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Issue 259 Spring 2018
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Page
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| CAT18 and the BATC General Meeting
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8
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| GDPR and the BATC
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12
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| The HamTV Merger
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13
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| 3D Printed horn antennas
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16
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| 3404MHz Band Pass Filter
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19
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| Narrow-bandwidth Television Association
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20
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| Video Fundamentals 13 - test signals
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21
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| Running 28v Latched Relays from a 12v Rail
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23
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| Customising the adf4351 pic code for your frequency
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27
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| My Station - M0DTS
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28
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| Minitioune V0.8
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30
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| Producing a PIC for the 7 – band local oscillator
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33
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| Adding a display to the MiniTiouner-V2
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37
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| Updates from Germany from TV-AMATEUR 187
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38
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| Portsdown 2018
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41
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| Member’s Projects - F6GXI
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43
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| Touchscreen control of the DATV-Express
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44
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| Turning Back the Pages - CQ-TV 71
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45
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Issue 258 Winter 2017
| Article
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Page
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| 5.6Ghz ATV from Cumbria
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11
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| 9cm LNB Mounting
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14
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| GB3FB - A 9cm Digital ATV Repeater
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15
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| G3SMU silent key
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21
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| BATC report to the RSGB Spectrum Forum
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22
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| Kempton Park Rally - 5th November 2017
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23
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| A LED power output indicator
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24
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| GB3TZ 5.6GHz input
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25
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| 5.6 GHz WB ATV Tx
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26
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| Portsdown Update
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27
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| Portsdown Signal Generator
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29
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| Using old laptop screens for ATV
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32
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| Miniaturised Pulsed Relay Driver for 28V Microwave Relays
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33
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| Converting an old Satellite dish to a 23cm dish antenna
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34
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| Arthur C. Clarke
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35
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| Using the Tarot 5.6GHz ATV Modules
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36
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| Turning Back the Pages - CQ-TV 70
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37
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Issue 257 Autumn 2017
| Article
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Page
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| Treasurers Report for 2016
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9
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| DigiTwist
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10
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| The ADALM-PLUTO low cost SDR
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14
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| Silent Keys - G8AJN & G3KTU
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16
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| Video Fundamentals 12
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17
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| Using a MinimOSD board for On Screen Callsign Display
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19
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| Antenna range tests at Finningley for the BATC
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21
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| The Portsdown Digital ATV Transmitter A Beginner’s Guide
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22
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| The Portsdown Transmitter – Security Aspects
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26
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| Notes on Amplifiers & Filters
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27
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| A Vintage Pye Camera
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29
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| 5.6 GHz progress
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30
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| CAT17 report
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31
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| Repeater Update - October 2017
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33
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| The Bang-good 23cm aerial
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34
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| The Portsdown Transmitter in pictures
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35
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| A Coupler probe for use with the Rigol DSA 815-TG
Spectrum Analyser
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36
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| Turning Back the Pages - CQ-TV 69
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37
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Issue 256 Summer 2017
| Article
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Page
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| Portsdown Transmitter Construction Competition
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10
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| Power Amplifier for DATV
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11
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| DATV Moonbounce from Goonhilly
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12
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| The Portsdown Transmitter Software
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15
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| 8 GHz eBay Power Meter
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17
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| CAT 17 – September 9th and 10th 2017
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18
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| eBay Ampliiers
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19
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| MiniTioune Mark 2 DVB-S digital receiver
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20
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| Video Fundamentals 11: Studio systems – the Matrix
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23
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| My Station: Malcolm Johnson, G0UHY
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25
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| A cheap and easy 6cm ATV transceiver
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26
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| Ham Radio: DATV-Forum – the latest trends
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28
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| Known Digital ATV DX Records
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29
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| BATC website development
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30
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| Wideband LNBs
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31
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| Turning Back the Pages - CQ-TV 68
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32
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Issue 255 Spring 2017
| Article
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Page
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| AMSAT North America
Phase 4 Ground Segment Project
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10
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| Packaging Digithin
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11
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| The Portsdown Project - Overview
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12
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| The Portsdown so far…
A users experience of the build
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14
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| Portsdown Filter-Modulator Board -
Construction and Testing
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16
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| Portsdown Filter-Modulator Board Modifications
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18
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| ATV on TV - The day TX Factor came to visit
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20
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| G8LES Link Video recorder integration
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22
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| Could you help with the Scouts’ JOTA 2017?
