Projects

Introduction

The Projects page contains the resource information for projects selected by DARA Thursday Night Group members. This page is used along with a page in the "Meeting Archive" section of this website. Each project's page will reference the meeting date and page link to provide information on meeting actions leading up to a particular project. Select a particular project in the salmon colored menu box to get started.

Group Project Suggestions
 From 2013-09-19 Meeting
1.   Frequency Generator (variable)
2.   60 MHZ Frequency Counter
3.   Build your own Oscilloscope
4.   Digital (Digi) Interface kits (Computer sound card to Radio interface)
5.   APRS I-Gate
6.   Raspberry PI projects
7.   Mobile heads up display for D-STAR 
8.   Satellite projects (CubeSat, etc.)
9.   PIC Controller Projects
10. Antenna Projects (Build Antennas; Satellite, J-Pole, Colinear, Walking Stick, 5/8 wave 70 cm and 2 m Antennas, etc.)
11. Power Supplies (Build from scratch and how to modify your Computer Power Supplies for bench use)
12. Software Defined Radios (SDRs) (modifying USB TV Dongles, build your own SDR kits, etc.)
13. Antenna Tuner (Build your own, theory of operation)
14. HF Triplexer (June, 2010 QST) also good DIY HF beam article (Sept, 2002 QST)
15. Alternative Power Systems (Solar, Wind, Alternative Fuels Generator (Propane, Natural Gas, Alcohol, Wood Gasifier, Etc.) Proper conditioning of alternative power systems (UPS’s, Power conditioners, Etc.), Energy Storage
16. 2 Meter pre amp kits
17. Rig Runner Power Poles
18. DIY Rotors, Controllers, Satellite trackers, etc.
19. Build a radio stage by stage (learn theory along with project build)
From 2013-10-17 Meeting
Sierra Radio Projects: http://www.hamstack.com/index.html
Vectronics (MFJ) has a lot of kits including preamps: http://www.vectronics.com/Categories.php?sec=209
N3ZI DDS-2 AD9834 30 MHz: http://www.pongrance.com/super-dds.html
Radio Frequency Generator 
Audio Frequency Function Generator 
SSB kit, the MKARS80 LSB 80M Transceiver Kit: http://www.radio-kits.co.uk/mkars80page.html
Field strength meter
Diode checker
Foxhunt Active Offset Attenuator using 1.5 volt AA cell: http://robin-wood.com/Ham/Fox/offset_atten.htm
Surface mount package soldering introduction