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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."