BATC bursary - G8TA Wolverhampton Radio Society

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g8gtz
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BATC bursary - G8TA Wolverhampton Radio Society

Post by g8gtz » Sat Feb 05, 2022 10:11 am

We are particularly happy to approve the following application:

Project description:
Wolverhampton Amateur Radio Society G8TA is 100 years old in 2022. With special event stations at public events in planning, the club would like to use and demonstrate DATV.

In 2021 we used 2 M0YDH DATV stations as a link across Bantock Park. This went well.

The club would like to build a Portsdown 2020 DATV transmitter as a members build project to use with our existing Minitiouner v1.5 [recently tested successfully on QO-100].

M0YDH is contributing a filter modulator and all the associated circuit cards from a set he bought off G8GTZ at CAT21. G7ACD has given us a 3U 19 inch rack chassis. M0YDH is willing to lend us a Lime Mini SDR for DVB-S2 so the build will include the 2 way switch.

Benefits to ATV community:
The club has licensed members aged 8 to c. 88 and a healthy number of under 50s.
G8TA will be training members in ATV and ATV system buildingfor which this simple transceiver is appropriate.
This will lead onto amps, filters, changeover switching and routing and aerials. The cunning plan is to get a second station out car park /P in the Midlands. Aim here is to grow the number of ATV-ers in the city from 1 active and several inactive BATC members to an activity day / contest group.
During our centenary year and afterwards, Covid permitting, G8TA will have presence at local public events where a club and M0YDH pair of stations will link across the site to relay pictures and sound to publicise ATV.

Total amount of funding requested:
£168.50

Details of costs / items:
Raspberry Pi 3B+ 34
Official 7 inch Touch Screen 60
Raspberry Pi V2 Camera 24
Tindie Pi Camera HDMI cable extension kit ($20) 15.10
Micro SD card 32GB 9
Pi GPIO header extension 1.5
2 flat ribbon cables 30cm for screen and to camera connector 3
2 3U 19" blank panels 13.30
HDMI Cable for Raspberry Pi 3, 1m long 3
Components for 2 way switch 5

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