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Call Sign : 26-CT-3228 / M7VIC Posts : 5803 Times Thanked : 352 Join date : 2019-11-10 QTH or Location : Bedford Equipment Used : Various
Subject: Re: What HF home base setup are you using? Wed Oct 04, 2023 7:36 am
Great radio shack you've got there Rich. (Much tidier than mine at the moment!)
Love the use of carpet providing protection for your radios as well as great for sound dampening.
Thanks for sharing.
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Call Sign : 163TM186...MW6ETW Posts : 40 Times Thanked : 2 Join date : 2020-03-29 QTH or Location : Abergavenny Equipment Used : Yaesu FT757 GX2...Kenwood TS440S...Sirio GM
Subject: Re: What HF home base setup are you using? Wed Oct 04, 2023 6:32 pm
Cheers Victor. My shack is a heavily converted shed. Very secure, insulated and quiet from the rest of the family
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Call Sign : 43-CT-016 Posts : 357 Times Thanked : 22 Join date : 2019-11-17 QTH or Location : Perth Equipment Used : iCom IC-7610/IC-9700/IC-705 Age : 55
Subject: Re: What HF home base setup are you using? Fri Dec 29, 2023 9:29 am
Well, another year, another lot of Christmas holidays and time off work, so time to tidy/redo/upgrade the shack again!
Radios haven't changed this time, but most other things have, including all the PC's and all the wiring, and a new "grounding" arrangement in the garage that is just the other side of the shack wall...will get pics of that once finished. For now, here's the inside pretty much all done.
I also acquired a 20/15/10m triband 3ele beam, so as soon as the wife goes away with her girlfriends, I'll get that built and up on the roof with the other half of the rotator hooked up too.
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Call Sign : 2-CT-216 Posts : 53 Times Thanked : 1 Join date : 2022-01-25 QTH or Location : Palmdale California Equipment Used : Base RCI 2950 Mirage, Mirage M75 Amatuer Bi-Linear Amplifier,with a Antron 99 base station antenna, Mobile radio Cobra 29 LTD Classic and Wilson 1000 Mag Mount Antenna, Marko F100 Amplifier.
Call Sign : 19-CT-024 / PD0GOL Posts : 136 Times Thanked : 6 Join date : 2020-05-21 QTH or Location : Steenwijk, JO32bs Equipment Used : Dynascan AT5555,Yaesu FT-897, W3EDP junior, MFJ-925 Age : 65
Subject: Re: What HF home base setup are you using? Fri Jan 26, 2024 9:03 pm
Since last friday i own a Yaesu FT897 combined with an ATAS-120 antenna. Just set it up today, but due to slow registration of my exam results i still am not allowed to use it.
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Call Sign : 26-CT-3228 / M7VIC Posts : 5803 Times Thanked : 352 Join date : 2019-11-10 QTH or Location : Bedford Equipment Used : Various
Subject: Re: What HF home base setup are you using? Sat Jan 27, 2024 5:52 am
Hopefully you won't be waiting too long for your paperwork & licence Karel so soon be on the air.
I had a play with the FT897 a while back and was impressed with it. I hope it serves you well.
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Call Sign : 26-CT-3520. Foundation & Intermediate Ham Posts : 48 Times Thanked : 0 Join date : 2020-05-04 QTH or Location : Telford, Shropshire Equipment Used : Uniden 200. SS6900N, Yaesu FT8900, Alinco DX77E, Alinco DX70
Subject: Re: What HF home base setup are you using? Sat Jan 27, 2024 1:03 pm
karelgol wrote:
Since last friday i own a Yaesu FT897 combined with an ATAS-120 antenna. Just set it up today, but due to slow registration of my exam results i still am not allowed to use it.
You can use it in Receive mode only, keep that itchy finger away from the mike tranmit key
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43CT016 Major contributor
Call Sign : 43-CT-016 Posts : 357 Times Thanked : 22 Join date : 2019-11-17 QTH or Location : Perth Equipment Used : iCom IC-7610/IC-9700/IC-705 Age : 55
Subject: Re: What HF home base setup are you using? Sun Jan 28, 2024 12:33 am
Telstar wrote:
karelgol wrote:
Since last friday i own a Yaesu FT897 combined with an ATAS-120 antenna. Just set it up today, but due to slow registration of my exam results i still am not allowed to use it.
You can use it in Receive mode only, keep that itchy finger away from the mike tranmit key
Well, as long as he doesn’t tune the ATAS via the radio, as then it will TX.
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Call Sign : 19-CT-024 / PD0GOL Posts : 136 Times Thanked : 6 Join date : 2020-05-21 QTH or Location : Steenwijk, JO32bs Equipment Used : Dynascan AT5555,Yaesu FT-897, W3EDP junior, MFJ-925 Age : 65
Subject: Re: What HF home base setup are you using? Sun Mar 10, 2024 12:41 pm
As you might have read, i recently put up a W3EDP antenna. Except for the handheld, this is what it feeds:
The Yaesu FT-897D for HF and a Dynascan AT5555 for CB through a MFJ -925 tuner. The Quansheng handheld i use for 2m and 70cm through a repeater nearby. T
73
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Call Sign : 26-CT-3228 / M7VIC Posts : 5803 Times Thanked : 352 Join date : 2019-11-10 QTH or Location : Bedford Equipment Used : Various
Subject: Re: What HF home base setup are you using? Sun Mar 10, 2024 4:32 pm
Little slice of radio heaven right there Karel!
Very well done to you with all your efforts in setting up your station including passing your exam and building your own antenna system. Awesome stuff.
Hope to catch you on the bands one day.
(Better get a shift on with my own station and this active loop I'm building!)
73
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