Monthly Archives: February 2013

February 28, 2013
21:48
by: trango

Mobile Sonde Receiver & SDR

Another winter project! Mobile Sonde hunting is difficult enough without having to worry about the radio moving around in the back seat as one drives. In the past, my R8500′s power or IF would disconnect depending on how fast a … Continue reading →

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February 26, 2013
17:02
by: trango

Rack Mount SSB Preamp Controllers

Well, it’s wintertime and indoor projects are plentiful. This little project takes some rather small SSB Preamp Controllers and mounts them in a standard 19″ rack panel using a CNC. Click on the image below for more details. Tweet

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February 25, 2013
17:26
by: trango

C-Band Downconverter Project

A new C-Band downconverter has been designed and constructed to receive interesting signals of terrestrial nature. Click the image below for more details. Tweet

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February 25, 2013
16:32
by: trango

US NAVY E-6B Mercury TACAMO Intercept

The Boeing E-6 mercury is an airborne command post and communications relay platform. You can read more about it on Wikipedia. The E-6B missions often involve flying into Travis AFB, here in California. Occasionally the E-6B will be active somewhere … Continue reading →

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February 19, 2013
00:44
by: trango

Operation Deep Freeze Medivac

Operation Deep Freeze coordinating a Medivac with ICE 38. POR 263.6250 on 02-16-13: POR 263.6250 on 02-17-13: Tweet

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