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| H F / VHF | MAIN RADIO | |
| Icom 706 MK 2 | HF / 6 / 2 Multimode | 100 / 20 Watts (Variable) | 
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      Thanks to Keith | 0-30 MHz  50MHz 144 MHz  | 
    
| Pye PTC 4001 | Desk Microphone | |
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       M0CVO Magitenna End Fed 7.2 metres long wire   | 
    
| Kenwood TM 742E | 2 / 70 / 23 cms | 50w/35w/10w/5w/1w | 
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      Comet GP98 (2/70/23) MX 3000 Unispectra s-400 coax  | 
    
| Era Microreader | Version 2.5 | |
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      Currently decoding weather | Thanks to Keith | 
| MFJ 914 D | Antenna Tuner | |
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      0 - 30MHz for the Magitenna Manual Tune  | 
      Blue LED | 
| ICOM IC207H | 2/70 Mobile | 50/35 Watts | 
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      Thanks to Steve | Bedroom Shack | 
| LEIXEN VV 898 | 2/70 Mobile 10/4 Watts | 199 programmable channels | 
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      ![]() Very Sensitive Receive ![]() Above - The Leixen sits on top of an Icom IC-207 to show size comparison  | 
      
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| Wouxun KG UV950P | Quad Band Mobile Radio | Used with | 
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      10m/6m/2m/70cms 10w/45w/45w/35w  | 
      
      HH9000  Mobile Antenna  | 
    
| OTHER SHACK | ||||
| FDK Multi U11 | Crystal Controlled 70cms Mobile | 10 / 1 Watts | Used 2nd radio to improve 1st | |
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      Scan Channels 
      4 channels fitted  Crystal Channels  | 
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      Added more Crystals 
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| FDK Multi U11 | Crystal Controlled 70cms Mobile | 10 / 1 Watts | Another one | |
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      Scan Channels 2 channels fitted 433.450 433.500 Crystal Channels 2, 4, 6, 10, 14, 16 CH2 = RB2, CH 4 = RB4 etc N.B. CH16=RB0  | 
      
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      CRYSTAL Conversion details TX = Freq / 24 = Crystal RX = Freq - 397.7 /3 = Crystal (Thanks Jim, G4DZL) Room for 23 switched Channels and 4 scan channels External VFO option  | 
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| DIGITAL | ||||
| Yaesu FT70DE | Dual Band Fusion / Analogue | 5/2/200mW | ||
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      YSF Fusion / Analogue Thanks to Jon  | 
      Monitoring via Jumbospot | ||
| Icom ID 31E | 70Cms D-Star / Analogue | 5/2.5/0.5/0.1 Watts | Homebrew programming | |
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      Digital and Analogue Thanks to Stuart Monitoring XLX 005 B  | 
      
       
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| TYT MD380 | 70Cms DMR / Analogue | 5W / 1W | ||
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      Monitoring 2350 with a DVMEGA BlueStack  | 
      
      TYT TOOLZ Custom Firmware 2019-01-23 MD380  | 
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| RADIODDITY GD-77 | 2/70 DMR / ANALOGUE | 5W / 1W | ||
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      Monitoring 2350 with a DVMEGA BlueStack / JumboSpot  | 
      
      Firmware OpenGD77  | 
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| MMDVM JumboSpot | Raspberry PI Zero W + Pi-Star | 10mW personal hotspots | ||
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      C4FM - DMR - D-STAR | |||
| DVMEGA BlueStack | Controlled by | |||
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      Firmware v3.26 | ||
| DV4MINI RASPBERRY PI | Controlled by | |||
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      WITH TOUCHSCREEN and VNC  | 
      
      DV4MINI v1.77 COMPACT RPI IMAGE  | 
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| 4 METRES | ||||
| Anytone AT 5189 | 4 metres 25 watts / 10 watts | |||
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      On dedicated antenna | Monitoring 70mhz parrot repeater MB7FM  | 
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| Motorola Lancer | 16 channel Ex PMR Handheld (5 Watt) | ch | freq | Sandpiper 4M BNC | 
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      ![]() * Tait T525 is on these channels  | 
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      70.2250 70.2500 70.2625 70.2750 70.3000 70.3250 70.3500 70.3750 70.4000 70.4125 70.4250* 70.4375* 70.4500* 70.4625* 70.4750 70.4875  | 
      
