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QRPGuys Digital DSB 

II

 Transceiver Kit, w/smd mixer 

 

   

 

 

First, familiarize yourself with the parts and check for all the components. If a part is missing, 
please contact us at 

qrpguys.parts@gmail.com

 and we will send you one. 

 

Please read all the instructions before starting to assemble the transceiver.

   

 

Parts List: 

 

Location  

Quantity 

value 

Type  

C1, C2, C10, C13, C16 

10 nF -  103 

X7R MMLC 

C3, C7 

100 uF electrolytic ≥16V 

Long lead plus 

C4, C5, C6, C8, C9, C12, C14, 
C15, C18, C19, C20, C22 

12 

100 nF - 104 

X7R MMLC 

C11, C17, C21 

1 uF electrolytic ≥16V 

Long lead plus 

D1 

1N5817 

BLACK PLASTIC 

D2, D3 

1N4148 

SMALL GLASS 

D4 

CLEAR LENS RED LED 

 

D5 

1N4756 47V 1W ZENER 

SMALL GLASS 

J1 

BNC JACK 

PCB MOUNT 

J2 

2.1mm DC JACK 

PCB MOUNT 

J3, J4 

3.5mm PHONE JACK 

STEREO, SWITCHED 

J5, J6, J7 

5 POSITION SIP JACK 

0.1” CENTERS 

L4 

10 uH choke 

BRN/BLK/BLK/GLD or    
BRN/BLK/BLK/SIL 

 

Summary of Contents for Digital DSB II Transceiver Kit

Page 1: ...ts List Location Quantity value Type C1 C2 C10 C13 C16 5 10 nF 103 X7R MMLC C3 C7 2 100 uF electrolytic 16V Long lead plus C4 C5 C6 C8 C9 C12 C14 C15 C18 C19 C20 C22 12 100 nF 104 X7R MMLC C11 C17 C21...

Page 2: ...MEG BRN BLK GRN GLD U1 1 SA602 or SA612A SO8 MIXER OSC U2 1 LM358 DIP8 DUAL OPAMP U3 1 LM7809 TO 220 9V 1A REG V1 V2 2 2K 6mm Trimmer resistor T1 T2 2 FT37 43 FERITE CORE BLACK DIP SOCKET 1 8 PIN DIP...

Page 3: ...2 uH RED RED GLD GLD or RED RED GLD SIL 4 T37 2 RED CORES 2 T37 6 YELLOW CORES crystals 1 7 074 MHz HC 49 US 1 10 136 MHz HC 49 US 1 14 074 MHz HC 49 US Miscellaneous 3 Band module boards 12 1 26 magn...

Page 4: ...ite smd soldering method or we have found the process below to be quite satisfactory Solder U1 the SA602 612 smd component first by wiping a thin layer of flux on the board position the chip carefully...

Page 5: ...1 R20 5 6 GRN BLU GLD GLD R13 470K YEL VOL YEL GLD R14 47K YEL VOL ORG GLD R15 680K BLU GRY YEL GLD L4 10 uH BRN BLK BLK GLD or BRN BLK BLK SIL D1 1N5817 Black plastic body D2 D3 1N4148 Small Glass bo...

Page 6: ...t of the board Make U shaped pieces of resistor lead clippings to hold the body of the BS170 s to the board using the small holes on either side of the package D4 CLEAR LENS RED LED the short lead goe...

Page 7: ...three band modules and detailed the values for 20 30 40m Additional bare band module pcb s are available for operation on other bands At the end of this document we have modeled additional band compo...

Page 8: ...L2 20 turns on T37 2 RED core make sure turns are snug to the core and more or less evenly spaced around the core Loose winding does not work well L3 18 turns on T37 2 RED core X1 7 074 MHz crystal I...

Page 9: ...top of the board centered on the silkscreen outline Secure each toroid to the pcb using two of the supplied plastic zip ties as shown below Be sure to tin the wire ends before installing The transceiv...

Page 10: ...card output level until the board switches into Transmit RED LED goes on you can continue to increase the output level a little bit to ensure reliable triggering of the VOX circuit If you have a watt...

Page 11: ...card to the mixer input This allows you to set the audio output from the sound card to a reasonable level and not overdrive the mixer The other half of the LM358 U2a is used as a VOX circuit The peak...

Page 12: ...nd your meter Only be concerned if the voltages are significantly different than those shown Almost all of the construction issues with the DSB transceiver have been traced to the faulty installation...

Page 13: ...Drain G Gate S Source E Emitter B Base C Collector I Input G Ground O Output Pin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 U1 1 42 1 42 0 7 15 7 15 8 3 7 5 8 35 U2 Rx 0 0 0 0 4 5 4 5 4 5 9 Rx D C G B S E Tx D C G B S E Q1 0V...

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