Low Pass Filter for Ham Radio

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  • เผยแพร่เมื่อ 4 ต.ค. 2024
  • In this video, we take a look at a Low Pass Filter Kit that I got off AliExpress.
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  • @HamRadioDX
    @HamRadioDX ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Love me a good Ape build! Nice one mate, low pass filters are super handy

    • @TheSmokinApe
      @TheSmokinApe  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks for checking it out Hayden!

  • @MakeDoAndMend1
    @MakeDoAndMend1 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I found with mine. For each band I swopped over the windings. For example the toroid with most windings was soldered into board where the least windings etc. Works perfectly on correct freq. I will do a vidd soon. Cheers from old George

    • @TheSmokinApe
      @TheSmokinApe  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks George! I will try this!

  • @MakeDoAndMend1
    @MakeDoAndMend1 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Swop the coils over. L1 into L2 etc. Works much better. Great video. Cheers from old George in the UK

    • @TheSmokinApe
      @TheSmokinApe  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks George! I will try it!

  • @HOAHamRadio
    @HOAHamRadio ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Dang that's a lot of toroid wrapping! Nice solder work.

    • @TheSmokinApe
      @TheSmokinApe  ปีที่แล้ว

      It was a lot of roid work. Thanks on the solder, my near field vision has gotten so bad I couldn’t tell 👀

  • @FEPLabsRadio
    @FEPLabsRadio ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Good job, Primate! I thought the shoulder would be a little sharper

  • @DonzLockz
    @DonzLockz ปีที่แล้ว

    I also enjoy your Clarence impersonations too!🚜😁

  • @temporarilyoffline
    @temporarilyoffline ปีที่แล้ว +3

    That's a great start, what's next?

    • @TheSmokinApe
      @TheSmokinApe  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I want to locate the actual schematic and find out the inductance values for the toeroids.

    • @temporarilyoffline
      @temporarilyoffline ปีที่แล้ว

      @@TheSmokinApe LCR Meter?

    • @TheSmokinApe
      @TheSmokinApe  ปีที่แล้ว

      @@temporarilyoffline that’s what I would use measure it, I don’t know what the recommended values are and that’s why I want the schematic

    • @temporarilyoffline
      @temporarilyoffline ปีที่แล้ว

      @@TheSmokinApe Sounds like a plan, looking forward to it!

    • @TheSmokinApe
      @TheSmokinApe  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Well, chip chop on the schematic!

  • @ferdinandwp4rjl377
    @ferdinandwp4rjl377 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great job APE, Thanks for your videos and tutorial. 👍🏽

    • @TheSmokinApe
      @TheSmokinApe  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hey Ferdinand, glad you like them!

    • @ferdinandwp4rjl377
      @ferdinandwp4rjl377 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      YES I like your videos. Hey were did you get the nanoVNA cables?

    • @TheSmokinApe
      @TheSmokinApe  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I believe these came with one of my VNAs

    • @ferdinandwp4rjl377
      @ferdinandwp4rjl377 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@TheSmokinApe Great thanks for answering. I thought they came from eBay. 👍🏽 73

  • @kevinkc3onohelijeepworld953
    @kevinkc3onohelijeepworld953 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Neat device 😉

    • @TheSmokinApe
      @TheSmokinApe  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks Kevin, kept me busy for a few days!

  • @technishn
    @technishn ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Its quite possible that the capacitors are not NP0/C0G especially if values are above 100pF. The rolloff or -3 dB point droops with inferior capacitors. NP0 COG either have a black mark on top of have NP0 C0G marked on the capacitor

    • @TheSmokinApe
      @TheSmokinApe  ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah, I suspect something is going on with them. Also, out would be nice if I could find the values for the inductors so I could check them with the meter.

  • @HamRadioCrashCourse
    @HamRadioCrashCourse ปีที่แล้ว +1

    SO many toeroids!

    • @TheSmokinApe
      @TheSmokinApe  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Was the worst, I had to label them so I didn't get confused 😯

  • @hamradiotube
    @hamradiotube ปีที่แล้ว

    I don’t know what I was thinking, I was prob hungover lol! I’m cracking up man.