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25
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| GB3ZZ Experimental Inputs
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26
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| BATC website development
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29
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| Relocation of the John Lawrence Valve Collection
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30
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| Es’hail-2 Ground Segment Planning Meeting
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31
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| Video Fundamentals 10: The Mixer
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32
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| A high performance ATV upconverter
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34
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| Turning Back the Pages - CQ-TV 67
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37
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Issue 254 Winter 2016
| Article
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Page
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| The BATC Portsdown DATV project
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11
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| The Portsdown Raspberry Pi-based DATV
Transmitter - Introduction
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14
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| Constructing the Portsdown Raspberry
Pi-based DATV Transmitter
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16
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| Software for the Portsdown Raspberry
Pi-based DATV Transmitter
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18
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| HamTV Update
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21
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| My Station - Tony Hornby, G1HBD
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22
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| BATC report to the RSGB Spectrum Forum
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24
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| Video Fundamentals 9 - Genlock and
Reference Signals
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26
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| Gilwell 24 - 2016
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28
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| Turning Back the Pages - CQ-TV 66
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29
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Issue 253 Autumn 2016
| Article
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Page
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| The ADF4351 flexible signal source
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9
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| 7-band local oscillator
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9
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| ADF4351 driven by an Arduino
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13
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| GB3HV 70cms input update
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15
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| A 437 MHz DVB-S Transmitter
Using a Raspberry Pi
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16
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| The Making of ‘TXFactor’
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20
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| CAT16 - the full story
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23
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| VMix to RpiDATV via FFmpeg
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26
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| Noise Power meter for the Minitiouner
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27
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| Video Fundamentals 8
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28
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| DN1JKG calling OR4ISS
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30
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| DATV-Express on Windows
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32
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| Here and There...
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34
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| New and renewing members
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35
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| Turning Back the Pages - CQ-TV 65
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36
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| High Tech Wearables
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38
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Issue 252 Summer 2016
| Article
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Page
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| Biennial General Meeting – Postal Votes
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6
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| CAT 16 Details
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11
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| Treasurers Report for 2015
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12
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| Dual Filter Board for DigiLite 5.9
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14
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| New super tuner design for dvb-s and s2
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17
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| HAMPADS: HAM-Portable Affordable Dish
for Satellites
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18
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| Summer ATV Contest Images
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23
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| Video Fundamentals 7 - Camera Signal Processing
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24
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| The Matilda Story
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26
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| My Station - Peter Yarde, G8DKC
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35
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You can download a copy of the following magazines at https://batc.org.uk/cq-tv/cq-tv-archive/ or by clicking on the issue header on this page.
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Page
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| CAT 16 and BATC AGM
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9
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| Peter Blakeborough, G3PYB - Silent Key
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10
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| A BATC Wiki
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12
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| The Principia Mission - Give us a wave Tim!
