Current Shack Radios & Related Gear:
- FlexRadio Systems 6600M (HF & 6m) W/GPSDO & FlexControl
- FlexRadio 4O3A PowerGenius XL SO2R 1500W Power Amplifier
- FlexRadio Tuner Genius XL Antenna Tuner
- ICOM IC-9700 VHF/UHF All Mode Transceiver (2m, 70cm, 23cm)
- ICOM IC-905 VHF/UHF/SHF Transceiver (2m, 70cm, 23cm, 13cm, 5cm)
- Kenwood TK-981 v2 900MHz Transceiver 15W
- AnyTone AT-D578UV III Pro Tri-Band DMR/Analog w/ BT & GPS
- TYT TH-9000D 1.25m Transceiver 60W
- Mirage B-320-G Amplifier (2m) 200W
- TE Systems 4425G Amplifier (70cm) 180W
- Q5 Signal 5BVUXHP 5 Band Transverter (2m-23cm) 50W
- Q5 Singal L2360PAS 23cm Amplifier 60W
- Astron 2x SS-50M Amp Rack Mounted Power Supply (2 sets)
- West Mountain Radio RIGrunner 4010S & 4012 Power Distribution
- Uniden Bearcat BC780 XLT Scanner
- Heil PRO 7 Microphone Headset - Thanks to my XYL Jill
- RadioSport RS60CF Headset
- Down East Microwave 10-4 10MHz 4 way splitter for GPSDO
- HackRF One - SDR Transceiver with PortaPack H1
- AirSPY SDR Dongle with SPYverter
Antenna System & Related Gear:
- SteppIR Urban Beam (6m-40m)
- SteppIR BigIR Mark IV (6m-40m) + 80/60m Coil with SDA 100 Controller
- Yaesu G-800 Rotor & Green Heron RT-21D Rotor Controller for the Urban Beam
- FlexRadio 4O3A Antenna Genius 8x2 Plus for SO2R Antenna Switching
- DX Engineering RF-PRO-1B® Active Magnetic Loop Antenna, RCA TV Antenna Rotator and KD9SV SV-CMS Choke
- K6MM 160m Homebrew Helical Wound Vertical with an extensive radial system
- Homebrew 30m Dipole facing EU/Middle-East
- Laird/Cushcraft A144-11 (2m) 11 Element
- Jetstream JTBM270 3 Element 2m 5 element 70CM Yagi
- M2 222-10EZ (1.25m) 10 Element
- M2 6M5XHP (6m) 5 Element w/Green Heron RT-21 Rotor Controller
- Palstar DL2K Legal Limit Dummy Load
- Wavenode WN2d - x2 of these precision RF Meter w/multiple probes
- Diamond D130J Discone Scanner Antenna (25-1300MHz)
- Diamond BC920 900MHz 33cm
- Diamond X700H (2m/70cm) Vertical w/SSB Electronics DBA-270 Preamp
- M2 2MCP8A/436CP16 (2m/70cm) Satellite Antenna w/SSB Electronics Pre-Amps
- Yaesu G-5500 Rotor for the above & Green Heron RT-21 AZ EL
- Comet CA-Super22 1.25m (220) Vertical
- Diamond F1230A 23cm (1.2GHz) Vertical
- ACE GPS timing antenna GA-1575
Software & Configuration:
- SmartSDR v3 - FlexRadio Software
- Ham Radio Deluxe v6 (Paid User) with Maria DB
- WSJT-X - for FT8, JT65 & JT9
- JT-Alert - For WSJT-X and I run multiple instances of both
- SDR Sharp w/Plugins for AIRSPY & other SDRs
- VE3SUN DX Monitor (Paid User)
- SatPC32 For Satellite and Frequency tracking (Paid User)
- G0KLA Tracker for upcoming satellites
- Other things I may be testing...
Ham Shack Lane:
Below are some versions of the ham shack from the past, I tend to reorganize every few years especially if I get a new receiver, which seems is also every few years.
