Current equipment in use at W2RDK:
Antennas
- Icom IC-7600 w/ SP-23 speaker
- Homebrew "Sounds Sweet" speaker
- Palstar HF-Auto tuner
- Heathkit SB-1000 linear amplifier (built in 1989)
- Astron RS-50M power supply
- W2IHY 8-Band equalizer w/ W2IHY EQ Plus
- Electro-Voice RE-20 microphone on a Rode boom w/ EV309A shock mount
- Motorola XPR 7550e UHF handheld DMR/Analog transceiver
- Motorola XPR 5550e UHF mobile DMR/Analog transceiver
- Alinco DJ-MD40 handheld DMR/Analog transceiver
- N5BOC MMDVM simplex DMR hotspot w/Nextion 2.4" LCD screen (mobile & portable)
- N5BOC MMDVM duplex DMR hotspot w/Nextion 3.5" LCD screen (home)
- K1EL K42 CW keyboard keyer
- Tele-Post LP-100A digital vector wattmeter
- Kent dual paddle iambic key
Antennas
- 43' HF vertical made with DX Engineering aluminum tubing, tilt-base & stainless steel radial plate
- Radial field consists of 60 radials of varying lengths totaling 1600' of wire
- Diamond X-50 VHF/UHF vertical for analog & DMR
The AD5X matching network above allows the 43' vertical to operate efficiently on 160 & 75 meters
Switching the network out of line (remotely) allows normal operation on 40 thru 10 meters
Link to the AD5X matching network construction details here
Switching the network out of line (remotely) allows normal operation on 40 thru 10 meters
Link to the AD5X matching network construction details here
160 & 75 meter bandwidth plots taken with my Tele-Post LP-100A running Ham Radio Deluxe