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P. C. Electronics
Tel: (626) 447-4565 m-th 8am-5:30pm pst (UTC - 8)
2522 Paxson Lane Arcadia CA 91007-8537 USA
Tom (W6ORG) & Mary Ann (WB6YSS)
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The Leaders in Amateur Television Equipment
                Since 1965

SPECIALS and SURPLUS
Last Update May 26, 2008

        From time to time we will announce and run special limited time promotions, list items that were built or purchased by us to be tested out on ATV, production samples, previous models, prototypes, over runs, surplus, etc.
        Mary Ann gave me orders to stop being such a pack rat because it takes too long trying to find anything digging through piles of stuff - So please check back often.
All prices include UPS surface shipping in the contiguous USA if the order totals $99 or more.
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LB1000 Mini Color Camera with Mic......$79 Price Reduced by $20

Great for portable with one of the Videolynx small ATV transmitters - check out our Helmet Cam app note. 420 line resolution.
Need an extra camera to focus down to a few inches to show small parts, circuits, photo's, etc.? How about one to switch to for call ID or show a different view of the shack? Great for kite, R/C and rocket applications where size and weight considerations are paramount - Size .1.5" square, Weight 3 oz and DC power requirement is +8 to +14 Vdc at 50 mA. Has RCA A/V jack cable outputs.

Comes with lens you can set from 1" to infinity and regulated 12V wall plug power supply, but it can run for over 6 hours on one 9V alkaline battery. Make your own DC power cable with a 2.1 x 5.5 DC power plug - Radio Shack 274-1569 - to connect to a battery or other supply.


FM ATV Pre-emphasis and De-emphasis Kits

Pre-emphasis in the FM ATV transmitter along with corresponding de-emphasis in the receiver can more than double the distance or add a P unit for the same distance (6 dB) by lowering the noise floor in the receiver. Pre-emphasis and De-emphasis is standard in the USA for 1200 MHz FM ATV systems - CCIR 405-1. However, most board level imported FM ATV transmitters and receivers do not have this feature.

You can easily add on by placing the transmitter PEK kit in the camera video line and receiver DEK kit in the video output line, and readjusting the video gain pots. See our FM ATV application note to see how easy it is. Kits include all parts, solder plated metal can and RCA jacks.

PEK Tx Pre-emphasis kit...$15
DEK RxDe-emphasis kit...$15
Buy them both at the same time and save $5... $25


GVM-1 Gunnplexer Video Modulator Board....$29

    This is a board that has many other uses:
        Video amp for satellite receivers
        Video distribution amp
        Sound subcarrier mixer
        Pre-emphasis or de-emphasis amp
            Download the NEW app note

    Gunnplexers make a great little microwave (10.4 gHz) ATV link or way to demo ATV and how directional antennas work, bouncing off metal objects, multipath, etc., in a more interesting visual way at ham clubs or ham class rooms.
    See the gunnplexer application note - A 10 gHz ATV system is easy to put together. Gunnplexers are available from SHF Microwave and Advanced Receiver Research. Choose those that have varicap tuning diodes in them - the GVM-1 modulator board connects to the varicap to DC bias and FM modulate the Gunn diode in the Gunnplexer.
    Analog satellite TV receivers don't output enough video when used on the 900 and 1200 MHz ATV bands with 4 MHz deviation. This board can boost the level up to the 1 Vp-p standard with an adjustable gain up to 5.
    Tapping into a video line without loading it down to drive a 2nd monitor, VCR, transmitter, etc., is another application of this board.
    This board can also be used as a video and sound Mixer. Add sound with our FMA5-G board or FM pre-emphasis to video only ATV transmitters. The pre-emphasis can be removed for AM transmitters. The video amp has variable gain up to 5 which can better set up or equalize the video level in some transmitters - 75 Ohm input and output.
    Modified for the ham bands wireless video transmitters and receivers can double the DX by adding pre-emphasis and de-emphasis to the video which lowers the noise bandwidth.

• • The boards are $29 if ordered individually, but for ham club or group projects, you can have them for $25 each if you buy 2 or more. 25 left.


PA5 board..........$25

Ready to mount 70cm 20 Watt amplifier board with all parts including 6" RG-174 coax in and out pigtails soldered on - just add your M57716 power module, heatsink and chassis. We have a lot of these boards left over since we can no longer get the M57716 power modules in quantity - Used in our TC70-20 series of transcievers and PA5-20 amplifier module. However, you can still get the M57716 power module one at a time from RF Parts. You can drive this 20 Watt 70cm amp directly from our TXA5-70S ATV exciter board, Videolynx 434 or Z70A, or from the TXA5-RCb with an attenuator. Click on PA5 board above for the application notes.


TXTVb ATV Exciter/Modulator Board...$29

Great club or group project!
Transmit ATV over short distances.
Partially assembled board and selected parts kit - click on photo at right for full details.
Only..$29, 2 for $49, 5 for $99
Fully assembled and tested add $20 per board.
As seen on page 39 in the Winter 2006 ATVQ.

Make a low cost 70cm ATV RF Test Generator for tuning up receivers or antennas. Demonstrate ATV at a ham club, Scout Jamboree, Field Day, etc., with this unit - transmit in the building to a cable ready TV set. This board puts out about 10 mW and uses the same crystals as found in all our 420-450 MHz ATV transmitters - standard 70cm frequencies available from us. The board comes partially built (as shown in the photo) and with all 12 of the additional parts as a kit to complete the board. Assembly and tune up instructions using a DC Voltmeter are included - download and see the data sheet by clicking on the board photo above.

