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    1) The document describes a high-power transmitter design for the 13-cm ham band using a microwave oven magnetron that is capable of delivering 500-1000 watts of RF output power at a low cost of $50-75. 2) A magnetron is a single port device that changes frequency depending on the reactive component of the load connected to it. The document includes a figure showing how the magnetron frequency varies with changes in loading. 3) The author designed and built a 1-kW, 13-cm transmitter using a microwave oven magnetron in an injection-locked configuration to investigate creating a low-cost, high-power option for the 13-cm

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    1) The document describes a high-power transmitter design for the 13-cm ham band using a microwave oven magnetron that is capable of delivering 500-1000 watts of RF output power at a low cost of $50-75. 2) A magnetron is a single port device that changes frequency depending on the reactive component of the load connected to it. The document includes a figure showing how the magnetron frequency varies with changes in loading. 3) The author designed and built a 1-kW, 13-cm transmitter using a microwave oven magnetron in an injection-locked configuration to investigate creating a low-cost, high-power option for the 13-cm

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    1) The document describes a high-power transmitter design for the 13-cm ham band using a microwave oven magnetron that is capable of delivering 500-1000 watts of RF output power at a low cost of $50-75. 2) A magnetron is a single port device that changes frequency depending on the reactive component of the load connected to it. The document includes a figure showing how the magnetron frequency varies with changes in loading. 3) The author designed and built a 1-kW, 13-cm transmitter using a microwave oven magnetron in an injection-locked configuration to investigate creating a low-cost, high-power option for the 13-cm

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    By Chuck Swedblom, WA6EXV

    P.O. Box 605


    Ridgecrest, California 93556

    A HIGH-POWER,
    MAGNETRON
    TRANSMITTER
    Here's a n e w use for your microwave
    oven's magnetron

    T he greatest obstacle to overcome in


    working moon bounce (EME) or
    tropospheric scatter (tropo) in the 13-
    cm band lies in generating the R F power
    required. Very few devices are available to
    the reactive component of the load changes,
    the frequency changes accordingly. Because

    the radio Amateur which can be used to Uem TRANSMITTER


    build a high power transmitter. But I've
    found one that's capable of delivering high
    power (500 to 1000 watts of RF output) and
    is inexpensive ($50 to $75). Some of these
    devices even operate at the upper end of the
    13-cm ham band. I'm referring to the
    microwave-oven magnetron.
    I wanted to investigate the feasibility of
    designing a low-cost, high-power transmitter
    for the 13-cm band using a microwave oven
    magnetron in the injection-locked configu-
    ration. After some investigation, I designed
    and built the 1-kW, 13-cm oven-magnetron
    transmitter described here.

    Magnetron characteristics
    A magnetron is a single port device to
    which the load is connected. Any change in
    the reactance component of the load
    changes the frequency of the free-running
    magnetron. Figure 1 is a typical load dia-
    gram showing how the frequency varies with
    changes in magnetron loading. The center
    of the diagram corresponds to the matched
    condition, where no reflection occurs. AS Figure 1. Magnetron load diagram.

    Communications Quarterly 9

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