE (pdf) 2.1 MB

October 2020

Conquering Lake Lavon on 122 GHz Al W5LUA & Scott AA5AM (pdf) 4.2 MB

10 GHz Transverter Experiences Dave McCoy N5RJX (pdf) 0.8 MB

September 2020

W5LUA 3500MHz FCC Update Al Ward W5LUA (pdf) 0.4 MB

K0SM Rainscatter Service Al Ward W5LUA (pdf) 1.0 MB

July 2020

122 GHz Update - VK3CV Transceiver Al Ward W5LUA (pdf) 2.0 MB

June 2020

Introduction to Microcontrollers Zach Metzinger N0ZGO (pdf) 1.0 MB

1296 MHz Amplifier Greg McIntire AA5C (ppt) 1.1 MB

FTDI vs Prolific USB Serial Adapters Wes Atchison WA5TKU (ppt) 0.4 MB

May 2020

Amateur Satellites and Introduction To Operations Tom Schuessler N5HYP (pdf) 7.9 MB

AMSAT Microwave Developments Jerry Buxton N0JY (pdf) 3.7 MB

DB6NT 122 GHz Mixer Al Ward W5LUA (pdf) 3.7 MB

W5LUA 122 GHz Update Al Ward W5LUA (pdf) 0.6 MB

NanoVNA Version 2 Greg McIntire AA5C (ppt) 0.4 MB

April 2020

Arduino Microcontrollers Greg McIntire AA5C (pptx) 1.1 MB

March 2020

122 GHz Update Al Ward W5LUA (pptx)

47 GHz Tests Al Ward W5LUA (pptx)

78 GHz on Lake Erie Al Ward W5LUA (pptx)

Adapting Commercial Oscillators Bob Stricklin N5BRG (pdf)

Meeting Agenda and Club Information Greg McIntire AA5C (pptx)

Oscillators Chuck Clark AF8Z (pptx)

February 2020

902 MHz LDMOS Module Greg McIntire AA5C (pptx) 8.5 MB

NEC MA 1279 Greg McIntire AA5C (ppt) 7.7 MB

January 2020

Cost Effective Functional Modules Mike Watts WY6K (ppt) 25 MB

GNU Radio Cowtown Hamfest Bob Stricklin N5BRG (pdf) 4.0 MB

December 2019

122 GHz Transverter Bob Stricklin N5BRG (pdf) 14.0 MB

Keysight FieldFox Testing Bob Stricklin N5BRG (pdf) 0.3 MB

November 2019

Microwave IC and Cheap Radio Telescope Bob Stricklin N5BRG (pdf) 13.4 MB

WQ5S/R 2019 10 GHz and Up 2nd Weekend Results Brad Fuller WQ5S (pdf) 816 kB

Universal Feed Mount for Offset Dishes Scott Armstrong AA5AM (pdf) 262 KB

General NTMS Meeting Presentation Al Ward W5LUA (pdf) 1.1 MB

Using the FT-817 on FT8 Roger Dillon N5PGH (pdf) 484 KB

August 2019

Club Information, Contests, Microwave Update Al Ward W5LUA (pdf) 1.9 MB

June 2019 HamCom Meeting

NTMS Introduction Al Ward W5LUA (pdf) 6.6 MB

May 2019

FT4 - Digital Contesting Scott Armstrong AA5AM (pdf) 0.6 MB

April 2019

Meeting Program, FT8 Activity, MUD Al Ward W5LUA (pdf) 0.7 MB

GPS PC Time Sync Roger N5PGH (pdf) 0.8 MB

Arizona Expedition 207 km on 78 Ghz Al Ward W5LUA (pdf) 5.3 MB

Millimeter Wave Mixer Diodes Chuck Clark AF8Z (pdf) 3.3 MB

March 2019

Transmitter ALC: Is it a Lost Cause? Chuck Clark AF8Z (pdf) 0.4 MB

VK7ZBX 3 cm EME with a 2 ft Dish Al Ward W5LUA (pdf) 1.8 MB

Interfacing Radios and Computers Lilburn Smith W5KQJ (pdf) 1.2 MB

March Meeting: MUD News, Activity Nights, Yearly Schedule Al Ward W5LUA (pdf) 0.2 MB

ZL2BKC PLLs Al Ward W5LUA (pdf) 1.2 MB

February 2019

Building A Waveguide To Coax Transition Bob Striklin N5RG (pdf) 1.2 MB

WSJTX_v2_Whats_New_FT8 Wes Atchison WA5TKU (pdf) 5.5 MB

January 2019

NTMS Club Overview Al Ward W5LUA (pdf) 4.7MB

SDR_and_GNU_Radio_for_Microwave Bob Stricklin N5BRG (pdf) 2.6MB

November 2018

Agenda, 10 Ghz Filters, AA5C Amplifier, ARRL Contest 10 GHz

2018 Central States VHF Society Presentation, Wichita, KS

Portable 3 cm EME with a 1 meter Offset Fed Dish Al Ward W5LUA(pdf) 7.5 MB

April 2018 NTMS and Roadrunner Meeting at the Belton Hamfest, April 7, 2018

Joint Meeting NTMS/Roadrunner ARC Belton, TX 2018 Bob Stricklin N5BRG(pdf) 0.5 MB

