I do not care for routines, therefore I do not participate in 'temperature nets', schedules, directed round-tables, or anything similar. WW4DX
Main HF station is a Yaesu FTDX101MP plus a Yaesu FTDX10 used as a backup. Recently added a Kenwood TS-530SP just to have a hybrid transceiver in the mix. Main Shortwave receiver is a classic Yaesu FRG-7. As you can tell, I prefer Yaesu gear, with a coupl
e pieces of Kenwood gear mixed in. I prefer Heil mics, PR40, PR77D, Pro 7 Headset, HM-12, and the Heil Goldline Elite. I have went 100% solid state on HF amplifiers. Running a RF-Kit RF2K-S and a Palstar LA-1K. Dummy load is a Palstar DL5K. Station monitor is TelePost LP-100A. The VHF/UHF gear consist of 2 ICOM ID-51A’s (D-Star), Yaesu FT3D (C4FM/Fusion), and a ICOM ID-4100A (D-Star). Antenna systems consist of a Palstar HF AUTO transmatch, a 115ft Rohn 25G tower, Force12 C19XR 11 element multi-band Yagi, plus a pair of open-line fed Doublets. A 135 Ft and a 270 Ft. Antenna switching is performed by a Array Solution RATPAK remote antenna switch. The Force12 C19XR is rotated with a Hy-Gain Tail Twister II. The second tower is a 50ft Rohn 25G with a Diamond X300A VHF/UHF vertical at 55ft. Feedline is CommScope 1/2 inch 50 ohm hardline. Awards. DXCC Mixed, DXCC Phone, DXCC 10, DXCC 15, DXCC 20, DX 100, Continents of the World, Master of Europe, Master of South America, United States Counties, 30 Years of QRZ, World Friendship Radio