Or, by using a different crystal and additional parts kit, you can drive a 2 meter in / higher band out Transverter like those available from Downeast Microwave, SSB and others, you can add the AM ATV mode with this board. The boards are stuffed and soldered with the exception of the inductors, parallel capacitors and 3 2N5770 transistors which we will include as a kit (specify 2 M or 70cm) with each board for use on 70cm with 10 mW or 2 meters to drive a transverter with 50-100 mW. 70cm crystals are $25 and use the same ones as found in all our transmitters. We have a limited supply of crystals for ATV on 1265.0 (1268 MHz Transverter) or 1289.25 MHz (1296 MHz Transverter) at $5, or you supply the crystal (order from ICM catalog #473370 - 2 meter F/2 and HC-50 holder) for the frequency you want to end up with after mixed in your Transverter. We made a bunch of these in 1995 for use in our TVX series of export TV transmitters for channels 3 to 13. But not much later Amprex and Philips stopped making the companion 10 watt power modules and no similar power modules are available - that ended that product line. Size is 4x2.25" - will fit in a Hammond 1590C or D die cast aluminum box - and takes 8 to 14Vdc at 40 mA. Use the FMA5-G for sound.


TX33-1b 913.25 MHz 1W AM ATV Transmitter... $180

This transmitter was used in our milk crate ATV repeater for public service work. But due to local interferance from other services, we switched our system over to the 23cm band. So this transmitter is available. It gave good video and audio over a 6 mile path between aid stations at a trail race and using half (3 ft boom) of a Directive Systems 3318LYARM Loop Yagi at both ends line of sight.
If you wish to change the frequency, you can order a crystal from International Crystal - Fxtal = Fo/8 and their catalog number is #473370


Power Modules

    Click on part numbers for data sheet.
    200 mw max RF input, run on 13.8 Vdc
    Bandwidths are actually wider than listed.

    BGY-32 (1 in stock), Philips..................$70
        25 mW in 18W out 68-88 MHz.
        Used in our TVX ch3-6 export TV transmitters
            includes TC PA bare board.








Parts

We have an excess of through hole parts that were purchased in large quantities before we started using surface mount parts:

2N5770 small signal TO-92 NPN RF Transistor used in our crystal controlled transmitters and downconverters for the oscillator and multiplier stages. Up to 50 mw at 400 MHz.
5 for $1, bag of 100 for $10 or box of 2000 for $150. 4500 in stock.

Motorola MRF901 low noise UHF preamp transistor.............$5 ea., 23 in stock.
Lower noise NEC NE64535 UHF preamp transistor.............$7 ea., 28 in stock.
NE25139 dual gate GaAsfet used in our surface mount downconverters....$10 ea, 13 in stock.
NE25337 dual gate GaAsfet used in our thru hole downconverters.......$8 ea, 44 in stock.
MRF966 Motorola dual gate GaAsfet used in early thru hole downconv....$3 ea, 25 in stock.
MM3734 Motorola TO-39 NPN used as the modulator in older TX......$7ea., 200 in stock.

Philips BLU98 RF transistor used in our TVG test generators, TXA5-33 and TXA5-23 transmitter multiplier stages. Capable of up to1/4 watt output on 23cm. Similar to Motorola MRF581. $2 ea - 100 in stock.

2N/PN2907A small signal TO-92 PNP transistor. Used in our sync separator circuits and other products. Great general purpose PNP.
10 for $1, bag of 100 for $8, 1000 for $60. 2500 available.

IC's - DIP integrated circuits.
        Click on IC's above or photo for the list of part numbers
        and quantity available

2-8 pF ceramic trimmer cap - Sprague GKU6R000.
        RF peaking cap (red top) used in our transmitters and downconverters.
        10 for $10, 100 for $70. 1000 for $500. 3000 in stock.

Capacitors - disc ceramics, electolytics, etc.
        Click on Capacitors above or photo for the list of values
        and number available

Inductor / RF choke, .25 each or $20 per 100
1 uH (500 in stock), 4.7 uH (100 in stock), 10 uH (125 in stock) & 33 uH (400 in stock).

Resistors - leaded 1/4 watt carbon film, bags of 100 or 200 ....$1/100
        Click on Resistors above for list of values
        and number of bags available

Trim Pots - Thumbwheel carbon trim pots, Piher type PT15YB
        and Stackpole equivalent.
        $.25 each or $15 per 100 of one value.
        Click on Trim Pots above or photo for list of values and quantities available


Crystals $5 ea: we have a variety of HC-25 plug in crystals used in our downconverters
        and transmitters before we switched over to synthesizers. Click on Crystals to see
        the list of frequencies, quantities on hand and what they were used for.



Bias-T Parts Kit............$15

Power your Antenna mounted preamp on the 400, 900 or 1200 MHz band through the coax with this bias T. Great for powering Downeast 23LNAWPQ or 33LNAWPQ antenna mounted preamp from the ham shack. Insertion loss was measured at less than 1 dB. Kit contains LMB cad plated - solderable - metal box with lid, 2 BNC chassis jacks, feedthru cap, 100 Ohm 1/4W resistor,.22 uH inductor and data sheet.
Additonal 2x2x.88" cad plated metal can with lid, great for small projects...$2 each or 8 for $10.



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