February 2018

NTMS Feb Meeting Highlights Bob Stricklin N5BRG(pdf) 200 KB

47 GHz Transverter Greg McIntire AA5C (pdf) 0.4 MB

Analog Devices SDR and More Bob Stricklin N5BRG(pdf) 200 KB

Modern Voltage Regulators Chuck Clark(pdf) 800 KB

January 2018

Cowtown Hamfest Presentation Bob Stricklin N5BRG(pdf) 5.0 MB

December 2017

Electromagnetic Radiation Safety James Hudson WA5JAT(pdf) 0.50 MB

September 2017

2017 ARRL 10 GHz and Above Contest Bob Gormley WA5YWC(pdf) 1.0 MB

10 GHz and Above Activity in the DFW area in August 2017 Al Ward W5LUA (pdf) 0.5 MB

ADF4351 and ADF5355 Update Greg McIntire AA5C (pdf) 1.0 MB

May 2017

Arduino ADF4351 Update Greg McIntire AA5C (pdf) 1.0 MB

ADF4351 Phase Noise Results Al Ward W5LUA (pdf) 1.4 MB

DB6NT MKU 8 13 PLL Al Ward W5LUA (pdf) 0.8 MB

Thoughts on a NTMS 5.7 GHz to 10 GHz Repeater John Schroeder K5ZMJ (pdf) 0.4 MB

April 2017

Arduino Uno & DDS-60 WSPR/QRSS Controller Greg McIntire AA5C (pdf) 0.5 MB

An Arduino Controlled 35 MHz to 4.4 GHz Signal Generator Greg McIntire AA5C (pdf) 3.2 MB

An Arduino Controlled 1 Hz to 60 MHz Signal Generator Greg McIntire AA5C (pdf) 1.0 MB

March 2017

More Recent Projects Dave Robinson G4FRE (pdf) 6.3 MB

February 2017

NTMS February Meeting 2017.pdf Bob Stricklin N5BRG(pdf) 405 KB

January 2017

Cowtown Hamfest Hams Working Microwave with Raspberry Pi Bob Stricklin N5BRG(pdf) 3.6 MB

December 2016

NTMS Meeting December 2016 Al Ward W5LUA(pdf) 2.6 MB

Review of Analog Devices AD9548 Evaluation Board Bob Strictlin N5BRG(pdf) 2.6 MB

November 2016

Applications of Raspberry Pi and RTL-SDR Bob Stricklin N5BRG(pdf) 1.6 MB

432 and 902 MHz Patch Feeds  Al Ward W5LUA (pdf) 1.4 MB

October 2016

Circular Polarized Antennas Kent Britain WA5VJB(pdf) 14 MB

Further Open EMS Chuck Clark AF8Z(pdf) 0.9 MB

Gulf Coast Outing at Grand Isle Louisiana EL49xf Al Ward W5LUA(pdf) 3.0 MB

10 GHz Contest Roving the Gulf of Mexico Bob Gormley WA5YWC(pdf) 3.0 MB

September 2016

NTMS September 10 Meeting Al Ward W5LU(pdf) 2.1 MB

10 GHz Contest Summary Al Ward W5LUA(pdf) 3.0 MB

Weekend 2 Roving the Gulf of Mexico Bob Gormley WA5YWC(pdf) 3.0 MB

August 2016

Open EMS Intro Chuck Clark AF8Z(pdf) 0.6 MB

June 2016

2016 HamCom Presentation Al Ward W5LUA and Bob Gormley WA5YWC(pdf) 5.9 MB

April 2016

10GHz Omni Rover Rig Overview Brad Cobo N5WCO (pdf) 1.5 MB

March 2016

Remote Control Radio Systems for Free Dave Robinsone G4FRE (pdf) 1.4 MB

UK Contests Dave Robinson G4FRE (pdf) 2.2 MB

February 2016

Monitoring DTV Signals as Propagation Beacons Wes Atchison WA5TKU (pdf) 1.6 MB

PARC 4on4 Bill Reed NX5R (pdf) 2.1 MB

January 2016

Cowtown Hamfest 2016 NTMS Meeting Al Ward W5LUA (pdf) 5.9 MB

December 2015

An Inexpensive and Portable SDR using a USB Sized Dongle George Perkins N5UI (pdf) 4.3 MB