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14
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| Social Media
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18
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| Simple Antenna Tracker for the ISS
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20
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| Animated Test Cards
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22
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| My Station - G8VPG **New Feature**
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24
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| Activity at GB3ET
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25
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| Video Fundamentals 6
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26
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| DATV-Express power amplifiers
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28
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| Reduced Bandwidth TV Modulator
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32
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| New Application for DATV-Express
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34
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| More Modifications to the SUP-2400
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35
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| leandvb: A lightweight software DVB-S demodulator
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36
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| Open Broadcaster Software with DATV-Express
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40
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| SUP-2400 DiSEqC update
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45
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| Getting started in ATV - DATV reception
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46
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| Article
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Page
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| Latest developments at GB3GV
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6
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| BATC report to RSGB Spectrum Forum
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8
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| Alan Daw, G1APD - sk
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9
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| ARISS and HamTV - Supporting the Principia Mission
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10
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| Goonhilly Earth Station
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12
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| Variable SR filter for RB-TV
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14
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| The HamTV antennas on the ISS
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16
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| Using the SUP-2400 for 146.5 MHz Reception
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17
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| An outing for the LDK5 camera
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19
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| Amateur Television “Getting Started”
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20
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| Getting Started with RB-TV
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25
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| A bandpass filter for 146.5 MHz
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28
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| DiSEqC control for the SUP2400
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29
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| Video Fundamentals - Part5
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31
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| Simple System to Receive ARISS HamTV
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33
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| Using FFmpeg to generate a transport stream
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34
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| DATV transmission in the UK – a short history
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40
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| Using the Linx 1010b tablet for portable DATV
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44
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| GB3HV Christmas Dinner
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46
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Issue 249 Autumn 2015
| Article
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Page
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| Outside Broadcast with the BATC
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9
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| 146MHz RD70HVF1 Amp
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11
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| 24GHz building blocks
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12
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| 2 watt driver amplifiers for 1296 and 2304MHz
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15
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| HD TV news from Germany
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19
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| Slow Scan TV with a Raspberry Pi
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23
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| vMix using FFmpeg to create the Transport Stream
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27
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| Michael Hastings, G8ASI sk
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32
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| CAT 15 - A weekend of technical presentations
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33
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| Video Fundamentals - Part4: The Camera’s Eye
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35
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Issue 248 Summer 2015
| Article
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Page
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| RB-TV Roundup
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10
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| The Low SR World Conquest
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11
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| DATV Developments in North Wales
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16
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| Minitiouner - USB Tuner Module
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20
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| Narrow band DATV on the BATC DTX1
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25
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| Product Review - PE1RKI 23cm four pole filter
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27
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| vMix using FFmpeg to create the Transport Stream
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27
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| Video Fundamentals - Part 3: Picture Monitor
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29
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| Video Sync generator
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31
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| A Field Day station with PC6REC
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36
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Issue 247 Spring 2015
| Article
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Page
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| New 70MHz band for RB-DATV
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9
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| A Two way on 146.5MHz RB-DATV
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10
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| 146MHz RD06+RD15 Amp
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12
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| New Life for Old Rotators
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13
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| A Guide to setting up the DATV Express for
RB-DATV Operation on 146.5MHz
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15
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| Portsmouth RB-TV Meeting
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17
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| DigiThin - A Narrowband QPSK Modulator for the Raspberry Pi
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19
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| DigiThin Beta Testing
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22
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| Add-On Transport Stream Dock for BATC DTX1
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23
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| RPiDATV software improvements
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25
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| GB3KM - the first year of operating on 3.4GHz
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26
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| ATV image generator using the Raspberry Pi
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28
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| Local oscillators in 1.2GHz band, for Digilite DATV System
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29
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| RB-TV receiver developments
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31
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| Comparing DATV models
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32
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| Video Fundamentals 2 - Colour Bars
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34
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| Classic circuits - PicDream
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36
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Issue 246 December 2014
| Article
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Page
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| BATC report to the RSGB Spectrum Forum Oct 14
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11
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| Reduced Bandwidth DATV (RB-TV)
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13
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| RB-TV Awards Programme
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17
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| Antennair DTX-F70 and the Antennair DTX-F23
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18
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| Understanding DATV RF Bandwidth for DVB-S
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20
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| IARU Region 1 General Conference Report
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23
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| Video Fundamentals 1 – The Line Sync Pulse
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25
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| BATC Streaming Service
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26
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| RPiDATV RB-TV transmit system
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28
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| BATC New subscription rates
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33
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| MAX On-Screen-Display Generator
|
34
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| Classic circuits – General Purpose Amplifier
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36
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| Digital-ATV - Using ODROID with the DATV-Express board
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37
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| GoPro Hero 4
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42
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Issue 245 September 2014
| Article
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Page
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| CAT14 - in words and pictures
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8
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| DVB-S on the Solent - Part 1
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10
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| The Marconi at CAT14
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11
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| Effect of Phase Noise on a DVB-S Signal
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14
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| DVB-S on the Solent - Part 2
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15
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| Weak Signal Performance of DVB-S Receivers
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17
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| Geostationary ATV could be on its way!