      
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| Tait T525 & Tait T508 | 4 Channel Ex PMR Mobile (20 Watts) | ch | freq | Now 4 Channels | 
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      diode matrix linked and switched 
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      70.4250 70.4375 70.4500 70.4625 ![]() mod details >see here  | 
      
      ![]() Now running on its own P.S.U monitoring 
      the MB7FM repeater  | 
    
| Motorola GM350 | 128 Channel Low Band EX PMR | 25 Watts | ||
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      70.0 - 70.5 Mhz 12.5 Khz Spaced Channels  | 
      CTCSS Programmable Channel List HERE  | 
      Built in 'front facing' speaker | |
| PYE REPORTER | 6 Channel Crystal Controlled | 5 Watts AM | ||
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      70.26 Mhz AM | |||
| 6 METERS | ||||
| Palstar KH6 | 6m FM Handheld | 4 / 1 Watts | ||
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      TX/RX 50 - 54 MHz
      (5/10 KHz steps) Currently Listening on  | 
      6M FM Channels | ||
| APRS / PACKET | ||||
| Tait T535 | Ex PMR | 10 Watts | Packet / APRS on 144.800MHz | |
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      2 Channel Diode matrix programmable | mic removed and  rerouted wires to rear for APRS  | 
      
      Added power control on the front see here  | 
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| Yaesu FT 227R | 2m FM | 10 / 1 Watts | ||
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      The 'Memorizer' Solid Packet / APRS Radio  | 
      
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      Acquired a replacement | |
| PACCOMM TINY 2 MK2 | TNC Packet Controller | |||
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      APRS / WEATHER VIA UI-VIEW | 
      See the APRS Page for more details  | 
      
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| Sainsonic AP510 | APRS TNC | 1 Watt / 0.5 Watt | ||
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      Built in APRS TNC and GPS | on 144.800 Mhz in the U.K. | ||
| HANDHELDS | ||||
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 Icom IC2 GXET  | 
      2m FM Handheld | 7 / 1 Watts | Interface | |
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 Echolink via an Echolink MK3 interface link >>> MB7IWG <<< link 145.2875 MHz CTCSS 82.5 Hz Set to 1.5 Watts output  | 
      2m FM See 'Echolink' 
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| Yaesu VX-2 | 2 / 70 Dual Band FM Handheld | 3 / 1.5 Watts | New BNC Adaptor | |
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      RX Coverage Bands (AM FM WFM) Shame it doesn't do SSB 504 KHz - 1.791 MHz 1.8 MHz - 29.9 MHz 30.0 MHz - 87.9 MHz 88.0 MHz - 107.9 MHz 108.0 MHz - 136.975 MHz 137.0 MHz - 173.9 MHz 174.0 MHz - 221.9 MHz 222.0 MHz - 419.0 MHz 420.0 MHz - 469.9 MHz 470.0 MHz - 802.9 MHz 803.0 MHz - 998.9 MHz Menu 43 - Steps Menu 34 - RX Mode TX 144-148 & 430-440 MHz  | 
      Still Programming !
       You can store 
      
      BC24 Original Belt Clip for Baofeng UV-3R UV-100 UV-200  | 
      
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| Belcom PT205 | Crystal Controlled 350 mW | 2 Channels | ||
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| Baofeng UV 5RC | 2/70 Dual Band FM Handheld | 4 / 1 Watts | ||
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      RX 65-108, 136-174 & 400-470 MHz TX  | 
      Handy for local work Also have UV-B5  | 
      
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| Baofeng UV 5R (YELLOW) | 2/70 Dual Band FM Handheld | 4 / 1 Watts | ||
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      RX 65-108, 136-174 & 400-470 MHz TX  | 
      I Just love the colour | 
      Update I now have Red, Blue Black and Camouflage too  | 
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| Alinco DJ-G 5E | 2 / 70 Dual Band FM Handheld | 5 / 3 / 1 Watts | ||
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      Using a Yaesu MH12 A2B Speaker Mic | |||
| Yaesu FT 207R | 2 Meter FM Handheld | 2,5 Watts / 0.2 Watts | ||
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      12.5KHz steps Synthesised | My thanks to Steve | ||
| Yaesu FT 109R | 1.5 Meter FM Handheld | 4 / 1 Watts | ||
| ? | I would like one for my collection | Purely for display to make a matching set  | 
      