November 2015

More Fun with Off-Set Dish Antennas Bob Gormley WA5YWC (pdf) 2.12 MB

October 2015

October 2, 2015 NTMS Meeting Al Ward W5LUA (pdf) 1.13 MB

USRP and SoDaRadio Eric Haskell KC4YOE (pdf) 1.0 MB

N5BRG 10G Sept 2015 Bob Sticklin N5BRG (pdf) 1.0 MB

Second Annual Gulf of Mexico 10 GHz and Above Contest Bob Gormley WA5YWC (pdf) 1.5 MB

August 2015

August 1, 2015 NTMS Meeting Al Ward W5LUA (pdf) 1.0 MB

May 2015

May 2, 2015 NTMS Meeting at the Stricklin Ranch Al Ward, W5LUA (pdf) 0.5 MB

March 2015

Lunar Echos from the Goldstone 34 meter dish on 2115 MHz Al Ward, W5LUA (pdf)

December 2013

Recent Constructional Projects 2013 Dave Robinson WW2R (pdf) 1.8 MB

Phase Noise Results of the N5AC VHF Apollo PLLs Al Ward W5LUA (pdf) 1.3 MB

November 2013 Mini-Conference

Roving During the 2013 10 GHz and Above Contest Bob Gormley WA5YWC (pdf) 2.8 MB

Lightning Protection Wes Atchison WA5TKU (pdf) 4.4 MB

N5WCO 2013 10G Contest Rover Recap Brad Cobo N5WCO (pdf) 851 KB

10 GHz (Microwave), up North Jim Froemke K0MHC/rover (pdf) 4.5 MB

Central States VHF Society 2013

2013 Central States VHF Society Conference presentation by Al Ward, W5LUA

Microwave Update 2013

Working Small Stations on 10 and 24 GHz EME with the help of WSJT Al Ward W5LUA (pdf) 4.8 MB

August 2013

N5WCO 10GHz Portable Updates Brad Cobo N5WCO (pdf) 4.6MB

Hamcom 2013

10 GHz Tranverter from Surplus Parts Bob Gormley WA5YWC (pdf) 3 MB

May 2013

April 16 2013 1296 MHz UKAC Dave Robinson G4FRE (pdf) 2MB

10 GHz Adventure to West Texas W5LUA, WA5YWC, W5RLG, K5ZSJ (pdf) 4.4MB

 

April 2013

More Weak Signal Q's and less Blues with some help from ROIP Steve Sedgwick WB8GRS (pdf) 566KB

 

February 2013

10 GHz Portable Station Overview Brad Cobo N5WCO (pdf) 1MB

 

December 2012

Recent SDR Projects Dave Robinson WW2R (pdf) 3MB

 

November 2012 Mini-Conference

RTL-SDR a $20 Microwave RX Eric Haskell KC4YOE (pdf) 594KB

W5LUA/9 En45wf September 2012 Al Ward W5LUA (pdf) 3.34MB

432 Radar in the DFW Area Al Ward W5LUA (pdf) 580KB

A Modularized 10 GHz Transverter Bob Gormley WA5YWC (pdf) 1.8MB

VK7UM and W5LUA 3cm EME using JT-65C Al Ward W5LUA (pdf) 2MB

 

September 2012

The Excitement and Challenges of 24 GHz EME Al Ward W5LUA (pdf) 5.5MB

 

Hamcom 2012

Building a 10GHz Rig from Surplus Parts Bob Gormley WA5YWC and Al Ward W5LUA (pdf) 4MB

March 2012

Using Sun Noise Measurements to Evaluate System Performance Al Ward W5LUA (pdf) 387KB

December 2011

UHFSDR + USB2SDR = Flexible IF Rig Eric Haskell KC4YOE (pdf) 1.96MB

 

Hamcom 2011

Introduction to Microwaves & The North Texas Microwave Society Al Ward-W5LUA/Bob Gormley WA5YWC (pdf)1.2MB

Earth-Moon-Earth (EME) Communications from 902 MHz to 78 GHz Al Ward-W5LUA (pdf) 2.1 MB

Building Equipment and Operating on 10 GHz Bob Gormley-WA5YWC/ Al Webb-W5RLG (pdf) 1.2MB

 

February 2011

WSJT Operation (Meteor Scatter) - Wes Atchison WA5TKU (pdf) 886k

 

Microwave Update 2010

Millimeter Wave Measurements - Al Ward W5LUA (pdf) 1MB

78 GHz LNA Project Status Report - Tom Williams WA1MBA (pdf) 1.4MB

78 GHz W2IMU Feed for Offset Fed Dishes - Jim Hudson WA5JAT (pdf) 300kB

Hamcom 2010

Microwave Frequency Standards - Jim Hudson WA5JAT (ppt) 8MB

Central States VHF Society Conference 2009

2304 EME (Central States 2009)- Al Ward W5LUA (pdf) 2.3MB

A Short Primer on Getting Started on 13 cm EME - Al Ward W5LUA (pdf)