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19
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| Museo de la Imagen - Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
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20
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| Annual Worldwide ATV QSO Party
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23
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| DVB-T with a Hides HV110
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30
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| IARU Region 1 Conference
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31
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| A Filter for 437MHz
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32
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| Classic Circuits - a Look Through Filter for 23cms
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34
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| ATV streaming using a Mac
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35
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Issue 244 June 2014
| Article
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Page
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| The Constitution of the BATC
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9
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| Video Processing Circuit
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12
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| There’s something different on Fast Scan TV
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16
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| Using a small ARM based mini TV box for digital TV
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20
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| Online ATV streams and HAMNET
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22
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| Streaming Student Robotics 2014
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23
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| Treasurer’s Report for 2013
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24
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| VK DATV QSO Party
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26
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| New Rigol Spectrum Analyser discoveries
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28
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| DVB-T-Receiver HV-110
|
34
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| 4K – what is it?
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35
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| Classic Circuits - A Tuneable 70cm Narrowband Filter
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39
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Issue 243 March 2014
| Article
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Page
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| ISS HamTV Received
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9
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| BATC CAT14 and the General Meeting
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10
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| New Repeaters on the Air
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12
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| BATC and you, the Member
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14
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| DATV-Express Project
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15
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| HamTV from the ISS
|
16
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| VK6MJ - ISS Tracker
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18
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| Using the Raspberry Pi to Control an Ultram VCO
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19
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| The BATC Forum
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20
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| 70cm Yagi
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22
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| Versatile Audio AGC Circuit
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23
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| Digital ATV – Using a Spectrum Analyzer
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29
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| Early Colour Cameras and their problems- Part 2
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34
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| Classic Circuits - Remote control using DTMF
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35
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| Turning Back the Pages - CQ-TV 56
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37
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| Late news - New Geostationary satellite; More
frequency at VHF; the latest ISS news
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39
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Issue 242 December 2013
| Article
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Page
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| DX Records
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8
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| Repeater News - GB3GV
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9
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| CAT13 - the Finningley report
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11
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| A 2.5 Watt LDMOS Driver for the 1.3GHz band
|
15
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| A Beginner’s Guide to Field Programmable
Gate Arrays (FPGAs) Part 2
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18
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| 10 GHz Synthesised ATV FM TX
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21
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| Early Colour Cameras and their problems- Part 1
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21
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| Stand Alone DigiLite with an MK808
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24
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| Classic Circuits - Black Level Clamps
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27
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| A Tutorial on Displays
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29
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| HamTV Bulletin 3
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34
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| Digital Integrated Receiver Decoder (IRD)
for use on repeaters
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37
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| Low Cost DVB-S Receivers Suitable
For HAMTV Reception
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40
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Issue 241 September 2013
| Article
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Page
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| BBC BH and Paul Marshall
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6
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| Don Reid
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7
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| An Introduction to the DTX1 Transmitter
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10
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| DTX1 1st User Review
|
11
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| PGA103+ Broad Band Amplifier
|
12
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| CAT13 – the BATC 2013 Convention details
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15
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| BATC Presentation for DXSpot.TV
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16
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| DXSpot.TV details and information
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17
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| BATC Treasurers Report for 2012
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18
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| 50 years of home video recording
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20
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| BATC Training – the Digital Studio part 2
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24
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| Setting up a Virtual Studio
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30
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| History of Television – Monoscope Cameras
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36
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| GB3IV Repeater
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38
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| A new approach to Digital ATV repeaters in New Zealand
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40
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| DATV from the International Space Station – full specification
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44
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