In this section, the NTMS provides presentations which have been created by our members or significantly contribute to the advancement of the amateur microwave community.
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The 10 GHz Flyswatter experiment - Craig Young-KA5BOU (ppt) 900k
The NTMS 1296 Loop Yagi Project - Al Ward - W5LUA (pdf) 169k
The NTMS 1296 Loop Yagi Project Measurements - Al Ward - W5LUA (pdf) 50k
How To Play Radio with Hidden Antennae Eric Silverthorn -NM5M 1.2 MB
NTMS Beacon Antenna Update Young Atchison Robinson 2.3M
Design and build 23 cm Yagi using simple tools Atchison 1MB
78 GHz W2IMU Feed for Offset Fed Dishes - Jim Hudson WA5JAT (pdf) 300k
Dual_Band_2_3_and_5_10GHz.pdf - Al Ward - W5LUA (pdf) 500k
W5HN Keyer Mark II Robinson (131k)
Low-Noise VHF and L-Band GaAs FET Amplifiers Al Ward W5LUA (pdf) 5MB
Stability and LNAs (MUD2011) Al Ward W5LUA (pdf) 1.3MB
Design Techniques for VHF & UHF LNAs Al Ward W5LUA (pdf) 1.1MB
Biasing MMICs Al Ward W5LUA (pdf) 377k
Biasing RF Bipolars Al Ward W5LUA (pdf) 417k
Switching Power Supplies Chuck Clark 573k
Designing
Stability into 1296 MHz and
2304 MHz Low Noise Amplifiers
Al Ward / Tommy Henderson 800kB
RFMD2360 Amplifier Keith Berglund 435kB
902 Transverter Al Ward W5LUA (4.6Mb)
Experiences with a 93.6 Brick VXCO (ppt) 334k
Progress Report with CT1DMK board (From Belton)-WA5TKU (ppt) 840k
JT44 on 10 GHz -Joe Jurecka N5PYK (ppt) 75k
WSJT - Dave Robinson WW2R (ppt) 1.2M
Building the DSP-10 (Updated for HamCom) - Dave Robinson (ppt) 600k
The Softrock 5 SDR - Al Ward (pdf) 1.4MB
Using the Soft Rocks as Microwave IF Spectrum Analyzers Al Ward 827kB
SoftRock 6.2 for 10m Al Ward (3 MB)
SoftRock RXTXv6.2 for 10 Meters Ward 3.5M
Using SDR as a Microwave IF Dave Robinson 2MB
WRT54G for HSMM - John Beadles (ppt) 797k)
Qualcomm PA Retuning Techniques (AF1T)
Power hookup for RW-289 and RW-2135 TWT
Surplus 23G mixers for use on 24GHz - Al Ward (pdf) 31k
Surplus amplifiers for the vhf and up bands - Dave Robinson (pdf) 509k
Using the Harris/Farinon 10 GHz Transmitter/Receiver Assembly on the 3cm Band
Building VHF/UHF Cavity Filters from copper pipe - Joe Jurecka N5PYK (ppt) 270k
Using standard PL-259 connectors with Andrew FSJ-1 Superflex - Bob Gormley WA5YWC (pdf) 550k
80 GHZ Feed - Jim Hudson WA5JAT (pdf) 420k
UHFSDR + USB2SDR = Flexible IF Rig KC5YOE (pdf) 1.96MB
Introduction to Microwaves & The North Texas Microwave Society Al Ward-W5LUA/Bob Gormley WA5YWC 1.2MB
Building Equipment and Operating on 10 GHz Bob Gormley-WA5YWC/ Al Webb-W5RLG 1.2MB
Hamcom Welcome to NTMS 2.8MB
VHF Contesting Survey - Stephen Hicks N5AC 700kB
Listening to the Japanese Lunar Prospectors Al Ward 4.5 Mb
Astro-Imaging or Receiving at 300nm to 750nm Wavelengths Atchison (3.2Mb)
Microwave Frequency Standards - Jim Hudson WA5JAT (ppt) 8MB
