Anybody got a circuit diagram for a VHF AM covers 118-136MHz - I want to build one...

[steve mew]

I am an electronics engineer and I though a good project would be to build
an aircraft tranceiver.
Has anyone got any good schematics or ideas ?

Thanks

s

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> steve mew wrote:
>
> > I am an electronics engineer and I though a good project would be to
build
> > an aircraft tranceiver.
> > Has anyone got any good schematics or ideas ?
>

You can engineer up a simple single or double conversion AM receiver with
2N2222A transistors and a couple of opamps for the audio section. A simple
diode detector will do. I did this when I was an EE student in comm lab, you
must have been one of those bit head in school ;-)


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How about a kit?

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steve mew wrote:

> I am an electronics engineer and I though a good project would be to build
> an aircraft tranceiver.
> Has anyone got any good schematics or ideas ?
>
> Thanks
>
> s

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[Nathan Young]

On Thu, 20 May 2004 03:10:23 GMT, "steve mew" >
wrote:

>I am an electronics engineer and I though a good project would be to build
>an aircraft tranceiver.
>Has anyone got any good schematics or ideas ?
>
>Thanks

Do a few web searches, there are several diode-detector based
schematics out there.

If you're looking for one with a heterodyning (is that a word?) front
end...
http://www.reed-electronics.com/ednmag/archives/1997/092597/20di_03.htm

-Nathan

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steve mew wrote:

> I am an electronics engineer and I though a good project would be to build
> an aircraft tranceiver.
> Has anyone got any good schematics or ideas ?
>

Since you want to build a transmitter on the aviation band, you have to meet
some pretty tight bandwidth requirements. The last thing the aviation
community needs is a unlicensed, possibly "dirty" transmitter on the aviation
band.

[Teacherjh]

> I am an electronics engineer and I though a good project would be to build
> an aircraft tranceiver.

You may not operate such a tranciever (even to test it) unless you and the
equipment are licensed. You won't get the equipment licensed without paying
mucho money. Amateur ("ham") radio operator can build and operate their own
equipment but only on the ham bands. That would be something to look into. Go
to http://www.arrl.com for information on how to get involved in ham radio and
get licensed.

Jose

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[columbotrek]

I don't think it would hurt anybody if you kept your project in a
faraday cage into a resistive load. As another person mentioned, don't
use a home brew transceiver in the aircraft band. If you have a lawful
reason to be transmitting there, buy a 300 dollar hand held transceiver.
A good place for that is in the amateur radio band. They will welcome
you there. Not enough home brewer's in the hobby any more. If you want
to do something AM in the VHF range have a look at the band plan for the
144 - 148 Mhz or Ham 2 meter band. You will get simular propagation
charaisticts. Oh and you will be allowed to run higher output radios
there as well if you want.

steve mew wrote:
> I am an electronics engineer and I though a good project would be to build
> an aircraft tranceiver.
> Has anyone got any good schematics or ideas ?
>
> Thanks
>
> s
>
>

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[Bravo Delta]

> I am an electronics engineer and I though a good project would be to build
> an aircraft tranceiver.
> Has anyone got any good schematics or ideas ?
>
> Thanks
>
> s
>
>

There was a receiver only project in Electronics Now a few years ago. IIRC,
they became Poptronics then went out of business. Design was based on a
NE602.

[Ron Natalie]

"Bravo Delta" > wrote in message ...

>
> There was a receiver only project in Electronics Now a few years ago. IIRC,
> they became Poptronics then went out of business. Design was based on a
> NE602.
>
Larry's still around operating the magazine as a web page. Of course, nothing has changed in
six months as near as I can tell.

[Ron Natalie]

"Bravo Delta" > wrote in message ...
> > I am an electronics engineer and I though a good project would be to build
> > an aircraft tranceiver.
> > Has anyone got any good schematics or ideas ?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > s
> >
> >
>
> There was a receiver only project in Electronics Now a few years ago. IIRC,
> they became Poptronics then went out of business. Design was based on a
> NE602.
>
>

[Jim Weir]

(Teacherjh)
shared these priceless pearls of wisdom:

->> I am an electronics engineer and I though a good project would be to build
->> an aircraft tranceiver.


->
->You may not operate such a tranciever (even to test it) unless you and the
->equipment are licensed.

That is not true. You can't get the license until you do the TA & C tests, and
you can't do the tests until you get the license? No, the FCC does not make us
do the chase-your-tail routine so common with the FAA.

BTW for both of you, it is "transceiver".


You won't get the equipment licensed without paying
->mucho money.

The rules allow a little latitude, much more than you realize. Mucho is in the
eye of the muchee.


Amateur ("ham") radio operator can build and operate their own
->equipment but only on the ham bands.

That isn't true either.




That would be something to look into. Go
->to http://www.arrl.com for information on how to get involved in ham radio and
->get licensed.

You are telling an electronic engineer about ARRL? That's a kick.


Jim

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