Current Station Equipment
Transceivers
Primary HF Station - Elecraft K Line
Primary HF Transceiver
- Elecraft K3 - Built from Kit - Click here to see pics of building my K3 - 160 - 6 Meter HF Transceiver - 100 Watts - Elecraft K3 Specs Page |
Primary VHF/UHF Station for Satellite Communications and backup HF Station
Station Equipment:
Transceivers:
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Elecraft K3
- 160-6 Meters
- 100 Watt Amp
- Built from Kit
- P3 Panadapter
- Elecraft K3 Product Page
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Kenwood TS-2000
- 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10 Meters
- plus, 6 Meters, 2 Meters and 70cm
- Kenwood Product Page
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Kenwood TH-F6A TriBand Handheld
- 144/220/440 Mhz FM Tribander
- Kenwood Product Page
- http://www.universal-radio.com/catalog/ht/0066.html
Amplifier:
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Elecraft KPA500
- 160-6 Meter Solid State Amplifier
- 500W
- Built from Kit
- http://www.elecraft.com/KPA500/KPA500.htm
Antennas:
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For HF and Shortwave Frequencies
- Alpha Delta DX-LB PLUS for 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, and 10 Meter Bands
- Center Fed at 30 Feet, ends at 10 feet
- Covers all bands with an overall length of only 100 ft.
- http://www.alphadeltacom.com/pg1.html
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For 50 Mhz
- KB6KQ 6 Meter 1/2 Wave horizontally polarized loop
- http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/1576
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For 144 Mhz
- KB6KQ 2 Meter 1/2 Wave horizontally polarized loop
- http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/537
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For 440 Mhz
- KB6KQ 70cm 1/2 Wave horizontally polarized loop
- http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/537
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For 146 Mhz/440 Mhz FM
- Arrow Antenna OSJ 146/440 J-Pole
- http://www.arrowantennas.com/osj/j-pole.html
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For Satellite Work
- Arrow Antennas 146/437-10WBP Arrow II Satellite Antenna
- Portable Handheld Cross Yagi for 146/437 Mhz
- http://www.arrowantennas.com/arrowii/146-437.html
Accessories:
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Computer Radio Interface
- MicroHAM MicroKeyer II
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Antenna Tuner
- LDG Electronics AT-200Pro
- MFJ Deluxe Versa Tuner II
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Packet Radio Controllers
- AEA PK-232MBX
- Kantronics KPC-2
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Wattmeter
- Elecraft W2
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Power
- Astron RS-35M
My Past Radios:
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In the 70's
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In the 80's
- Kenwood TS-520S
- eHam Reviews
- Universal Radio Spec Page
- Google Pictures
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In the 90's
- Kenwood TS-440SAT
- eHam Reviews
- Universal Radio Spec Page
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In 2000
- Kenwood TS-2000
- Kenwood Product Page
- eHam Reviews
- Universal Radio Spec Page
- Google Pictures
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Current main radio