Shack
Shack description :
- VHF System (145 MHz) : Kenwood TR-9000 Multimode TX/RX
- UHF System (435 MHz) : Kenwood TR-9500 Multimode TX/RX
- Satellite System : ICOM IC-910H with PC frequency control for Doppler Shift Corrections
- HF System (1.6-29 MHz + 50 MHz) :
- Icom IC-706MkII(G) (see my IC-706MkII(G) mods on
project page)
- Icom IC-7000
- Yaesu FT-817
- Icom IC-746PRO/7400 TRX
- ACOM 1010 PA
- Skanti R-8000 Multimode RX (10 kHz - 30 MHz)
- Accessories :
Digital Signal Processor (DSP-NIR) Noise Reduction Controller
- Weather Station DAVIS with data acquisition facility & Internet feed
(see Weather Page)
- APRS System : see APRS page
- PC Systems : 2 PC's/LAPTOPS (in network) for satellite tracking, SSTV, Packet Radio, APRS etc.
- Antenna's :
- Space :
4 x 17 and 1x 10 el Yagi's UHF + 10 el cross-yagi VHF (on 10m self-supported tower)
- 1m20 dia. dish 2,4 Ghz , prime focus, patch antenna with DB6NT downconverter
- 3m00 dia. dish
- Groundplane 29.5 MHz
- Quadrifilar Helixes for 137.5, 145.8 & 435 MHz
- Terrestrial : various Groundplanes, Long-Wires, Discone etc.
- Internet Access : permanent through ADSL router
- Echolink (node #136107) & Echolink Proxy Server
- RF-Instrumentation:
- Tektronix Digital Spectrum Analyser 0-1.8 GHz
- HP Agilent Synthesised Signal Generator 0-2.6 GHz AM/FM
- HP Agilent Dual Directional coupler 778D (100 - 2000 MHz)
- Frequency Counter 0 - 12 GHz
- Noise Generator 10 - 2500 MHz
- Directional power meter Coaxial Dynamics