Price List

Ray Cannon

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Jun 30, 2018, 1:40:21 AM6/30/18

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I am re-posting this at the top of the topics so it is easy to find. I have sent a message to Paul Wade to verify the board prices quoted below and to ascertain their availability.

Here is the price estimate for the 903/1296 transverters:

In the interest of transparency I feel obligated to mention that there are very nice transverters supplied by SG-LABS in Bulgaria for 903, 1296 and 2304 for a price under $300 each at least when I bought them. I am not sure what their price is currently - they don't post their prices on their web site at www.sg-labs.com so you need to e-mail them to ask. There are also transverters by DB6NT and DowneastMicrowave which can be ordered but they are considerably pricier (around $550). One reason for building them ourselves is to learn how they work and have some fun at the same time.

For those curious about the higher bands here is an estimate prepared by N6IZW for the San Diego Microwave Group. Note the free TCXOs do not apply to us. There will be additional costs to build a "ready to go" transverter. Those include an antenna switching relay - I have some available for $12, a sequencer for the relay available as a surface mount kit for $15 from me or built for $25 from W6PQL , a case, coax suitable for making connections between the modules, LEDs, switches, power connector, etc.

I have my W1GHZ 10 GHz complete. When I accomplish that I will try the ADF4350 synthesizer using its internal crystal to see how bad the drift is. If it is too bad I will lock the ADF4350 to an external 10 MHz reference. I estimate the additional cost will be around $60.

Be aware the higher band transverters are considerably more complicated and involve using pipe caps as filters. This involves buying copper pipe caps from your favorite hardware store, sanding the bottom so it lays flat on the PC board and then soldering the pipe caps onto the board by either using a heat gun or a heavy duty soldering iron. You also need to carefully cut probes that will stick up from the board into the pipe caps. Once the board is built tuning the pipe caps can be tricky. I have a spectrum analyzer that I can bring to the group build if anyone needs to tune their pipe caps. Note: building the higher band transverters will take a longer time and will also involve building a multiplier board for 5760 or 10368 as the ADF4350 synthesizer does not go that high.. This was one of the reasons we thought most people would want to start on bands where there is more activity and the build is less complicated.

If you are interested in a higher band there are people available to assist as needed.

Here was the post sent by N6IZW to the members of the San Diego Microwave Society:

Hi all,

Here is an estimate I put together of the cost to build the various W1GHZ basic transverter projects.

The bottom line includes a 10 MHz TCXO ( I will supply), PLL Local oscillator, LO multiplier (10Ghz & 5.7GHz) and transverter.

So the bottom line is about :

10 Ghz - $96.25

5.7GHz - $73.30

2.3 or 3.5GHz - $55

Not free but cheaper than most any other approach I see out there.

The anticipated time for the group build is still planned to be in the fall.

Nick Krachmalnick

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Jun 30, 2018, 12:25:53 PM6/30/18

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Good morning Ray,

Please let us know how far in advance we will need to get the parts ordered. I look forward to these builds.

73's,

Nick

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Ray Cannon

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Jul 21, 2018, 5:42:12 PM7/21/18

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Below is the latest price list from Paul Wade.

For 902 or 1296 you need:

Transverter Board for 902 (new revB) $10

Transverter Board for 1296 (right side up only) $10

Power Splitter (Minicircuits TCP-2-25x) for 1296 or 902 $3

ADE-5 mixer for 1296 or 902 $6

For 10 GHz you need:

Simple and Cheap Transverter for 10 GHz $15

LO Multiplier board x9 (~1.1 GHz input) $7

MCA1-12G Mixer for 10 GHz Transverter $15

PC Board Price List for W1GHZ projects - 1 July 2018

RE-ORGANIZED

Quantity

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TRANSVERTERS

NEW

____ Simple and Cheap Transverter for 10 GHz $15

____ MCA1-12G Mixer for 10 GHz Transverter $15

____ LO Multiplier board x2,3,4 (2 to 5 GHz input) $6

____ LO Multiplier board x9 (~1.1 GHz input) $7

Multiband Microwave Transverter for the Rover:

see http://www.w1ghz.org/new/Multiband_Rover_Transverter.pdf

____ Transverter Board for 1296 (right side up only) $10

____ uses Power Splitter (Minicircuits TCP-2-25x) $3

____ ADE-5 mixer for 1296 or 902 $6

____ Local Oscillator Board 1152 MHz $12

____ Transverter Board for 902 (new revB) $10

____ uses Power Splitter (Minicircuits TCP-2-25x) $3

____ ADE-5 mixer for 1296 or 902 $6

____ Transverter Board for 2304 or 3456 MHz $10

____ ADE-18W mixer for 2304 and 3456 $7

____ LO Board + one transverter board $20

(902,1296, 2304, or 3456)

