PA0FRI Active Antenna Redux - The final version?

I recently worked on a PA0FRI Active Antenna design with fast BFR93A / BFR106 / BFR193 transistors. Design 3D render: Schematic: Previous Next     / [pdf] View the PDF file here. Simulation Results ...

February 12, 2026 · 1 min · 124 words · Dhiru Kholia

My PA0FRI Active Antenna

My homebrewed PA0FRI Active Antenna is working well from a very physically constrained location. Design 3D render: Schematic: Results The antenna is connected to a RSP1 Clone SDR which is running custom FT8-band-hopping software. I am using a SOLID 4-Way 5-2400 MHz RF splitter to connect multiple SDRs to the same active antenna. NB: Plug in 75-ohms dummy loads (terminators) on the unused ports of the RF splitter - MX-282 / MX-280 75-ohms dummy loads work fine. ...

February 8, 2025 · 2 min · 354 words · Dhiru Kholia