Re: [amsat-bb] attenuator construction questions-and the winner is...

["Mark L. Hammond" <hammond@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I built an attenuator with the information below.  The only pot I had was 
25k, and it works well enough that I may not replace it...how nice to have 
an S0/S1 noise level now! :)

Thanks for all the great replies/responses to my inquiry.

73,

Mark N8MH

At 12:31 PM 9/8/2001, Alex Artieda HB9DRI wrote:
>Hi Mark:
>
>This is a very simple variable attenuator, provide +- 20 db variable, I used
>in my 144 down converter and is posible to adjust the noise 0 to S9+, its
>very good to adjust your S meter. Consit in a PI configuration, you need:
>
>2 resistor 220 ohms (1/4 watt is ok, 1/8 also)
>1 trimmer or potenciometer 1 kilohm (1000 ohms)
>
>Construction:
>
>- place both resistor with one side solder to ground, the other sides open.
>-place the 1000 ohms trimmer in series with the other free sides of both
>resistor, remember the trimmer have 3 conections and you need to solder a
>small cable to shor two connections, the center tap with one side tap.
>-One point is the input were you solder the 220 ohms open side with one side
>of the trimmer, the other side is the output
>
>The impedance is 50 ohms and work fine, sorry my explanation but English is
>not mi language, if you dont understand tell me and I prepare a draw for
>you.
>
>73 DX
>
>Alex
>HB9DRI


Mark L. Hammond  [N8MH]

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