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K2ZEL - Bill Reynolds
Here is a picture of K2ZEL operating HF at station. Bill says: "The station is a combination
operating position and a workshop for my tinkering and building. The station
equipment includes (1) ICOM 760MIIG, (2) Kenwood
TS570D,(1) Yaesu FT 90R (dual band fm), and ICOM IC 2100 (2m only FM), and assorted antenna tuners.
Antennas
include a BM-90, Home brew G5, a wiire NVIS (all HF), a 2m Ringo, a 2m home brew
J-pole, a 5-element 6m yagi Home brew, and a 10 element 2m yagi (home brew, on
the ground to go back up next time the tower is down). There are two computers
to support the digital modes. In the shop there is assorted test equipment to support
tinkering. In the shack all the equipment is powered by Aston power supplies.
All equipment including the computers and TNC's are now wired
through power gates which automatically switch to batteries on power failure in a few miliseconds. The batteries are (1) dep cycle marine battery and (4) Alpha
sealed gelled cell units. This will hold all comms until I can get the 5kw
generator going and cut into the shack. Current projects in the tinkering
include the following: 1). home brew solid state 6m am xmtr and rcvr; 2) a "go"
box for vhf w/ gelled cell battery (40 amp hr w/ pwr supply and float charger.
The mobile station has an ICOM 706MIIG w/ laptop for digital as the primary rig
connected to a "lil" tarheel antenna for 80 through 6. The vhf/uhf xcvr is
connected to a mag mount and shuttled in and out with the
shack."
N1DL - Karl Geng
Here is a station that would be the envy of many amateurs.
Karl's station includes a Rohde&Schwarz XK2100, ICOM 7800 transceiver for HF, ICOM PW-1 linear
amplifier, ICOM 970 VHF/UHF transceiver, AEA DSP232 TNC for digital modes, and a
Kenwood TS-480SAT.
Unfortunately, Karl is not pictured here - perhaps he will someday provide
another photo, this time of himself sitting at his station.
K9KNW - Joe Goggin
Here is Joe and "Gypsy" at his home station, which is still a work in progress. Joe, of course,
was our host for Field Days 2006 and 2007. As can be seen, Joe has spent
considerable time and effort in putting his station together, which includes a false wall behind the
desk and amplifiers to hide his station interconnects and antenna wiring. We
don't have a complete listing of his station equipment, but it can be seen that
he is prepared for just about everything. All who have attended the Field Day
activities at his ranch have been in awe of his extensive "antenna farm", which
includes separate antennas for all bands, including some at 70 feet.
MØZLB - David Worboys
David's station in England includes an Icom 756Pro-II, Ameritron AL-80B 1200
watt amplifier, Ameritron Al-811 backup 800 watt amplifier, Icom 910X 100 watt
transceiver with 23cm module and optional DSP. As for other items,
David says: "I would expect that like most radio enthusiasts, the list of
additional items laying around the shack is immense! Suffice to say, both
radio's can be controlled via a PC if required and I have one PC devoted solely
to radio activities whether it be data modes, satellite tracking or logging. I
use Scott's (N3FJP) logging software as I have found it to be highly user
friendly and I can not recommend it enough. I also use Ham Radio Deluxe (how
they don't charge for it is beyond me!) for satellite tracking and the DX
Cluster facility and of course sundry other software to help with beam headings,
propagation predictions etc. I also have an Icom 706MKIIG which I bought
when I was first licensed which is a back up radio for both the base radio's as
it covers 70cm through top band." For HF work (10 through 20m) David uses
a Cushcraft MA5B antenna. (DXCC in less than 12 months on an antenna only
20' above ground level, and at the bottom of Cycle 23, says an awful lot about
the performance of this antenna.) Satellites are worked on a vertical
colinear as well as 6m, and a simple wire dipole is used for 2m SSB.
KI4UAT - Tim Gibbons
Here is our new VP for 2008, Tim Gibbons, in his shack with 3-month old son Sam.
Equipment in his shack includes FT-897D, IC-2200h (for D-Star), IC-2000, Ameritron RCS-8V switch, Alinco power
supply DM-330MV, MFJ-969 tuner, Galaxy DX959 CB!, and an attic full of
antennas. Tim says "Sam likes to sit with me while I talk on the radio."
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