The Winlink Station

HF Rig:  ICOM IC756
HF Amplifier: ICOM IC2KL full QSK @ 500W output
HF Auto ATU: ICOM AT500
The IC 2KL and AT500 combo provide automatic bandswitching, tuning and antenna switching.

Antennas: Cushcraft R8 multiband vertical , top at approx 30 meter above ground
               Beam: DLP18 by Titanex from Germany ; log periodic 18 element beam for  40 - 10 will be available as of August 31, 2002

Pactor / Packet controller: SCS PTCII
The PTCII is equipped with two packet modems for the UHF 9k6 and and VHF 1k2 ports.
For future remote controlling of antenna direction and/or antenna switching, a remote control unit (RCU) is connected to the PTCII.
Also a Garmin GPS 12 XL receiver is connected to the PTCII to generate position information.

Mains to compute, the PTCII, and the rigs (not the amplifier) is supplied through a APC No Break UPS unit.

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