The operating position pictures above are old.
The station has since changed immensely although the physical layout has remained the same.
The station can vary over time, but the basic configuration consists of:
Transceivers
| Ten-Tec | Omni-VI+ main DX station & Scout Model 555 |
| Yaesu | FT-847, FT-990 & FT-857 for mobile |
| Swan | SS-200 |
| Collins | KWM-2 |
| Alinco | DX-70T |
| SGC | SGC-2020 |
| ICOM | IC-M700 |
| SGC | SG-2000 |
| SEA | SEA225 |
| Alinco | DX-701 |
| Hull | Model 230 SSB (anyone have a manual?) |
| Motorola Mobat | Micom-3F for CAP ALE use, owned by CAP |
Amplifiers
| Alpha Power | Alpha 99 (Two 4CX800A) |
| Gonset | GSB-201 (Four 811A) |
| Collins | 30L-1 (currently off-line) |
| Swan | Mark 6B (Two 3-400Z) for 6 meters |
| Ameritron | ALS-500M (solid state) |
| Homebrew | Various w/ 813's, 4-400's & 4-1000's, not on-line |
Antennae & Tuners
| 160m | Inverted-L
@ 70 ft
Full-size inverted V |
@
70 ft with 900 ft
radials
Apex @ 60 ft |
| 80m | Modified HyGain HighTower | top-hat with 2500 ft radials |
| 40m | Vertical (90 deg.) | Home-built with 8 radials |
| 60m | Inverted-V | Apex @ 30 ft |
| 30m | Elevated Vertical (105 deg.) over counterpoise | Homebuilt |
| 20m | 3EL SteppIR yagi @ 80 ft | 3 element yagi |
| 17m | 3el mono-band yagi @ 10m (& SteppIR) | Home-Built |
| 15m | 4el mono-band yagi @ 20m (& SteppIR) | Home-Built |
| 12m | 3el mono-band yagi @ 15m (& SteppIR) | Home-Built |
| 10m | 6el mono-band yagi @ 10m (& SteppIR) | Home-Built |
| 6m | 5el mono-band yagi @ 12m (& SteppIR) | HyGain |
| H.F. Mobile | Hi-Q | Hi-Q-4/160 RT |
| H.F. Multi-band | Various end-fed wires & Sloping Windom from 75 ft | |
| H.F. Multi-band | T2FD (homebrew) from 60 ft | T2FD also used for ALE |
| CAP & USCG AUX H.F. | Various resonant Inverted-V's, T2FD, SteppIR, end-fed wires | |
| LDG | AT-600PRO, AT-200PRO | Sometimes used for ALE |
| MFJ | MFJ-993, MFJ-927 (remote) | Sometimes used for ALE |
| Alinco | EDX-2 | End-fed wire used with ICOM IC-M700 |
| SEA | 1625 | End-fed wire used with SEA225 |
| HULL | H-402CU (ATU-251) | End-fed wire used with Model 230 SSB |
| VCI | HFT-1500 | Rarely used, general purpose |
Misc.
| RTTY TU #1 & 2 | 2 ea ST-6000 (Low Tone) | HAL Communications Corp. |
| RTTY TU #3 (primary TU) | FSK-1000 | IRL |
| RTTY TU #4 | ST-6000 (HighTone) | HAL Communications Corp. |
| Recievers | TenTec SP325-350, Collins R388, Hallicrafters S-20R, Wells Gardner BC-348-Q | |
| RTTY Software | TRTY for general use | WØSE |
| RTTY Software | RTTY for contesting | WF1B |
| PSK Software | W1SQLPSK et al | W1SQL Software |
| Logging Software | ProLog2K | DataMatrix |
| DX Cluster | DXTelnet suite for DXCC mode alerts | Fabrizio Sartoni |
This location is also host to the WAØROI (AR-Cluster) DX Cluster. The primary user access is via a Hustler G7 antenna at 85 ft with a
tx power of 20 watts and provides coverage for Des Moines, Ames & surrounding areas. Secondary access is via a M2 4el Yagi aimed east toward Mingo, IA. Access is also available via Telnet at wa0roi.no-ip.com .WAØROI DX-Cluster User Ports
| Primary port | 147.51 MHz Simplex | Secondary port | 144.91 MHz Simplex (inactive) |
We also gratefully recognize the major role played by Dave Zeph, W9ZRX as the Remote Administrator who makes sure the updates are installed and the configuration remains current.
