Operating Location
Home / QTH
My primary station, where most of my DXing, contesting, and digital-mode operating happens.
Station Gear
The Shack
Transceiver
Primary HF: Yaesu FTX-1 with Optima Amplifier
Secondary HF: Icom 7300 MK2
Tuner: Comet Cat 300 Manual Tuner
UHF/VHF: Anytone 578 UV III Plus
GMRS: Wouxun KG 1000+
Antenna
HF Primary: 71′ random wire, inverted L — 25 ft up, 46 ft across
HF Secondary: My Antennas 40m EFHW as a sloper on 34′ mast
HF Special Events Antenna: BuddiHex 20m Hex Beam
UHF/VHF: Tram 1477 In 2nd story the attic
GMRS: Homemade Jpole in the attic
The Configuration
Current Shack Overview
My setup has gone through a lot of radios and antenna configurations since being licensed. Today, the Yaesu FTX-1 handles most of my SSB/phone work, while the Icom 7300 MK2 is dedicated primarily to digital modes.
In the yard I keep two antennas up at all times, both from My Antennas. Primary Antenna is a long wire run as an inverted L for primary use on a Chameleon 25′ Porta Mast. On top of the Porta Mast is a Solar Mesh Repeater Node (MeshCore). The secondary is a 40m EFHW set up as a sloper on a GigaParts/Intellitron 34′ AM-2406K Mast.
Both are choked at the feed point and again at the transceiver. Each antenna feeds directly into a Comet Cat-300 manual tuner, which is how I switch between them. The tuner’s radio-side output then runs to an Alpha switch, with both HF radios connected on the other end.
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