Some Station details from VK3CAE (Ex VK3JEG)

You'll not find much in the way of new gear in my shack... Most of this stuff was purchased second or third hand, working or not.

AMATEUR EQUIPMENT

KENWOOD TS-680s HF + 6M multimode
KENWOOD TS-520s, popular mid to late 1970's HF Rig
KENWOOD TR-9130, 2 M all mode, 25 Watts SSB/FM/CW

KENWOOD TR-9500, 70 cm all mode, 10 Watt SSB/FM/ CW
KENWOOD UHF linear amplifier (used with 9500)
YAESU FL-2050 Linear Amplifier (use with 9130).
KENWOOD TH-415a 70cm FM portable.

YAESU FT-23r 2M FM hand-held.

MODIFIED COMMERCIAL

AWA 25M-22 low-band FM (circu 1973) converted to 6M operation with 6 Channel crystal control.

AWA 25M-23 High-band FM (1973 also) converted to 2M with the addition of a home-brew VK3AGM
Programmable divider, PLL and LED frequency readout, 25 kHz steps (a mid 80's M.A.R.C project)...

PHILIPS FM 92 A Band - VHF mobile, reprogrammed and tuned to 2M FM simplex & repeater operation (99 Ch with CTCSS)

PHILIPS FM 92 U Band - UHF mobile, reprogrammed and tuned to 433 - 440 MHz FM simplex & repeater operation (99 Ch with CTCSS)

PHILIPS FM 92 W1 Band - UHF mobile, reprogrammed and tuned to 477 MHz FM simplex & repeater operation (48 Ch with SELCALL)

RECEIVERS

AOR AR5000A (+3 optioned) LF, MF, HF, VHF, UHF (Basically no gaps to 3 GHz), I’ve found this to be an excellent all mode comms Receiver.

AOR AR8000 Hand Held Scanning receiver, AM, SSB (of sorts), FM, FMW coverage to 1.95 GHz (with lots of birdies).

ICOM IC-R2 palm size communications receiver 500kHz to 1320MHz, AM, FM & FMW (a great little receiver)
Here's all the stuff you need to program the little R2 from a PC... icr2r101.zip & OPC-478 schm.

McKay Dymek DR 22, HF Communications Receiver, 75 kHz to 29.7 MHz, PLL Digital readout (circu 1978).
No restoration required other than a good clean-up, did replace electrolytics as a matter of practice.

BARLOW WADLEY XCR-30 Mk2, MF-HF, AM-SSB Portable communications receiver (circa 1972).
Restored to almost former glory from a rather sad state.

DRAKE SSR-1, MF-HF, AM-SSB Communications receiver (circu 1975), still in good order (small marks only).

EDDYSTONE Model EC10 Mk2, MF-HF Communications receiver (circu 1971) with BFO for CW/SSB.
Carefully retuned with a slight modification to improve the original lack of BFO carrier level.

ANTENNA

A computer modelled 9 Element Yagi for 144-145MHz

Other Home brew Antennas

Dipoles for 80, 40, 20 & 15 Meters all on a common feed point, approx 12 mts above ground

Multiband Vertical for 40, 20 & 10 Meters. Length of 6.5 m with 4 x 5 m radials (a 5/8 wave on 10m)

1/2 wave J-Pole for local 6 M FM (currently not in use).
Co-linear verticals for 2M and 70 cm FM repeater & simplex use.
Turnstile Antenna, R.H.P (or clockwise pol) with reflector plane for 70 up & 2 down.
2M & 70cm vertical for mobile use, made from an old 27 Meg CB helical.

Commercial antenna's
Brainar dual band vertical for 2M & 70cm (operating H ~ 12 Metres)
ATN Log cell Yagis for 2m (8 element) and 70cm (13 element).

VHF / UHF Discone Antenna (unknown manufacturer, Low VSWR)

HOME BREW ITEMS at VK3JEG...

Dual output PSU, 1.25-25 Volts at 5 Amps and 13.8 Volts at 25 Amps.
Lab type Dual PSU, 0-15 Volts/side with current fold-back to 3 Amps.
Home Brew HF Linear Amplifier, 400+ Watts output using TV type scan tubes.
VHF Class-C Amplifier for use with 2M handy, 10dB gain, 30 Watts max output.
VK3JEG Home brew 80 & 40 Mtr Direct Conversion receiver with digital readout.
144-148 MHz Band Pass Cavity filter with N-types, ~0.2dB insertion loss.
VHF/UHF VSWR Bridge with N-types (power scale calibrated for 2M).
Broadband low noise RX Amplifier/Attenuator system (DC-1300MHz).
Various RF pre-amplifiers using FET's and Mini Circuits devices.
The Antenna Z-match unit as described in the RSGB handbook.
The Ulti-match unit as described in ARRL Antenna Handbook.
Digital Capacitance Meter, 1pF resolution (EA project).
500MHz Digital Frequency Counter (EA project).
Sine & Square Wave Audio Signal generator.

TEST EQUIPMENT

See some of my vintage and slightly more recent gear

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