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The NV4B Shack -- updated October 14, 2007
  • Yaesu FT-847 (primary HF) with Yaesu FP-1023 switching power supply
  • LDG AT-200Pro Autotuner
  • Diawa RS-300 30A linear power supply
  • Kenwood TM-721A
  • Kenwood TM-241A
  • Welz 100W VHF/UHF wattmeter
  • Yaesu FT-470 HT
  • Kenwood TH-31BT HT (222 MHz)
  • Gateway 400c Computer for digital modes
  • Buxcomm Soundcard interface (2)
  • Dell Dimension 4300 Pentium 4 computer for general computing
  • Macintosh G3
  • See also QRP page

Antennas

  • 440/2m FM:  Workman UVS-200 at the top of a 17' mast
  • 6m SSB:  MFJ 3-element 6-meter beam
  • 10m/12m/15m:  Solarcon A99 at the top of a 50' tower + 10' mast
  • 20m/40m:  Homebrew G5RV at 30'
  • 80m/17m:  Homebrew 80-meter dipole, coax fed with 1:1 balun

NV4B/Mobile

Other Equipment

  • Cushcraft 18-element 432 MHz beam (not up)
  • 4-element 2-meter beam (not up)
  • Heathkit PS-1175
  • Pyramid 12A supply

Equipment I've Owned in the Past

HF

10 Meter Monobanders

  • AEA DX Handy
  • Ranger RCI-2950
  • Uniden HR-2600

6 Meter Monobanders

2 Meters

440 MHz

2m/440 Dualband

TNCs

  • AEA PK-232MBX
  • DRSI DPK-9600
  • MFJ-1270, 1270B, 1270C, 1274, 1276, 1278, 1278B
  • KAM
  • KPC-3

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