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EQUIPMENT

updated on 11.02.2023

 

 

NEW (from 07.02.2023):

Tower selfstanding 60' with 2 KLM KT34XA (one rotating and one fix to EU)

Tower 46' with monobander 10m 7 elements LFA

 

SHACK (new from 22.08.2022)

 

Station 1 - Runner #1

Yaesu FTdx101D

Alpha 91b

MFJ Tuner 989C 3KW

5B4AGN Tx Bandpass Filter

PowerMaster II

PC i7 processor (rate 5910) and 2x27 LCD

 

Station 2 - Multi or Runner #2

Icom IC-7300

Ameritron AL1500

OM-6BPF Tx Bandpass Filter

PowerMaster II

PC i5 processor and 24 LCD

 

Station VHF

Icom IC-9700

 

Spare PA: Alpha 76a

LP-2500 Low Pass Filter (4KW)

Hamplus Memory Band Decoder and Remote Controller Switches

SSB Switch AS2004 for VHF and UP

Mediaserver 12TB

 

Old setup (up to 20.08.2022):

Old shack (up to 20.08.2022):

 

Antenna park:

Structure

 

Hamplus AS-84E Antenna Switch

Prosistel PST61D rotator for pneumatic mast Fireco 12m

Prosistel PST51 rotator for 18m Tower

Flammex Pull Rotator for 12m Tower

 

HF-6M-4M

 

2x KLM KT34XA tribander 6 elements

SP7GXP GP5SP modified for 60m (no 20m)

SP7GXP 7el 7band Beam (40m to 10m)

Cushcraft MA6VA vertical 6m to 20m

EAntennas 9 elements 6m/4m OWA

Kelemen inv.V 40m-80m

Dipole 60m 1/2 wave homemade

Magnetic Loop 60m for Beacon Rx Plot homemade

Ground Plane 30m monoband homemade

Ground Plane 20m monoband homemade

Ground Plane 17m monoband homemade

Ground Plane 12m monoband homemade

Vertical 80m monoband 1/4 wave shortened homemade

EcoAntenne 2 el. 6m (hb9cv)

EAntennas 7 elements 6m LFA

Homemade 6 elements 6m

 

Kelemen inv.V 40m-80m-160m ssb tuned (installed on main contests) (actually down)

Inverted L 160m monoband homemade 1/4 wave (actually down)

 

2M-70CM-23CM

 

Vertical Diamond X200

EAntennas 18 elements 432 LFA

EAntennas 11 elements 144 LFA

EAntennas 16 elements 144 LFA (actually down for revision)

Flexa 2309 26 elements 1296

Homemade CXZ 21 elements 1296

Discone D-130

 

Coax Cables are mostly Messi & Paoloni Ultraflex 10 or SSB Ecoflex 10.

Monitors, 6m to 70cm are on RG213U or H155.

 

Antenna pictures

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Station 2020 in HB9 (hb9ocr/hb2k)

 

 

Since 02.2020

BigIr with 80m coil

   

 

Old pictures until MID 2013...

 

 

(first version of station at S. Antonino)

 

 

 

 

 

Old stations in Sorengo

 

Station Base Equipment (since 01.10.08 - picture Jan.10) up to 31.12.2010

 

station 1 + station 3

 

station 2 + station 4 (old picture, to be updated...)

 

Eight Pak Remote Controller

 

Eight Pak Remote Switch

 

 

STATIONS CONFIGURATION

 

Station 1 Main

(HF 20m+Warc)

 

Station 2

(HF 15m+80m, 6m, VHF)

Kenwood TS950SDX (sold)

Icom IC-746 (sold)

Kenwood TL922 Power Amplifier 1KW(sold)

AEA LA-30E Power Amplifier 1.2KW(sold)

MFJ 3KW Versa Tuner V(sold)

Amp AT-3000 3KW Tuner(sold)

MFJ 434 Voice Keyer(sold)

not yet

Eight-Pak from Array Solutions(sold)
Ameritron RCS-4 for Beverages
(sold)

Eight-Pak from Array Solutions for HF(sold)
RatPak from Array Solutions for 6m and Beverages(sold)

LowPass Filter Drake 0-30 MHz on EightPak(sold)

