Alberto: thanks for the encouragement. I think to have a steady hand, so will buy one of those nice moveable round neon lamps with a magnifier inside, an ultrafine tip for my Weller soldering station
My sense is that if I can do it almost anyone can. Take the plunge. Get yourself a good headband magnifier and a fine bit for your soldering iron. Larry and Andy, thanks for the encouragement. I thi
I have in my drawer an AD9854, obtained as sample from Analog Device. Problem is, I am horrified at the very thought of having to produce a PCB for it, let alone soldering it.... SMD make life diffic
If you can get the 51, grab it, if you can get the 52, 53 or 54 grab the highest number you can. each one is better than my 9250. The higher numbers let you use a lower reference frequency for contr
Brian and Alberto: They said the same to me, but they added that they have the AD9851 model, which is an AD9850 plus an internal clock multiplier. If you can get the 51, grab it, if you can get the 5
Walter, I would say 20dB below 1kW - 10 watts. 10dB less illegal but still too much... Walter. If you are so desperate to shoot the other man down please try and get your facts right, this is not th
[...] Last but not least, if anybody has an AD9850 from HF Instruments which is excess to their requirements please e-mail me directly. Apparently HF Instruments have just sold their last unit. They
20 LOG (V1/V2)= 20dB down About 10 Watts - but still a lot. We all fall into that dB trap from time to time I bet !!!!!!! Andy An interesting number: If Jim's measurement of MM0ALM's field strength i
Walter, Jim measured 50 uV/m so MM0ALM's radiated power must be 10 dB below 1 kW - 100 watts. I would say 20dB below 1kW - 10 watts. 10dB less illegal but still too much... 73 Johan SM6LKM