      NOT IN USE DISPLAY ONLY  | 
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| Yaesu FT 209R | 2 Meter FM Handheld | 3.5 / 1 Watts | ||
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      144-146 MHz Monitoring Echolink 145.2875 Mhz 
      NOW FITTED WITH FTS-6  | 
      Added to collection Radio on right shown  | 
      
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| Yaesu FT 709R | 70cm FM Handheld | 4 / 1 Watts | ||
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      430-440 MHz Currently Listening to repeaters  | 
      Battery Pack 
       Replaced NiCad's  | 
      The 709R with![]() MH-12 a2b speaker mic  | 
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| Yaesu FT 26 | 2 Meter FM Handheld | 5 / 3 / 1.5 / 0.5 Watts | ||
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| Icom IC 32 E | 2 / 70 Dual Band FM Hand Held | 5.5/5 Watts - 1 Watt | Similar to the H/U 16 | |
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      144 - 146 MHz (RX 138 - 174 MHz) 430 - 440 MHz  | 
      12.5 KHz spacing 1750 Hz tone  | 
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| POKY TOKY OVER | 2 Meter FM Handheld | 100 mW | ||
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      Single channel Xtal controlled comes as a set of two  | 
      144.550 MHz FM | ||
| THUMBWHEEL | ||||
| Kenpro KT200EE & KT400EE | 2 Meter & 70cms FM Handhelds | 1.5 Watts / 150 Mw | Replacing Squelch Pot (KT400EE) | |
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      Matching Pair..... | 
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| Kenpro KT22 and KT44 | 2 Meter & 70cms FM Handhelds | 2.5 Watts / 250 Mw | ||
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      Matching Pair...... | 
      a nice pair circa 1993 ish  | 
      
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| CTE 1600 | 2 Meter FM Handheld | 3 Watts / 150 Mw | CTE BS 25 MK2 | |
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      another classic thumb wheel radio | 
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      Matching 25 Watt booster![]() 1.5 - 4 W input, 25-30 W output  | 
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| Icom IC-2E | 2 Meter FM Handheld | 1.5 Watts / 150 Mw | ||
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      144 MHz - 148 MHz | |||
| Icom IC-3A | 1.25 Meter FM Handheld | 1.5 Watts | ||
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      Purely for display to make a matching set  | 
      NOT IN USE DISPLAY ONLY  | 
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| Icom IC-4E | 70cms FM Handheld | 1.5 Watts / 150 Mw | ||
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      430 MHz - 440 MHz | |||
| Gecol GV-16 | 2m FM Handheld | 3 Watts / 1 Watt | ||
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      144 MHz - 146 MHz | 
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| Tempo S1 | 2m FM Handheld | 1.5 Watts | BNC Fitted | |
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       now with BNC connection Also comes with front keypad  | 
      
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| AOR AR 240 | 2m FM Handheld | 1.5 Watts | ||
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      Same design as Tempo S1 | |||
| KENWOOD TRIO TH-21E/TH41E | 2m / 70cms FM Handheld | 1 Watt / 150 mW | ||
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      Two versions available 144 MHz - 146 MHz 430 MHz - 440 MHz I now have both,  | 
      
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| Belcom LS-202E | 2m FM / SSB | SH-1 Speaker mic | LA-207 Mobile 25w console | |
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      144 MHz - 146 MHz 2.5 Watt / 500 mW ![]() Thanks to Glyn  | 
      
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| Belcom LS-20XE | 2m FM | 1 Watt / 100mW Thumbwheel | ||
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| Yaesu FT 203R | 2 Meter FM Handheld | 2.5 Watts / 300 mW | ||
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      Another classic 'thumbwheel radio' in My collection  | 
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| Yaesu FT 703R | 70 cms FM Handheld | 2.5 Watts / 300 mW | ||
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      Another classic 'thumbwheel radio' in My collection 
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| Diawa MT20E | 2 Meter FM Handheld | 1.5 Watts / 150 mW | ||
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      ![]() from 1984  | 
      