  • @edbeckerich3737
    @edbeckerich3737 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Shielding between the toroids would help also

  • @Tump2010
    @Tump2010 ปีที่แล้ว

    good build video

  • @youtubeaccount931
    @youtubeaccount931 ปีที่แล้ว

    I dig your builds! I need a CB band stop filter for 10 meters lol. I get all kinds of artifacts on the SDR, the yaesu is better. There's probably some big power CBers in my area.

    • @TheSmokinApe
      @TheSmokinApe  ปีที่แล้ว

      Some of those guys run some serious power 👍

    • @youtubeaccount931
      @youtubeaccount931 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@TheSmokinApe Gotta keep the clouds warm

  • @mrtechie6810
    @mrtechie6810 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I am looking at bandpass filters now....

    • @TheSmokinApe
      @TheSmokinApe  4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I have a few videos on them that might help...

  • @lyledal
    @lyledal ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I'm not convinced that it is ever possible to have *enough* junk around the shop.

    • @TheSmokinApe
      @TheSmokinApe  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I fit into that demographic.

  • @johnbauman4005
    @johnbauman4005 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi Ape!
    Enjoyed this!
    At 17:15 you say you have the filter set for 20 MHz. How? Perhaps related to the positions of the two switches?
    Not sure what the switches do - add/remove capacitors/inductors to the circuit?
    When happy with the tuning of the filter, where do you add it to your rig? I expect you might want to put it in a box to protect the circuitry also?
    Shape of filter looks kind of like a lower order Butterworth, but I guess the kit didn't come with that info.
    Thank you for the edumacation and your patience.
    KK7JBZ

    • @TheSmokinApe
      @TheSmokinApe  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hey John. Yes, the switches on the side change frequency by routing the RF through different capacitor / toroid configurations. I do want to see if I can get a 3d print to house it.

  • @mrtechie6810
    @mrtechie6810 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Why did you choose that model instead of the bigger boards with relays?

    • @TheSmokinApe
      @TheSmokinApe  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      It was a simple easy kit build that I thought would be good for a video

  • @joe10117
    @joe10117 ปีที่แล้ว

    Aug 2023
    any way to block ham radio interferrnces on tv ????

    • @TheSmokinApe
      @TheSmokinApe  ปีที่แล้ว

      Are you talking about the transmitted signal causing problems or RFI? First I would check to see if the radio is producing harmonics and then I would install RFI chokes at both end of the coax. Good luck, problems like this are a bitch.

  • @frequencywatchers
    @frequencywatchers 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great Video On How To Solder The Components And Good on Instructions Of The Device, THANKS.
    For Now Im Using My Own Made LPF, Works For So Much Bbands, From 80Meters Up To 15 Meters, Its Variabble Too, But With Vairable Switch, Not A 3 Position Switch As In Video, I Need To Make A Video On Hwo I Made My Ownn Filter, Its All From OLD USSR Surplus Items, Even The PCB Is My Own Made, Just Glued Old USSR Copper SHeet To Old USSR Semi Conductor Material Thats Non Cundoctive And Made The Cuts Where Itt needs To be And Used USSR Surplus Components, Capacitors And resistors And Other Stuff, AND IT WORKS SUPERGOOD, Check Out My latest Video, That Is WITH THAT FILTER Im Talking ABout, if i Connect the Antenna WITHOUT The Filter, ITS ALL NOISE, No Nothing, Just Noise..

    • @TheSmokinApe
      @TheSmokinApe  8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Sounds like a cool project, I will check it out 👍

  • @Bill-HRT
    @Bill-HRT ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks! I think I learned something today. 73 de K0WHW @Bill-HRT

    • @TheSmokinApe
      @TheSmokinApe  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks for watching HRT 👍

  • @DonzLockz
    @DonzLockz ปีที่แล้ว

    I always like your tech videos Mr Ape but my OM eyes need a microscope to "sodder" them up.🦮👨‍🦯😆

    • @TheSmokinApe
      @TheSmokinApe  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I’m telling you. I can’t see shit these days and it’s a bit of a hassle 🔎