Some OH stations with AO-40 capability:

OH2AUE/P

Handle	Mike
QRA	KP20KG or KP21KK
QTH	Kannelmäki, Helsinki or Kasiniemi, Padasjoki
RX IF radio	FT290R MkII
RX converter	Modified Drake 2880
LNA	Homebrew P-HEMT
NF	0.65 dB
RX antenna	90 cm prime focus dish
Feed	Homebrew dual band horn
Polarisation	RHCP & LHCP
TX IF radio	FT790R Mk II
TX transverter	Homebrew
TX PA	Homebrew, 4 * M57762
PA RF output power	50 W
TX antenna	90 cm prime focus dish
Feed	Homebrew dual band horn
Polarisation	RHCP & LHCP
Antenna tracking	Manual
Doppler correction	Manual
Note	Max. operating time 3 hours on 12 V, 24 Ah lead gel battery,  all equipment in one box (click here for a plot of typical QSO's possible with this setup)
Future plans	LHCP dual band patch feed, sectorized, portable compact dish
E-mail	[email protected]
WWW

OH2GMH

Handle	Joonas
QRA
QTH	Tuusula, near Helsinki
RX IF radio	Multimode IC-970 @ 433 MHz
RX converter	DB6NT MKU24 with 433 MHz IF, NF 0.6 dB, Drake 2880 with 144 MHz IF, NF 6 dB
LNA	DJ9BV design using P-HEMT FHX06, see AMSAT-DL 4/93 for details
NF	0.54 dB
RX antenna	95/86 cm offset dish, f/D ~0.7
Feed	5.25 turn helix, quarter turn brass strip matching section, 15 cm semirigid to LNA
Polarisation	RHCP with dish
TX IF radio	Multimode IC-970 @ 144 MHz
TX transverter	SSB Electronic UEK-3 and USM-3 feeding M57762 for L1 uplink
TX PA	Homebrew 4 * M57762
PA RF output power	30 W
TX antenna	2 * tapered helix group
Feed	Quarter turn brass strip matching section, feedline 6 m of Aircom
Polarisation	RHCP
Antenna tracking	Manual
Doppler correction	Manual
Note	Homebrew G0MRF signal source for 2.4 GHz, DSP-12 and DSP56002EVM for 9k6 RUDAK
Future plans	30 m TX 7/8" feedline with Spinner connectors, offset dish with helix feed for 23 cm
E-mail	partner at possu dot org
WWW	-

OH3KLJ

Handle	Mika
QRA	KP21PI
QTH	Padasjoki
RX IF radio	ICOM IC-821
RX converter	DB6NT 144/2401 MHz MKU23G2
LNA	Fujitsu FHX35/M
NF	-
RX antenna	60 offset dish
Feed	5.25 turn helix
Polarisation	RHCP
TX IF radio	ICOM IC-821 @ 436 MHz
TX transverter	DB6NT 436/1268 MHz MKU130TX
TX PA	Homebrew M57762
PA RF output power	15 W
TX antenna	2 * 15 homebrew turn helix
Feed	-
Polarisation	RHCP
Antenna tracking	Manual
Doppler correction	Manual
Note
Future plans
E-mail	[email protected]
WWW	-

OZ/OH3MCK

Handle	Petri	Petri
QRA	KP11WL	JO65GS
QTH	Tampere/Finland	Charlottenlund/Denmark
RX IF radio	FT-817	FT-817
RX converter	Drake 2880	DB6NT MKU24 OSCAR
LNA	MGAxxxxx (GaAs MMIC)	-
NF	1.7 dB overall	0.6 dB overall
RX antenna	25 element F9FT Yagi	90 cm dish
Feed	-	Dual band 1268/2401 MHz patch
Polarisation	Horisontal	RHCP
TX IF radio	Kenwood TR-9500	FT-817
TX transverter	-	DB6NT
TX PA	SSB Electronics	DL2AM
PA RF output power	60 W	60 W
TX antenna	31 element Yagi (435 MHz)	90 cm dish
Feed	-	Dual band 1268/2401 MHz patch
Polarisation	Horisontal	RHCP
Antenna tracking	Manual	Manual
Doppler correction	Manual	Manual
Note	Only occasionally QRV 2003 - 2004	RX is QRV, TX not yet tested
Future plans	-	-
E-mail	[email protected]	[email protected]
WWW	-	-

OH1LRY

Handle	Janne
QRA	KP10AE
QTH	Säkylä/Nokia
RX IF radio	FT736R Mk.II or FT790R Mk II
RX converter	Homebrew, multiple versions
LNA	Homebrew, GaAs-FET
NF	1 dB
RX antenna	60 cm portable, 180 cm fixed
Feed	G3RUH type helix feed
Polarisation	RHCP
TX IF radio	FT736R Mk.II
TX transverter	Homebrew
TX PA	D-MOS, homebrew
PA RF output power	70 W @ 23 cm, 150 W @ 70 cm
TX antenna	180 cm dish
Feed	Waveguide horn @ 23 cm, Quad @ 70 cm
Polarisation	RHCP (23cm), Linear (70 cm)
Antenna tracking	60 cm dish: Armstrong, 180 cm on rotator, manual
Doppler correction	Manual
Note	180 cm dish only during holidays and select weekends
Future plans	Improved antennas and feeds
E-mail	janne dot o dot peltonen at nokia dot com
WWW	-

OH2MOH/OH2Z

Handle	Club Station
QRA	KP30CR
QTH	Artjärvi
RX IF radio	Various
RX converter	Modified Drake 2880
LNA	None
NF	3 dB
RX antenna	4 m prime focus dish
Feed	Homebrew horn
Polarisation	Linear
TX IF radio	-
TX transverter	-
TX PA	-
PA RF output power	-
TX antenna	-
Feed	-
Polarisation	-
Antenna tracking	Manual
Doppler correction	Manual
Note	Currently SWL only
Future plans	Automatic tracking
E-mail	-
WWW	www.viestikallio.fi

OH7AZL

Handle	Lauri
QRA	KP33ON
QTH	Iisalmi
RX IF radio	FT-726R (145 MHz)
RX converter	Drake 2880 with homebrew modifications
LNA	-
NF	~5 dB
RX antenna	1.2 m prime focus dish
Feed	2.25 turn helix
Polarisation	RHCP
TX IF radio	FT726R (435 MHz direct)
TX transverter	S53MV 23 cm transverter under construction
TX PA	-
PA RF output power	10 W @ 435 MHz
TX antenna	16 element Yagi (Tonna)
Feed	Dipole
Polarisation	Linear (horisontal)
Antenna tracking	Manual
Doppler correction	Manual
Note	435 MHz up, 2401 MHz down !!! Also QRV from weekend location with FT847, 22 element 435 MHz Yagi,  Drake converter + 60 cm offset dish
Future plans	24 GHz converter
E-mail	[email protected]
WWW	-

OH2YA