A Homebrew SSB Transceiver for 60 Meters
By
Paul Alexander
WB9IPA
Sometime
back, I built a phasing-type SSB
transceiver which covered the 160 – 30 meter ham bands. While it worked pretty well, it left a few
things to be desired. The receiver
dynamic range was not a wide as desired and the circuit boards were a bit
larger than I would have liked.
Armed
with a bit more knowledge and experience, I will attempt to set some things
right that alluded me on the first go-around.
The
project presented here is a homebrew SSB transceiver, which operates on a
single, crystal-controlled channel of the 60 meter band. The project will be presented one board at a
time until a working transceiver is attained.
Where possible, some insight into the design process will be given, to
assist others who may decide to embark on their own radio projects. Design aids, such as links to free,
web-based design resources, circuit simulations, and detailed Bills of
Materials (BOM) will be given.
The
end-goal of this project is not to stop with just a single channel
transceiver. It is hoped that the
modules presented here will lay the groundwork for an all-band
transceiver. The same modules could
also form the basis for a tunable IF VHF or UHF transceiver.
The
information presented is the result of original design work by myself,
including circuit design and PCB layout, except where noted. In cases where I have openly plagiarized the
works of others, (as in the case of the RF power amplifier) due credit will be
given.
Please
be patient with the progress (and quality) of the website. I prefer to spend more time developing
circuits than writing websites!
Enough
of the introductions. Let’s get into
the circuits! Click on the links below
to see the modules that have been completed, so far. Please be sure to check back to see new additions.
RF
Power Amplifier
(not
yet completed)
System
Integration
(not
yet completed)
You
can contact me at: wb9ipa “at”
gmail.com
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the “at”.