Sirio GP430LB autopsy

Ludo | 18 juin 2017
If you ever wondered what’s inside a GP430LB or how wide is this antenna’s bandwidth, you’ve come to the right place.

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Diamond X50N to X50NA: Cut it three times and still too short!

Ludo | 18 juin 2017
This short article describes how I shortened my X50N in order to get a better reception on 446MHz.

This antenna was bought from Wimo’s website, so I’ll consider it as an genuine antenna from Diamond (not one of its numerous and probably bad clones).

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Hot cams!

Ludo | 18 juin 2017
If you know a little bit about electronics, you probably already seen TVS diodes. If not, these are Transient Voltage Suppressor diodes, placed in parallel as close as possible to the power supply input of the device, which basically sacrifice themselves by going short circuit when the applied voltage exceeds their rated breakdown voltage. Their response time is fast enough to protect the remaining electronics from damage. That’s the good part of the story.
Unfortunately, some electronic board designers don’t seem to care about what happens just after that…

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