LowPass Filter TP 0-30 MHz on EightPak(sold)
Kenwood SW-200(sold) TEAM SWR-1180R for 6m(sold)
Daiwa CN-101L for HF(sold)
  CG SB2000 Radio Interface for digital modes(sold)

Station 3

(HF 40m, 6m, VHF)

Station 4

(VHF, UHF)

Icom IC-706mk2(sold)

Sommerkamp FT-726R(sold)

LDG AT-1000(sold) Alinco Amplifier 30W VHF(sold)
switchable on TS950SDX's Setup Mirage Amplifier 160W VHF(sold)
CG SB2000 Radio Interface for digital modes(sold) Tono Amplifier 60W UHF(sold)
soon Amplifier Mirage Amplifier 100W UHF(sold)
  MFJ Microphone MFJ-299(sold)
  Diamond SX400 for 2m(sold)
TEAM SWR HF2000 for 70cm
(sold)

Station 5

(HF 10m+160m)

Station 6
(Mobile) and portables

Kenwood TS850SAT

Icom IC-7000 with AT-7000(sold)
soon Amplifier Wouxon KG-UV2D
  Motorola GP-380
   
   
   

 

 

Antennas PARK

Yaesu G-800SDX rotor(sold)

Eight-Pak from WX0B Array Solutions (*) (sold)

 

HF (*)

Cushcraft A4S 10m-15m-20m-40m(sold)

Tagra 3el. beam 10m-15m-20m(sold)

Vertical 40m monoband EcoAntenne - 30ft(sold)

Vertical 80m monoband EcoAntenne - soon Rotatable V-Dipole (60ft wide)(sold)

Dipole 160m inverted V Kelemen - 115ft  at 60ft(sold)

(Dipole 160m inverted V EcoAntenne - 84ft at 60ft) not in use(sold)

(Dipole 10-80m inverted V G5RV - 90ft at 50ft) not in use(sold)

Rotatable Dipole WARC 12-17-30m(sold)

 

6 Meters (*)

Yagi Homemade 6 elements for 6m

Vertical Diamond 2x 5/8 lamdba monoband 6 meter(sold)

 

VHF / UHF

Diamond X300 2m/70cm Vertical(sold)

Comet X300 2m/70cm Vertical(sold)

Cushcraft 25 el. Yagi UHF(sold)

 

Monitors

Vertical Maldol HVU-8, just 2.5m high, but works fine 70cm to 80m 

Discone Receiver Antenna 20-1300 MHz

 

Mobile Station (HF, 6m, VHF, UHF):

Icom IC-7000 with AT-7000(sold)

MFJ Vertical Monoband 40m, 20m, 17m, 15m

Diamond Multiband 40/20/17/15/12/10/6/2/70

Diamond Dualband 2m/70cm(sold)

 

Pictures (2010 April)

 

 

 

 

Pictures (2009)

 

 

6m + HF Yagi + G5RV

 

 

80m vertical + 70cm yagi

 

6m vertical + VHF/UHF vertical

 

 

 

PCs on (W)LAN:(sold)

PC Contest

Dual Core 2.4 GHz, 1GB RAM, 50GB, Windows 7.0,  19" and 19" interfaced with transceiver via N1MM and Ham Radio Deluxe at Station 1

PC Contest 2 Pentium 4, 2.5 GHz, 512MB RAM, 80GB, Windows 7.0, 19" and 19" at Station 2 and 4
PC Contest 3

Pentium 4, 1.7 GHz, 1.5GB RAM, 160GB, Windows Vista, 17" and 17" (another floor at station 3) - Digital Interface

PC Server

Dual Core 2.5 GHz, 2 GB RAM, 5.3 TB (!!!!), Windows 7.0, 22" and 19" as download from Internet, backup, multimedia library, website main HAM soft: VQLog, Swisslog, N1MM, SDLog, CTLog, Media Center

PC Games Pentium 4, 1.7 GHz, 1 GB RAM, 160 GB, Windows XP
PC Portable for portable contest and activations/dxpeditions Celeron 1.7 GHz

 

see old equipment (click here)

 

Old QSL Series:

 

 

 

 

 

 

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