      Another classic 'thumbwheel radio' in My collection  | 
      
       
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| Delcom Air 960 | Air Band 108 Mhz - 137 Mhz | 5 / 0.5 Watts | ||
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      Another Thumb Wheel for My Collection | Circa 1991 | ||
| Icom IC 24G | 2 Meter FM Mobile | 10 Watts / 1Watt | ||
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      Newly added | 
      Another classic 'thumbwheel radio' in My collection  | 
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| FDK RX-40 | Thumbwheel Receiver | FM 144-146 Mhz | ||
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| AOR AR-22 | Thumbwheel Receiver | |||
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      one more added to my thumbwheel collection | |||
| Whats Next | I like to collect 'thumbwheel' radios | Some Examples | Some Examples | |
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      Whatever it is !!!! I would like one for my collection PLEASE e-mail me if you have any Thank You  | 
      
       Albrecht Alan CT 1600 Alan PB167 AOR AR 280 AOR AR 740A AOR AR180 (marine) AOR TR720 (air) ARK 4 / 40 QRP Belcom LS_20XE Commx II CTE CT-1800 Delcom GW2960 (air) Drake 4315 ECB 144JR Heath HWS 2/4 Heathkit HW2036 Heathkit HW6502 Icom IC-12a/at/e Icom IC-22U/24E  | 
      
       Icom IC 24G/E Icom IC2AT/3AT/4AT Icom IC M2 (marine) Icom Delta 1/100 Intek KT-210EE Kenwood TH-21BT/41B Kenwood TH-31 RT138FN (air) Santec LS-202A Santec Hand Helds Standard C110 Standard C111 Terra TPX 720 (air) Wilson WE-800 Yaesu FT-2303 Yaesu FT70F/G Yaesu FT-703R  | 
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| ICOM 1050 | 10m Mobile - CB to Ham 10m Conversion | 4 / 1 Watts | G4WOA Conversion Board | |
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      Fitted with a G4WOA MK2 board (see the frequencies page for the conversion details) listening on 30 (29.600mhz) FM Calling  | 
      10M FM Channels | 
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| ICOM IC V200 | Ex PMR 2 Meter FM Mobile | 5 Watts | Used for Echolink | |
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      Programmed with an Icom H16 
       IC 4PE BASE STATION SUPPLY 
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      12 Channels![]() 12.5 KHz spacing CTCSS ![]()  | 
      
      ![]() RDS Micropad DTMF Mic  | 
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| KENWOOD TK 3180 | Ex PMR UHF | 5 / 1 watts | ||
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      Local Repeater | Thanks to IAN | ||
| Zycomm UT 5000 H | Ex PMR 2 Meter FM Mobile | 10 Watts | ||
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      2 Channel Diode matrix programmable | back up radio | ||
| TAIT 535 | Ex PMR 2 Meter FM Mobile | 20 Watts | ||
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      2 Channel Diode matrix programmable With CTCSS built in  | 
      
      Added power control on the front see here  | 
      back up radio | |
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 Pye PF85  | 
      Three Channel Ex PMR Handheld (2 Watts) | ch | freq | |
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      Crystalled  for RB13 (UHF) (GB3VH) ![]()  | 
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        433.325/434.925 
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      Fitted with tone burst only Sits in a car kit  | 
    
| Icom H16 | Ex PMR 2 Meter FM Hand Held | 5 Watts / 0.5 Watts | ||
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      The only way to program the IC V200 above is to clone it with this So I got one........  | 
      16 Channels | 
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| Icom U16 | Ex PMR 70cms FM Hand Held | 5 Watts / 0.5 Watts | ||
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      16 Channels | 
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| SMC 517L10 | Ex PMR 2m FM Handheld | 2m FM ex PMR | ||
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      Monitoring 145.2875 MHz ctcss 82.5 Hz ![]() MH-18a2b Speaker Mic  | 
      
      5 / 2.5 or 0.5 / 0.2 Watts Icom 
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| MARINE | ||||
| Icom IC M5 | Marine Radio Telephone (FM) | 5.0 / 1.0 Watts | ||
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      I am miles from the sea so I have no idea why I have it, except it matches the H and U series above Have just acquired the  | 
      
      
      RX: 156.025-157.425 & 160.625-163.275 MHz TX: 156.025-157.425 MHz  | 
      
      Purely for display to match the others in the series  | 
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| Navico RT M1 | Marine Radio Telephone (FM) | |||
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      Not much known about this Except its a THUMB WHEEL  | 
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| Aqua Marine 5600 | Marine Radio Telephone (FM) | 25 / 1.0 Watts | ||
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      I am miles from the sea so I have no idea why I have it  | 
      