Accurate timekeeping from GPS - Dave Robinson WW2R (pdf) 241k
The Shera Lock Box Revisited - Dave Robinson WW2R (ppt) 279k
N1JEZ The N1JEZ Simple GPS Stabilized 10 MHz Oscillator - Dave Robinson WW2R (pdf) 680k
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) 300k
Analyzing EME Path Loss At 77 GHz - Al Ward W5LUA (pdf) 600k
76 GHz Transverter Upgrade Using The New DB6NT MKU 76 G2 Transverter - Al Ward W5LUA (pdf) 330k
Motorizing Waveguide Switches - Al Ward W5LUA (pdf) 380k
77 GHz EME at WA3ZKR/4 at Morehead State University - Al Ward W5LUA (pdf) 3.3MB
MUD 2016 10 GHz EME Demonstration All Ward W5LUA (pdf) 9.6MB
W5LUA 24 GHz Presentation to the 2012 EME Conference All Ward W5LUA (pdf)
Earth-Moon-Earth (EME) Communications from 902 MHz to 78 GHz Al Ward-W5LUA 2.1 MB
2304 EME (Central States 2009)- Al Ward (pdf) 2.3MB
WSJT Operation (Meteor Scatter) - Wes Atchison (pdf) 886k
A Short Primer on Getting Started on 13 cm EME - Al Ward (pdf)
Backyard 1296 EME...What they didn't tell me - Dave Robinson (pdf) 1550k
Backyard Microwave EME - An update - Dave Robinson (pdf) 2.8 MB
1296 MHz EME Expedition to the Northeast US Al Ward 8.5 MB
Microwave EME Al Ward 1.2MB
Simple 10 GHz SSB/CW For the Beginner Bob Gormley 3.6MB
The Road to 1296 WAS Al Ward W5LUA & Paul Perryman WA5WCP 2.2Mb (pdf) (2008 EME Conference in Florence)
Doppler – How to use it Al Ward W5LUA 303k (pdf) (2008 EME Conference in Florence)
24 and 47 GHz EME Al Ward W5LUA 1,6 MB (pdf) (2008 EME Conference in Florence)
Backyard Microwave EME Dave Robinson, WW2R. 1.1MB (pdf) (2008 EME conference in Florence)The revival of 9cm EME Peter Blair G3LTF. (1.5 MB) (2008 EME conference in Florence
Prescalers
A prescaler board for use with the CT1DMK Reflock (pdf) - Joe Jurecka N5PYK 178k
Propagation
Tropospheric Ducting (CSVHF/HamCom)- Joe Jurecka N5PYK (pdf) 2.1M)
Rainscatter on the microwave bands - Joe Jurecka N5PYK (pdf) 534k
Microwave Link Design (HamCom) - Joe Jurecka N5PYK (ppt) 242k
Roving
Antenna Aiming Issues for Rovers- Wes Atchison (ppt) 205k
Microcontrol of Microwave Stations (ppt) 1.9MB
Rover Challenges --Steven Hicks N5AC pdf 2304kUsing APRS as a roving tool (ppt) 807k
Testing Techniques
MDS and Noise Figure Measurements of IF Rigs - Al Ward W5LUA 500k
A $20 WiFi Spectrum Analyzer - Bob Kmak (ppt) 267k
Noise figure measurement using PC sound card and homebrew noise source - Joe Jurecka N5PYK 1M
Using the Soft Rocks as Microwave IF Spectrum Analyzers Al Ward 827kB
Transverters
Transverter 101 - Al Ward W5LUA (pdf) 77k
Transverter 102 - Al Ward W5LUA (pdf) 220k
Using Inexpensive Surplus Modules to Build a 24 GHz Transverter - Al Ward W5LUA (pdf) 830k
Equipment for 9cm Robinson (1.2 Mb)
NO5K Down East Microwave 3W 10GHz Transverter, NO5K (pdf) 1215k
The Antelope Microwave Transceiver
W5LUA 5760 MHz and 10368 MHz Transverters using the N5AC A32 PLL
