[hpsdr] SMPS the wrong way to go

[FRANCIS CARCIA]

Layout and interface is a fact but I hope to learn something here. As an EMI guy and builder of receivers I would like to see it perform below the noise floor.

--- On Wed, 8/11/10, Ray Page <page.ray at gmail.com> wrote:


From: Ray Page <page.ray at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [hpsdr] SMPS the wrong way to go
To: phil at pharman.org
Cc: "FRANCIS CARCIA" <carcia at sbcglobal.net>, hpsdr at lists.openhpsdr.org
Date: Wednesday, August 11, 2010, 1:11 PM


If the SMPS were just slapped down on the board, there would be problems. But as Kjell pointed out, the SMPS's connection to the rest of the circuitry is the key to a quiet solution. Follow Kjells advice and there will be no SMPS problems.

-Ray



On Tue, Aug 10, 2010 at 7:49 PM, Phil Harman <phil at pharman.org> wrote:


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Hi Frank,

Normally I would agree with you. However, having tested the very high
frequency SMPSU that Kjell designed on one of the prototype Hermes PCBs I
can confirm that this is the way forward.

This not your usual SMPSU Toto....

73's Phil...VK6APH







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> An SMPS on the same board with a -140 dBM noise floor RX will degrade the
> board.
> Why make more noise, just remote the regulator or do a better heat sink.
> Any spurs are too much. Frank



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