The main radios are a pair of Elecraft K3s. On HF I use an AL-1200 or a W6PQL LDMOS amp as the HF amplifier. Homebrew transverters are used on 144 - 432 MHz with various tube amplifiers to get a few hundred Watts for each band. On 903 - 10 GHz I use largely Downeast Microwave transverters driving small solid state amplifiers to no more than 10 Watts each.
Antennas are supported by a 90' Rohn 25G tower and in the case of wire antennas, some nearby tress have been enlisted.
Band | Antenna |
160m | Inv-L over FCP |
80m | Inverted vee, apex at 64' |
40m | Inverted vee, apex at 88' |
20/15/10m | Cushcraft A3S Tribander at 90' |
6m | Homebrew 6 element Yagi on 24' boom |
2m | FO12 |
222 MHz | FO16 |
432 MHz | FO25 |
903-3456 MHz | Various Loopyagis |
5 and 10 GHz | 2' Dish |