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A winter morning Jan. 02 2011

A winter morning Jan. 02 2011

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My main radio is an Yaesu FT-2000 with FH-2 keypad & matching speaker & DMU-2000.  I sold the IC-7000 and have since replaced it with a FT-897D. My secondary radio is an Flex-3000 mainly used for digital and CW.  In addition I have the Yaesu Quadra 1KW  linear amp. Station include a Palstar AT2K tuner, Bencher iambic keyer & straight key, Heil Goldline GM-4 mike mounted on the shock absorbing boom, Heil Pro set Plus, Heil PTT footswitch, Alinco DM-330MV power and Pyramid PS-26KX power supply and a MFJ-1126 power distribution strip. Yaesu  G-2800DXA, with a Idiom Press serial controller,  turns a Mosley S-33 yagi with 40, 20 & 17 meters and a Cushcraft A505S 5 element 6 meter beam. These antennas are on a 50' aluminum Universal tower and a 10' aluminum mast. The Yaesu G-450A rotor turns a Cushcraft MA5B 20 thru 10 meters beam which includes WARC bands( MFJ now owns Cushcraft), this is mounted on a mast from my chimney about 25' up. I also have a Alpha Delta DX-B 160 thru 10 meters sloper which slopes from the 40' height , off the tower, to 17' above ground. I also have a Kenwood TH-79A dual band handheld and a couple of Cobra CB handhelds for non ham use. Most of the antenna switching is done through my Quadra but I can switch my output to a Heathkit Cantenna through the Palstar. I also have a Davis weather station with internet link, the anemometer mounted 40' up the tower. Test equipment include a Tektronix 465B oscilloscope with DM 44 multimeter.

My 1995 Mazda truck with Radio

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My mobile rig is a Yaesu FT-857D feeding a ATAS-120 antenna system. I also have an LDG SWR / Watt meter design to plug into the head of the transceiver, much easier to read at night.