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HF

VHF and up...

Other Accessories

Computers and software

 

HF

Rigs and accessories:

  • Kenwood TS-130V, 10W out
  • ATU 3.5-29MHz. Pwr max 3kW

    Antennas:

  • Horizontal Quad with balanced feeder. Works on all bands from 3.5-29MHz (overall 86.5 Metres)
  • 32 feet balanced fed vertical. Elevated 30 ft over ground. Works on all bands.
  • Top band: 1/4 wavelength vertical. 10 elevated radials. Also works fine on 40 and 80M.

    VHF and up...

    Rigs and accessories:

  • Kenwood TS-180S exciter
  • Yaesu FTV901 Xverter 144/432Mhz
  • 144MHz: PA 2x4CX250B, approx. 600W output
  • 432MHz: PA approx. 200W output (not yoet finished)
  • 1296MHz: Homebrew Xverter

    Antennas/acc:

  • 144MHz: 15el long boom yagi
  • 144MHz: MGF1302 mast mounted preamp from SSB Electronics (NF less than 0,8 dB)
  • 432MHz: 26el DJ9BV long boom yagi
  • 432MHz: MGF1302 mast mounted homebrew preamp (NF less than 0,6 dB)
  • 1296MHz: 26el loop yagi
  • 1296MHz: ICOM AG1200 Mast preamp
  • Low-loss H5000 coaxial feeders.
  • Rotators for azimuth and elevation.

    Other accessories:

  • MFJ-978B Tunable DSP-filter
  • DTR-MS, Digital TapeRecorder for receiving high-speed CW on MS
  • Capability for super high-speed AF-keying

    Computers and software

    Computers/Acc:

  • IBM Aptiva 486SX25MHz, 8MB RAM. Used for simple DOS applications.
  • Fujitsu/ICL ErgoPro x364/233MHz PentiumII MMX, 64MB RAM.
  • SoundblasterPro "Noise-card" and 20xSpin CD-Rom drive.
  • PowerBit Office Modem and Baycom packet modem.

    Software:

  • XM-Log 1.27 HF-logging software
  • VHF-DX 4.0 logging software by N8VEA
  • TacLog 1.81 VHF/UHF/SHF contest logging software by OZ1FDJ
  • N6TR and SuperDuper HF contest logging software
  • OH5IY Meteor scatter software
  • MSDSP by 9A4GL
  • Z-Track moon-tracking software by N1BUG
  • Trying out FFTDSP 42 Weak Signal Detector by AF9Y
  • +A lot of other stuff for greyline determination, etc.