Welcome to the TAK-40 Wiki!
About This Site
This wiki is to help gather all the available information about the TAK-40 in one place.
The TAK-40 was entered in the ARRL HomeBrew Challenge, which was announced in August 2006 QST with entries due Aug 2007. The challenge was to design a 40 meter CW and Voice transceiver that could be reproduced for under $50.
While the TAK-40 met all the goals of the contest, the radio's creator, along with many of the builders have made improvements, such as printed circuit boards, more stable VFO, and a 10 watt PA board. All of these options push the build price up depending on which options are added and how creative one is in sourcing parts and enclosures.
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Some things to note about this wiki:
- No information is missing; you just haven't added it yet. ;)
- If while reading an article you notice some information is wrong, or outdated, please update it!
Links to Pages Under Construction
Page | Description |
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Toroids | Winding the toroidal inductors and transformers used in the TAK-40. |
Circuit Boards | Circuit Board Types Available. |
Construction | Information to build your TAK-40. |
Bill of Materials | Bill of Materials and Equivalent Parts |
PIC16F871 | Info about the PIC used in this project. |
Programming | How to program the PIC |
Page | Description |
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KD8DFL-PCB | KD8DFL PCB Latest Info |
DDS-60 | Specifications on the DDS-60 |
Encoder | Information on the encoder used for the tuning dial |
Schematics | Schematics for this project |
Software | Code, HEX files, and descriptions |
Specifications | General specifications of the TAK-40 |
Links | Other resources |
page revision: 30, last edited: 29 Dec 2009 14:35