3.4 GHz DATV
As the UK band has recently been reduced to 10 MHz (3400 to 3410MHz) it is only possible to run DATV and there is currently very little activity in the UK apart from repeater outputs.
Reports from the repeaters on 3.4GHz suggests it is very low noise spectrum and actually performs as well if not better than 2.3GHz.
There is (or was) a lot of surplus transmit (and receive) equipment on the surplus market, mainly from the failed Ionica broadband wireless system, and it is a very easy band to get on to, both for Tx and Rx.
Receiving 3.4 Ghz DATV
It is very easy to receive 3.4 GHz DATV on using C band satellite LNBs feeding directly in to a free to air satellite receiver or MiniTiouner
A lot of people use the Titanium PLL LNB available from ebay. You can either use the basic LNB or mount it on a Sky mini dish to give more gain.
Transmitting 3.4GHz DATV
Airspan AS4000
The Airspan AS4000 is an outdoor consumer unit operating in duplex mode (Tx and Rx) on 3.4 GHz - it needs DC supply, transmit IF and reference oscillator up the co-ax and sends rx IF down.
The unit IF is at 820 MHz and G6GVI and M0DTS have both modified the local oscillator by changing the reference oscillator and reprogramming the PIC to provide an IF at 1296 - power output is 100 - 200 miliwatts with no modifications.
However, it is now possible to just use the ADF4351 controlled by Ron G7DOE's simple controller to provide an LO of 2970, which provides an IF at 432 MHz for Narrow Band and DATV use. The only other mods are to apply the IF signal after the 800 MHz IF filter and key the transmitter as shown on M0DTS site.
Ionica PA
Surplus units which require absolutely no modification to produce 15 watts NB or 5 watts DATV when driven by the AS4000
Link to GM4ISM page show how to use the Ionica PA
Ionica Big boards
Whole chunks of working circuits can be retrieved from the Ionica main board to make a simple transverter as described on John G4BAO's site - but it is much easier now as we can use the ADF 4351 as the Local Oscillator on any frequency you desire.