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G8MNY  > TECH     27.01.25 09:53l 77 Lines 3605 Bytes #999 (0) @ WW
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Subj: SSB Demo circuit
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Sent: 250127/0737Z @:GB7CIP.#32.GBR.EURO #:24732 [Caterham Surrey GBR]
From: G8MNY@GB7CIP.#32.GBR.EURO
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By G8MNY                                          (Updated Dec 04)
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Being involved with ham training, I have been doing all the techical demos
including AM & FM (Sigen), but I was ask to do a SIMPLE demo of SSB generation
which my siggen can't do. As I only have a wide 50kHz bandwidth filters in my
spectrum analyser scope adapter & wanted to show the sidebands etc, normal
comms SSB is out, so I came with this set up....

               旼컴>SCOPE AF컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴�
               �                           旼>SCOPE DSB & AM컴컴컴컴커Y1  쿧2
               �                D1         �          旼컴컴컴커    旼컴컴컴�
               �          旼캑<쳐컫컴컴�>o컨�68鴛o<컴캑SPECTRUM쳐>X � SCOPE �
旼컴컴커 u1    �     �      |)      o�     �o    쿌NALYSER쳐>Y 쿏ISPLAY�
쿌F OSC쳐늘컫컴좔�4k7컴쩡캑   T1 |)컴�   _�_   _�_    � ADAPTOR�    읕컴컴컴�
�0 - 2V�   4k7        === �      |)  �  �---------�   � 1-90MHz�
�100kHz�    �        1n�  읕캑>쳐켸  �  �---------�   읕컴컴컴켸
읕컴컴켸   0-5V  旼컴컴좔컴커   D2   �    �     �
           DC    쿝F SIG GEN�        쳐컴컨컴컴컨컴
                 � 21.4MHz  �       _�_   21.4 MHz
                 � �100kHz  �       ///  XTAL FILTER
                 읕컴컴컴컴켸

I cheated with 100kHz for the Audio to solve the analyser display problem. I
initially built from junk on just 2 BNCs, but I soon boxed it up. Diodes D1 & 2
are any small silicon type, I did find proper mixer types better (more linear)
but could only handle low level, but my scope was happier with larger signals.

T1 is a medium sized ferrite bead 6mm dia with 2x 8 turns (bifil) wound on it
with the centre tap (opposite end of each wire) earthed.

The filter I had is a 7.5kHz wide one (narrower than the spectrum analyser
resolution) & it is totally unmatched, but works well with only a 68� to
equalise the loss for filter bypass (DSB) mode.


SPECTRUM DISPLAYS

CARRIER �             AM   �              DSB �   �             SSB   �
Y       �                � � �                �   �         (upper or)�
        �                � � �                �   �           (lower) �
  컴컴컴좔컴컴�     컨컨컨컨컨컨컨�      컨컨컨컨컨컨컨�      컴컴컴컴좔컴컴 X
                     | |             Mixer|/     \ Carrier
                  Over Mod         Distortion      Nul
                  Products

SCOPE DISPLAYS
                    /'\     /'\          /'\     /'\          /'\     /'\
AF-------------   AF   |   |   |       AF   |   |   |       AF   |   |   |
Y1                      \./     \./          \./     \./          \./     \./

                      _       _           _   _   _   _
RF같같같같같같�   RF/' `\._./' `\._    RF/ \./ \./ \./ \    RF같같같같같같같�
Y2같같같같같같�     \._./' '\._./'       \_/'\_/'\_/'\_/      같같같같같같같�
                                                |
                                            Crossover
                                             Nuls

AM can be displayed by off setting the balance of the mixer with DC.

I found the Scope display worked best with 1-10kHz AF & the Spectrum display
with 100kHz AF as this gave clear sideband signals (& distortion products in
course) & it was easy to select either upper of low sideband with �100kHz off
set of the RF signal generator.


See also my tech buls on "Spectrum Harmonic Demo circuit", "Scope RF Trick",
"Tuned Circuit Scope Demo" & "Oscilloscopes".


Why don't U send an interesting bul?

73 de John G8MNY @ GB7CIP


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