      
      TX: 156-158 MHz RX: 156-163 MHz  | 
      Display Only | |
| AIR BAND | ||||
| Icom IC-A20 | Air Band Transceiver (AM) | 1.5 / 0.5 Watts | ||
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      just acquired | 108-136 MHz | 
      Purely for display to match the others in the series  | 
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| 934 | ||||
| Clarion JC-10 | 934 Transcveiver | Retired CB/934 unit | ||
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      From the now defunct CB934 Band Display Only  | 
      
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| HYBRID | ||||
| QUASAR MCB400 | 40 Channel FM with Marine RX | 4 Watts | Other info | |
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      CB 40 CHANNEL UK FM Marine channel 16 156.800 Marine channel 37 157.850 (M1) Marine channel 67 156.375  | 
      
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      Rare UK CB with Marine receive | |
| JESAN KT 5005 | 40 Channel FM with Marine R | 4 Watts | Other info | |
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      CB 40 CHANNEL UK FM 2 x RX channels Marine channel 16 MB1 156.800 Marine channel 67 MB2 156.375  | 
      
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| UNIMETRICS SEA HAWK 40 | 40 Channel AM with Weather RX | |||
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      CB 40 CHANNEL EU/US AM WX 1 162.550 WX 2 162.400 WX 3 162.475  | 
      Rare CB with Weather receive | ||
| MODELS | ||||
| 1 /10 SCALE MODEL RADIO | ||||
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      This is a plastic model of a radio | 
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      Maybe for a model shack? | |
| OTHERS | ||||
| Realistic TR1080 | Mobile 80 channels | 4 Watts | EU 40 & UK 40 | |
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| Fidelity CB2000FM | 40 Channel FM Mobile | 4 Watts | ||
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      CB 27/81 | 
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| Harrier CB HQ | Home Base Unit | 4 Watts | ||
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      its like a radiogram, only noisier | 27.60125 27.99125  | 
      
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| Maxon CM10 | 80 Channel Mobile | 4 Watts | ||
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      Dual Band 40 UK 40 EU | |||
| TTI 660 | Multi-Standard Mobile | 4 Watts | ||
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      EU / US / UK Compatible | |||
| NATO FM | Early Multi-Standard Mobile | 4 Watts | ||
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      EU / US / UK Compatible | |||
| Realistic TRC 1014 | 40 Channel Hand Held | 4 Watts | ||
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      UK 27/81 | |||
| Realistic TRC 1007 | 40 Channel Hand Held | 4 Watts | ||
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      UK 27/81 | |||
| Jesan KT-002/Skiptech Mini 02 | 2 Channel | 50 Mw | ||
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      27/81 Channels 14 and 30  | 
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| Jesan KT-003 | 3 Channel | 50 Mw | ||
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      27/81 Channels 14, 19 and 30  | 
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| Realistic TRC 56 (21-153) | AM Mid Band 4 Watts | 23 Channels | ||
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      23 Channel AM C.B. with  Telephone Handset 
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| SCANNERS | ||||
| Realistic Patrolman | Pro 2025 Mobile | Receive only | ||
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      16 Channel Scanner
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      FM Only | fitted with the discriminator mod | |
| AOR AR 950 | Mobile Scanner | Receive only | ||
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      60-88 MHz 108-174 MHz 220-390 MHz 406-470 MHz 830-950 MHz  | 
      