____ Local Oscillator Board 720 or 756 MHz $12

____ Simple Low-cost 5760 MHz Transverter for Rover $11

____ MBA-591 Mixer for 5760 Transverter $15

____ LO or Personal Beacon for 5760 or 3456 MHz $6

Personal Beacon for 10 GHz replaced by

____ LO Multiplier board x9 (~1.1 GHz input) $7

____ Miniverter-F tiny 144M transverter for Flex-1500 $6

see kits below

____ ADE-2 mixer for VHF and UHF $5

____ 222 MHz Transverter for the FT-817 (or SDR-1000) $12

NOTE: Filter and Power Amp Module available

in limited quantities. see web page

____ ADE-2 mixer for VHF and UHF $5

____ PCB for Modest Power Amplifier (GVA-84), PGA-103 preamp,

ADL5324 Power Amplifier, other MMICs $3

five for $12

____ 432 MHz Transverter for SDR $12

____ PCB for 8-watt Mitsubishi Power Amp Module $6

____ Universal MMIC Preamp $4

____ Relay board (pin and surface mount) $3

MIXERS from Minicircuits (only available with boards):

____ ADE-18W for 2304 and 3456 Transverter $7

____ ADE-5 for 1296 or 902 Transverter $6

____ ADE-2 for VHF and UHF $5

____ MBA-591 for 5760 Transverter $15

____ MCA1-12G Mixer for 10 GHz Transverter $15

SEQUENCERS

____ Smart_Fool-resistant_Conditional_Sequencer $10

Mark4

____ Even more Fool-Resistant Conditional Sequencer $11

Mark3

____ Simple, yet "Fool-Resistant" Sequencer, $5

Mark2 Revision B

GPS LOCKING BOARDS

____ VCXO lock for Microwave LO - flexible version $5

with prescaler good to 1.1 GHz

____ 80 MHz version for Multiband Transverter $3

____ Flexible VCXO Lock (GPS or other reference) $5

Low frequency version (<30 MHz)

____ Panadapter for FT-817 and Funcube Dongle $3

SMALL PROJECT BOARDS:

see http://www.w1ghz.org/small_proj/small_proj.htm

____ Relay Driver for 28 volt relays $4

____ Universal MMIC Preamp $4

____ Antenna Ratiometer or Handheld Network Analyzer $7

____ LED Bargraph indicator $3

____ Fan controller - speed proportional to temperature $4

____ Tonemeter - audio tone proportional to voltage $4

____ Lossless Current Monitor $5

____ Single-LED Battery Voltage Monitor $4

____ Utility board for Op-amps and Comparators $2.50

____ Simple, yet "Fool-Resistant" Sequencer --

____ Revision B now available $5

____ Simple Frequency Doubler $4

____ Minicircuits AMK-2-13 Doubler for above $8

combo $10

____ Battery-sharing switch $5

____ Anderson PowerPole distribution board 6 position $4

____ new 9 position PowerPole distribution board $5

____ RF power detector board for LTC5508 (12 GHz, 30dB)

or LTC5534 (3 GHz, 60 db dynamic range)

$3, 2 for $5

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TOTALS $

Shipping (Postage went up AGAIN):

As of 1 July 2018

US & Canada $3.50 per order for orders under $35, $

free over $40 total

USA only Priority Mail $7 per order

Overseas $14 per order (postage went up) $

Shipping for one or two boards or up to 4 small boards

(fits in CD mailer at lower rate)

Overseas $5 $

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TOTAL $

Please Paypal to account wade at bicnet net then

email copy to w1ghz at arrl net

or Send check and mailing label to:

Paul Wade

582 Dubray Road

Cabot, VT 05647

Kits are no longer available through Chuck Steer, WA3IAC

Kits for the Miniverter-F are available from Down East

Microwave www.downeastmicrowave.com

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