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My station(s) consist of the following radios
Base:
2 Meters - GE Phoenix-SX
Scan (35 watts) on the Discone.
1.25 Meters - Midland 13-509 on the J-Pole. (SOLD - no 1.25 Meter
capabilities)
70 Centimeters - Motorola Radius M208 - modified from the original 8 channels to 16 channels
(35 watts) on the Discone.
CB -
Royce-612 23 channel with a Solarcon A-99 on the roof.
Antenna - Diamond Discone on roof.
Antenna - 2m/1.25m J-Pole (Copper Cactus) in attic.
DiPlexer - Pro-Am VHF/UHF with SO-239 connectors.
Cable - 60 feet - Quad shielded EtherNet 'ThickNet'
(RG-8 equivalent).
Mobile-1:
2 Meters - GE Rangr-150
(110 watt version turned down to 50 watts) with a S-830
control head programmed with 192 channels (12 modes X 16 channels per
mode).
70 Centimeters - Motorola Spectra (20-40 watt version) with "rotary" control head
programmed with 128 channels.
Antenna - Larsen 2/70 (NMO mount) dualband on roof for
the GE Rangr and the Motorola Spectra.
DiPlexer - Pro-Am VHF/UHF with SO-239 connectors.
Scanner - Radio Shack 'pre-programmed' and has
additional 50 user programmable memories uses stock
broadcast band antenna.
Scanner - Bearcat 15 channel scanner uses the stock broadcast band
antenna.
CB -
GE 40 channel radio: Stock (soon to be a Midland 100-M). Antenna - K40
on roof of the cap.
GMRS - Midland XTR mobile using a black Antenna Specialists 6 inch
glass mount antenna on the top right corner of the windshield.
All 2-way radio speakers and both scanners are mounted on an overhead
"Shelf-It" shelf using the sunvisor mounts.
Mobile-2:
Amateur - 2 Meter - Radio Shack 25 watt mobile with a Larson 19 inch
dual band NMO mount antenna.
GMRS - Motorola Radius M206 on a plastic 'cutting board' with a
mag-mount antenna and a 'cigarette lighter' plug.
This
is contained in a nylon 'briefcase' with shoulder strap for portability.
Bicycle Mobile: (Click here to see my Bicycle Mobile page!)
Any 2 Meter portable with a BNC antenna connector.
Radio Shack 35 watt brick amp.
Power - One or two 7Ah 12V gell cell battery (depends upon expected 'on
air' time) carried in
'saddle-bags' on the rear 'book rack'.
Antenna - MFJ "roll up" 2 Meter J-Pole attached to
a fiberglass 'safety flag' with yellow heat shrink
tubing - attached to the rear axle.
Portable:
2 Meters - GE MPD: 48
channels, turned down to 4 watts, modified for a BNC antenna
connector.
Antenna - MFJ-1717 with added counterpoise.
Motorola MT-2000: 48 channels, turned down to 4 watts. Antenna - stock 7 inch
wideband (black insulator).
Radio Shack HTX-202: 4 watts, unmodified. Antenna - MFJ-1717
with added counterpoise.
70 Centimeters - GE MPA-Select:
16 channels, 4 watts. Antenna - stock 3 inch.
Motorola
HT-1000: 2 channel unit modified to
have 16 channels, Antenna - stock 7 inch
wideband whip.
Radio Shack HTX-404: 4 watts, unmodified. Antenna - Comet
CH-725 with added counterpoise.
Alinco DJ-S41t: Stock.
Scanner - Bearcat BC250-XLT (200 channel, 20 'banks')
Portable Base Station (emergency
response):
2 Meters - GE Rangr-150
(110 watt version turned down to 50 watts) with a S-830
control head programmed with 176 channels (11 modes x 16 channels per
mode).
Antenna - Larsen PO-150 (5/8 wave, PL-259 mount)
on a Larsen BSA (Base Station Adapter) ground plane kit.
Antenna mount - Military guyed 40 foot 'portable tower' with tripod
base. (All parts except the tripod
base fit into a 5.5 foot X 12 inch X 12 inch carrying case)
Power - 12 volt deep cycle batteries recovered from a 3 KVA
Uninterruptable Power Supply.
(approximately 60 Ah each) Quantity: 2 to 6 depending on circumstances.
OR
a running vehicle.
OR a 20 amp 12 volt power supply plugged into commercial power.
Copyright © 2000: Sterrett J.
Carter
This page last modified 22 October, 2003