NRAO webpage for Paul Harden, IF/LO Lab, X7142
NØQT


My wife, Jan (NØQT) listening on her QRP ham rig at the
Very Large Array (VLA) radio telescope near Socorro, NM

And you thought only Jodie Foster got to do that!




            The HOMBREWER'S HOBBY PAGE

                    Click here for my 2004 QRP To The Field "Battle Stations" photos & comments (PDF)
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[PDF]          TutorialDesigning different types of transmitter PA output low pass filters (LPF)
[PDF]          TutorialThe Handyman's Guide to MOSFET Class D/E/F amplifiers - Part 1
[PDF]          Tutorial
The Handyman's Guide to MOSFET Class D/E/F amplifiers - Part 2 - incomplete/reformatting in-progress
[PDF]          TutorialThe Handyman's Guide to Oscilloscopes - Part 1  (5 pages) - updated May2004 with actual oscope displays
[PDF]         
TutorialThe Handyman's Guide to Oscilloscopes - Part 2  (4 pages)
[PDF]         
Hints & Kinks on building a "3rd Hand" for holding circuit boards, cables, etc. for the workbench.
[PDF]          
Hints & Kinks on doing Metal Work  - tapping holes and other metal work practices
[PDF]          Hints & Kinks on how to paint & label electronic project enclosures
[PDF]          Hints & Kinks on building electronic circuits Manhattan Style (a proven QRP copper clad technique)

Construction Projects
[PDF]              Schematic – DESERT RATT (original 1996-1997 circuit as published on QRP-L, QRPp, etc.)
[PDF]  JPEG  Schematic - DESERT RATT 2 (Updated 2001 for varicap tuning, construction hints and voltage/waveforms)
                       
PHOTOS of those building the DESERT RATT:  Ricardo/Mexico
[PDF]              Circuit Description – DESERT RATT 2
[PDF]              4/P CONVERTER: 74–500 MHz to 1.1–1.5 GHz Upconverter built Manhattan style
[PDF]              The 74MHz/P-Band TEST SET - front panel & top view
[PDF]              74 MHz Oscillator (part of Test Set) – built Manhattan style                          [Schematic] 
[PDF]              Noise Source & 1024 MHz LO (part of Test Set) – built Manhattan style    
[Schematic] 
[PDF]              300–400 MHz Sweep Oscillator (part of Test Set) – built Manhattan style    [Schematic]