Realization of High Frequency Bidirectional Transceiver (Bitx) Radio

TL;DR

This paper presents the design and implementation of a high frequency bidirectional transceiver radio (Bitx) operating at 6.8 MHz, emphasizing its simple, low-cost circuit suitable for remote communication.

Contribution

The paper demonstrates a practical, low-cost HF transceiver using a single conversion superheterodyne design with shared circuits for transmission and reception.

Findings

Operates at 6.8 MHz frequency

Uses a single conversion superheterodyne approach

Achieves 50.3 dBm transmit power

Abstract

In this paper, we realize the transmitter of high frequency (HF) bidirectional transceiver radio. A bidirectional transceiver (Bitx) consists of a transmitter and receiver, in which some common circuits are used together by the transmitter and receiver. In addition, Bitx radio uses a single conversion superheterodyne transmitter, which only shifts frequency once in a signal generation process. The measurement result shows that it works at the frequency of 6.8 MHz with 10 MHz BFO, 3,2 MHz VFO, and 50,3 dBm transmit power. The transmitting frequency is obtained from the difference between BFO and VFO oscillator. Bitx radio has a simple circuit and is designed with low-cost components, and it could be an alternative solution for communication in remote areas.