Local Oscillators

The following links are to articles which cover both the design and practical construction of local oscillators and multiplier chains for use in microwave transmitters, receivers and transverters.

• Low Phase Noise Oscillators - KO4BB
• Phase Noise Measurements of Microwave "bricks" - K04BB
• High-Quality UHF Source for Microwave Applications (RSGB 'Balloon Board')
• Stable X-Band Local Oscillator (Craig and Mulholland) [PDF]
• Frequency-West 'Microwave Brick' info [PDF]
• Local Oscillator Design - WB8GXB [PDF]
• UHF Local Oscillator design - N6TX [PDF]
• Locked VCXOs for Stable Microwave Local Oscillators with Low Phase Noise - W1GHZ [PDF]
• Frequency Multipliers - YO3DAC / VA3IUL [PDF]