The Ham Shack in 2017 when I started to rack mount, Yaesu FTDX-3000 is use
The W6AER Shack in 2013, Yaesu FT950 in use, before rack mounting
Here is a little video of me operating a contest. This gives you an idea of how I layout my desktop, at least for an SSB contest.
Previous Radios & Gear I have Owned in the past:
- Yaesu FTDX-3000 Yaesu (HF & 6m) w/ XF-127CN 300hz CW filter
- Yaesu Microtune Kits MTU-160, MTU-80/40 & MTU-30/20 for the above
- Yaesu FT-847 w/Inrad Filters (SSB #702C 2100hz & CW #704C 250hz)
- Yaesu FT-2311 "Japanese Version" (23cm aka 1.2GHz) 10W
- Yaesu FT-311RM (1.25m aka 220) 25W
- Yaesu FTM-350AR w/GPS (2m/1.25m/70cm/APRS)
- FlexRadio Maestro
- Motorola MCS2000 Model III (33cm aka 900MHz) 35W
- Motorola XPR 7550e DMR 70cm (440)
- Motorola MTS2000 Flashport Model III (33cm aka 900MHz)
- Motorola STF1038A Amplifier 900 MHz 250W
- AnyTone D878UV GPS Dual Band DMR/Analog w/Retevis HA02
- Alinco DJ-G29 Dual Band 1.25m (220)/33cm (900) w/Diamond SRH229
- Alinco DJ-G7 Tri Band 2m/440/1.2GHz w/Diamond SRH999
- Palstar HF Auto - Automatic Antenna Tuner
- Down East Microwave Transverters (2m, 1.2m, 70cm)
- Duracom 14 AMP 28VDC Rack Mounted Power Supply
- AOR LA800 Receive only loop
- Homebrew NOAA Satellite QFH 137MHz
- Butternut (Bencher) HF9V Vertical +160m Add-on Coil
- KIO Hexbeam Antenna (20-6m / 6 band)
- KJ6KO 1296 MHz Amplifier 70W
- WeSaCom APT-06 "German Version" Weather Satellite Receiver
- Tigertronics Signalink USB
- Ameritron ALS-1300 Solid State 1200W Amplifier (160-10m)
- M2 6M-3SS (6m) 3 Element
- Ultimax Antennas 40/80m Double Bazooka
- Falcon FDP 60m Dipole
- SDRplay RSP2pro
- Uniden Bearcat BCD536HP Scanner
- Uniden Bearcat SDS-100 Scanner
- Alpha Delta DX-A 160-80-40m Dipole Trap Antenna
- Timewave Navigator W/ Upgraded Winkey
- Timewave ANC-4 Noise Canceler
- Timewave (AEA) PK232 (Full overhaul)
- Timewave PK900
- TE Systems 0552G Amplifier (6m) 375W
- Kantronics 3+ & KAM XL (TNC)
- Yaesu FT-950 (HF & 6m) w/Extras
- Yaesu FT-450 (HF & 6m)
- Yaesu FT-736R (2m, 1.25m, 70cm, 23cm)
- Yaesu VX-8DR w/GPS & Bluetooth (6m/2m/1.25m/70cm/APRS)
- Yaesu FP-1030A Power Supply
- West Mountain Radio RIGrunner 4004U Power Distribution
- TYT MD-2017 DMR 2m/440
- Astron RS-70m 70amp Power Supply
- MFJ VHF Data Radio x2 (144.39 & 144.10MHz)
- Icom IC-M127 Marine Band Radio
- Ameritron ALS-600 Amplifier
- W2IHY EQ Plus & W2IHY 8 Band Equalizer
- ZLP Interface for Yaesu FT-450 & FT-950
- MDS Rotor Controller
- LDG AT-600PROII Auto Tuner
- Homebrew 10MHz GPS Disciplined Oscillator (Trimble Thunderbolt)
- Various MFJ Tuners, including external
- Various Low-Cost SDRs for testing
- Various Uniden/Bearcat & Radio Shack Scanners
- Various Antennas I parted with, upgraded or rusted out
- Stuff I likely long forgot about...But I try to keep this updated now for future reference.
