SCATTERPOINT - 2016
An Amateur Radio Publication for the Microwave Enthusiast

JANUARY
• SK: Peter Blakeborough G3PYB
• Chip Bank Polyphase
• OT5A/P in the IARU-R1 UHF+ contest
• GW4DGU ceases 10GHz Transverter Comps
• UKuG on Social media
• 2016 UKuG Microwave Contest Calendar
FEBRUARY
• UKuG AGM Notice
• Martlesham Round Table and UKuG AGM
• G4BAO 2.5W 23cm LDMOS drive amp ACPR
• BATC 2016 ATV Convention (CAT 16)
• New 134GHz UK distance record
• Activity News
MARCH
• RSGB Vacancy – Microwave Manager
• Martlesham Round Table Programme
• Silent Key – Doug McArthur VK3UM
• Quick & Cheap Omni Antenna for 23cm
• Square Awards
• First UK QSO on 241GHz (1.2mm)
APRIL
• 80m UK Microwavers net
• New RSGB General Manager
• A Low Pass Filter for 1.3 GHz
• G4HUP now trading as hupRF
• Microwave activity days in France.
• March 2016 Lowband Contest Results
MAY
• UKuG 2016 AGM Minutes
• Chairmans Report
• Martlesham Report amd Noise Figure results
• 618-144MHz Converter for Satellite TV LNBs
• A Triplexer for Preamps
• Low Pass Filter (Part 2)
JUNE
• SK: Derek Atter G3GRO SK.
• Crawley: BroadBand HamNet (BBHN) Meeting
• Low level AS tests on 10GHz
• I/Q drive of a 10GHz Subharmonic Mixer
• Sixpenny Low Pass Filter (Part 3)
• The Dutch WEB SDR
JULY
• Procom, Cadsoft
• It Could Happen To You!
• Preamp Measurements
• Backyard 10GHz EME
• Barry Lewis G4SJH – new Microwave Manager
• Docs Wanted: Philips FL5000
AUGUST
• SK: Gunter VE7CLD
• Finningley Report
• A look at the Elcom synthesiser
• Low-cost Microwave Operating
• Nanowaves – a new Finnish record
• 122GHz - First UK Amateur contact
SEPTEMBER
• Crawley Round Table Program
• Programming the Elcom DFS synthesiser
• 10GHz ‘PortaBeacon’
• 17th International EME Conference 2016
• EME2018 lookahead
• AMSAT News – 5 & 10GHz
OCTOBER
• Chairman's thoughts
• Heelweg 2017
• Drivers for latching relays
• A ‘slab’ mixer for 122 GHz
• Using the Elcom DFS-1301 synth on 76GHz
• RSGB Convention News
NOVEMBER
• UKuG Report to RSGB Spectrum Forum
• Assembling a GW4DGU Transverter
• WSPR tests on 3cm
• ON0EME 10 & 24 GHz Terrestrial beacons
• Contest Results
• Nanowaves
DECEMBER
• Beacon Coordinator Vacancy
• UK Beacons & their License Renewals
• News from the interweb
• Finningley Mk2 Optical Transceiver
• GM Microwave Round Table 2016
• High Efficiency 27-12V 10A DC–DC PSU