The ‘Hilltopper-20’ Transceiver K1SWL rev. 15 October 2018
4
2
L1, L2
3.3 µH RF choke
Orange-orange-gold-gold
2
L3, L4
18 µH RF choke
Brown-grey-gold-gold
1
L5
FT37-43 toroid
See group 7 instructions
2
L6, L7
T37-6 toroid
See group 7 instructions
5
Q1, Q3, Q5, Q6, Q7
BS170 MOSFET
1
Q2
J113 JFET
1
Q4
NTD2955
Small heat sink tab
2
U1, U2
SA612AD 8-pin SOIC-8 IC
(pre-installed)
1
U3
NE5532
8-pin DIP IC
1
U4
LM78M05
Small heat sink tab
1
U5
ATmega328P
28-pin DIP IC
1
U6
LM78L05
1
U7
74AC08
14-pin DIP IC
Miscellaneous:
1
--
Si5351 board
Supplied with 8-pin
header strip. See group 3.
1
SW1
pushbutton switch
2
--
1/16” plastic spacer
Used with pushbutton sw
1
SW2
rotary encoder w/ switch
5
X1-X5
5.185 MHz HC-49/US crystal
Matched set
1
X6
16 MHz HC-49/US crystal
1
--
#24 magnet wire
18” (45 cm) length
1
--
#21 magnet wire
24" (60 cm) length
3
--
Knobs
4
--
¼” #6 spacer unthreaded
4
--
5/8”#6 spacer, threaded
4
--
#6-32 x
⅟
4
” machine screw, pan head
4
--
#6-32 x
⅝
” machine screw, pan head
1
--
8-pin DIP socket
1
--
14-pin DIP socket
1
--
28-pin DIP socket
Assembly- general notes:
A number of components are polarity-sensitive: all semiconductor devices and diodes….and the
three electrolytic capacitors.
Capacitors these days are tiny! In sunlight, I can read their printed values with +3.0 reading
glasses. Most of the time, though, I use a 10-power eye loupe (~$3-4 from DigiKey). Likewise,
the adjustment slot on trim cap C53 is tiny as well. An eyeglass repair kit ($2 at discount stores)
has just the right teensy screwdriver.
Assembly sequence
: You’ll find 7 grouped assembly sequences in these pages. You don’t have
to follow them.
Caution
:
There’s one component installation where the order matters. That’s
diode D7, which is *under* the Si5351 board. Install it before you add the Si5351 board. It’s also