      
      AM/FM 
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| AOR AR 2700 | Handheld Scanner | Receive only | ||
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      0 - 1300 MHz 5 / 6.25 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 KHz steps  | 
      AM/FM/WFM | ||
| MISCELLANEOUS | ||||
| WT 8AMP No3 | Morse Key - ZA4605 TMO1940 | |||
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      Learning Morse..... slowly | Connected to the IC 706 MK 2 | ||
| POCSAG | Homebrew interface | |||
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      Com Port Version | I made this in my  days as a 2E1......  | 
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| VS 1 | 
 Ramsey Electronics Vox Switch  | 
      Basic Interfacing | ||
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      relay and capacitor added  to control Icom Handheld  | 
      Icom Interface | 
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| Echolink | Upgraded | Inside | Resistor for TX | |
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      Echolink MK 3 Interface | 
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| Echolink | ||||
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      Running under Win XP | Yaesu Interface | 
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| Paccomm | Tiny-2 | |||
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      Packet Radio TNC | 144.800 MHz 1k2 | ||
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      PAKRATT 232 | 
      Returned to Steve Thanks for the loan  | 
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| MX-627 | 6 / 2/ 70 Triplexer | Frequency Separation | ||
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      Connected to the Diamond V2000 | 1.6 - 60 MHz 110 - 170 MHz 300 - 950 MHz  | 
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| Moonraker CS201 | 2 Way Antenna Switcher | |||
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      Switches W300 | |||
| Diamond MX-72D | 2 / 70 Duplexer | Frequency Separation | ||
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      Connected to the W300 | 1.6 - 150 MHz 400 - 460 MHz  | 
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| Maldol HS-770 | 2 / 70 Duplexer | |||
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      Connected to the W30 | |||
| COMET CF 416 | ||||
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      Connected to a Sigma EuroComm SE 1300  | 
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| Pye Microphone | I think ?????? | |||
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      Just refurbished it with a new coiled lead | |||
| Baofeng Charger | Instructions ?????? | |||
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| PSU's | ||||
| MAAS SPS 30 II | Volts and Amperes | Stock Photo | ||
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      13.8 volts 30 amps nominal 35 amps surge  | 
      so far, very reliable | 
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       New Power Supplies 2 x 18 amp @ 12.3 volts FKI 2 x 6 / 8 amp @ 13.8 volts 
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| Dell DA-2 | Computer PSU | |||
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      This 'Beauty' delivers  12.3 Volts @ 18 Amps and hardly gets warm (see the homebrew link at the top of this page for more details)  | 
      
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      Computer grade low noise supply modified with an external box to connect various radios I PLAN TO GET 
      MORE  | 
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| Radford LAB59R | Multi Function PSU | |||
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| RETIRED RADIOS | 
| Yaesu FT480R | 2 Meter All Mode | Thanks to Keith | ||
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      SSB 30 WATTS FM/CW 10 / 1 WATTS  | 
      Fitted an external CTCSS unit  | 
      Main 2M SSB radio now retired, a PSU killed it  | 
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| FDK Multi 700EX | 2m FM Mobile | 0 - 25 Watts (variable) | ||
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      2 Meter PLL Synthesised Mobile 144 - 146 MHz in 12.5KHz steps  | 
      Main 2 Meter Radio![]() External CTCSS  | 
      
      ![]() now retired, a PSU killed it  | 
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| TRIO TR 8400 | 70cms Mobile | 10 / 1 Watts | ||
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      Listening GB3HN and others | Main 70 CMs Radio![]() External CTCSS  | 
      
      ![]() now retired, a PSU killed it  | 
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| Yaesu FT 227R | 
       2m FM Mobile  | 
      10 / 1 Watts | Additional Pictures | |
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      2m fm now with white LED  | 
      
       Radio has an audio fault 
      see here  | 
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| Sommerkamp FT-77 | 80 - 10 meters all mode radio | 100 Watts | Yaesu YD148 Mic | |
      My thanks to Keith![]() ![]() ![]()  | 
      FT77 s/n 070175 cq cq cq dx Its an AMP hungry beast  | 
      
      ![]() ![]() RG8 Patch Lead  | 
      
       
      ![]() I had to modify the patch lead to the ATU, so that I could plug in the CW Key ........ Brass Replacement ![]() radio now testing JS8  | 
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| Vectronics VC300M | 
       Antenna Tuner - Thanks Keith for loan  | 
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      0 - 30MHz | Now with white LED | 
      ![]() now retired  | 
    
BAD (IMHO)
| Fusion FSPS 200 | Volts and Amperes | Problem | I M H O | 
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      13.8 Volts 15 Amps The fan is constant and quiet  | 
      It went bang after
      only 2 weeks Inspection, its badly made, solder is awful and I wont buy again  | 
      In my humble opinion,  this is possibly the worst piece of equipment I have ever owned  | 
    
Antennas
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M0CVO Magitenna (0-30 MHz)  | 
      
 
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Sirio Trunktop - Boot Mount  | 
      
 
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Miscellaneous
Thumb Wheel Handheld collection
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