Septmber
2005, Issue 182
Signal
Generation Solution
Build
an Inexpensive RF Signal Generator
SOURCES
AND PDF
Download
the PDF of this article.
Neal
Martini holds an M.S.E.E. from the University of Missouri,
Rolla. He is now retired after working 24 years for
Hewlett-Packard in the Inkjet and LaserJet printing
businesses. Neal is currently pursuing several independent
product developments in a variety of application areas.
In addition to playing racquetball and golf, he enjoys
woodworking and traveling with his wife. You may contact
Neal at nealmartini@cableone.net
PROJECT
FILES
To
download the code and additional files, go to ftp://ftp.circuitcellar.com
/pub/Circuit_Cellar/2005/182.
RESOURCES
K.
Maxon, “Have You Seen My New Soldering Iron?” Encoder,
Seattle Robotics Society,www.seattlerobotics.org/encoder/200006/oven_art.htm.
PCB
Impedance Calculator, www.emclab.umr.edu/pcbtlc/microstrip.html.
SOURCES
AD8367
Variable gain amplifier
Analog Devices
www.analog.com
Spur
calculator
Hittite Microwave Corp.
www.hittite.com
MCP4922
DAC and PIC16F877A MCU
Microchip Technology
www.microchip.com
LFCN-2250
low-pass filter, MAV-11 MMIC integrated amplifier, POS-2000A
voltage VCO, and SYM-25DLHW mixer
Mini-Circuits
www.minicircuits.com