Hamcom 2009

Design and build 23 cm Yagi using simple tools - Wes Atchison WA5TKU

April 2009

Equipment for 9cm Dave Robinson WW2R (1.2 Mb)

Astro-Imaging or Receiving at 300nm to 750nm Wavelengths Wes Atchison WA5TKU(3.2Mb)

March 2009

902 Transverter Al Ward W5LUA (4.6Mb)

W5HN Keyer Mark II Dave Robinson WW2R (131k)

February 2009

RFMD2360 Amplifier Keith Berglund WB5ZDP 435kB

902 Transverter Al Ward W5LUA (4.6Mb)

January 2009

NTMS Beacon Antenna Update KA5BOU, WA5TKU, WW2R, 2.3M

SoftRock RXTXv6.2 for 10 Meters Al Ward W5LUA 2.3M

November 2008

Using SDR as a Microwave IF Dave Robinson WW2R 2MB

March 2008

SoftRock 6.2 for 10m Al Ward W5LUA (3 MB)

December 2007

Listening to the Japanese Lunar Prospector Al Ward W5LUA 4.5MB

Central States 2007

Designing Stability into 1296 MHz and
2304 MHz Low Noise Amplifiers
Al Ward W5LUA/ Tommy Henderson WD5AGO 800kB

Using the Soft Rocks as Microwave IF Spectrum Analyzers Al Ward W5LUA 827kB

Hamcom 2007

How To Play Radio with Hidden Antennae Eric Silverthorn NM5M 1.2 MB

Simple 10 GHz SSB/CW For the Beginner Bob Gormley WA5YWC 3.6MB

Microwave EME Al Ward W5LUA 1.2MB

Hamcom Welcome to NTMS Steve Hicks N5AC 2.8MB

May 2007

Switching Power Supplies Chuck Clark AF8Z 573k

April 2007

1296 MHz EME Expedition to the Northeast US Paul Perryman WA5WCP 8.5 MB

February 2007

Backyard 1296 EME...What they didn't tell me David Robinson WW2R 1550k

Biasing MMICs Al Ward W5LUA 378k

1296 Loop Yagi Dimensions Al Ward W5LUA 169k

1296 Loop Yagi return loss measurements Al Ward W5LUA 43k

RF Bipolar Biasing Al Ward W5LUA 417k

Arduino code - KiCad files

W5LUA_microwave_switch_v1.2 Arduino sketch (text file for easy reading) Jim McMasters KM5PO - Al Ward W5LUA 4k

W5LUA_microwave_switch_v1.2 Arduino sketch (.ino file for Arduino IDE) Jim McMasters KM5PO - Al Ward W5LUA 4k

Waveguide_switch_servo_driver_circuit_W5LUA schematic image (jpeg image) Jim McMasters KM5PO 92k

KiCad schematic project file for Waveguide_switch_servo_driver_circuit_W5LUA (project file for KiCad IDE) Jim McMasters KM5PO 9k

KiCad schematic detail file for Waveguide_switch_servo_driver_circuit_W5LUA (detail file for KiCad IDE) Jim McMasters KM5PO 64k

 

W5LUA_digital_counter_v1.2 Arduino sketch (text file for easy reading) Jim McMasters KM5PO - Al Ward W5LUA 3k

W5LUA_digital_counter_v1.2 Arduino sketch (.ino file for Arduino IDE) Jim McMasters KM5PO - Al Ward W5LUA 3k

W5LUA_microwave_switch_v1.2 Arduino sketch (text file for easy reading) Jim McMasters KM5PO - Al Ward W5LUA 4k

W5LUA_microwave_switch_v1.2 Arduino sketch (.ino file for Arduino IDE) Jim McMasters KM5PO - Al Ward W5LUA 4k

Waveguide_switch_servo_driver_circuit_W5LUA schematic image (jpeg image) Jim McMasters KM5PO 92k

KiCad schematic project file for Waveguide_switch_servo_driver_circuit_W5LUA (project file for KiCad IDE) Jim McMasters KM5PO 9k

KiCad schematic detail file for Waveguide_switch_servo_driver_circuit_W5LUA (detail file for KiCad IDE) Jim McMasters KM5PO 64k

 

W5LUA_digital_counter_v1.2 Arduino sketch (text file for easy reading) Jim McMasters KM5PO - Al Ward W5LUA 3k

W5LUA_digital_counter_v1.2 Arduino sketch (.ino file for Arduino IDE) Jim McMasters KM5PO - Al Ward W5LUA 3k