23cms ATV
The 23cms band is the most commonly used band for ATV.
Frequency allocations
The UK allocation is from 1240MHz to 1325MHz and common ATV useage is as follows:
- 1248 - 1249 MHz = repeater input
- 1255 Mhz = simplex
- 1275 MHz = simplex or alternative repeater input as determined by the CAA (primary user).
- 1300 - 1325 = repeater outputs
For details of current 23cms ATV repeaters see https://www.ukrepeater.net/tvr.htm?filter1=23cm
For 23cms UK bandplan see https://thersgb.org/services/bandplans/html/rsgb_band_plan_2018.htm
For other 23cms information see the UKmicrowave group wiki page.
23cms equipment
The most commonly used FM ATV was made by Comtech - see this page for more details: https://wiki.batc.org.uk/Comtech_module
During the 1980's, Wood & Douglas produced a range of 1.3GHz FM TV equipment that gave many amateurs their first taste of microwave ATV operation. See this page for more details: https://wiki.batc.org.uk/Wood_%26_Douglas_FM_TV_equipment
For 23cms Power amplifier designs see https://wiki.batc.org.uk/23cms_amplifiers
For details on filters for 23cms see https://wiki.batc.org.uk/23cms_filters