WJ1B Station Equipment
Home Station:
My home station is located in Cheshire, Connecticut, New Haven County, Grid Square FN31nm. It consists of Icom 7300 transceiver, an Elecraft KAT500 Automatic Antenna Tuner, and an Elecraft KPA500 Amplifier. I also have a number of QRP rigs including an MFJ Cub and a 40-40.
I use Heil Audio microphones and headsets and a variety of paddles to send CW. My favorites paddle is the Begali Simplex. My paddle page
DXLab is my general logging software. For contest logging, I use N1MM+ Logger. I upload all of my logs to Logbook of the World and, periodically, to eQSL.
For the digital modes, I use Fldigi software for PSK-31, PSK-63, and RTTY and WSJT-X for FT4, FT8, JT9, JT65, and MSK144. I also use JTAlert with WSJT-X. The software runs on an HP PC with Windows 10 with dual monitors. Dimension 4 software keeps the PC clock calibrated.
My home station is located in Cheshire, Connecticut, New Haven County, Grid Square FN31nm. It consists of Icom 7300 transceiver, an Elecraft KAT500 Automatic Antenna Tuner, and an Elecraft KPA500 Amplifier. I also have a number of QRP rigs including an MFJ Cub and a 40-40.
I use Heil Audio microphones and headsets and a variety of paddles to send CW. My favorites paddle is the Begali Simplex. My paddle page
DXLab is my general logging software. For contest logging, I use N1MM+ Logger. I upload all of my logs to Logbook of the World and, periodically, to eQSL.
For the digital modes, I use Fldigi software for PSK-31, PSK-63, and RTTY and WSJT-X for FT4, FT8, JT9, JT65, and MSK144. I also use JTAlert with WSJT-X. The software runs on an HP PC with Windows 10 with dual monitors. Dimension 4 software keeps the PC clock calibrated.
My Hex Beam
Antennas:
HF/6M:
My HF antennas include an Alpha Delta DD dipole that I use on 80 and 40 meters. The antenna is up 50 feet in the trees. I also have a K4KIO Hex Beam on a Rohn 25 tower at 40'. I use the Hex Beam on 20 -6 Meters. The rotator is a Yaesu G800SA.
2 Meters/440MHz:
I have Diamond XC30 up about 25' feet.
HF/6M:
My HF antennas include an Alpha Delta DD dipole that I use on 80 and 40 meters. The antenna is up 50 feet in the trees. I also have a K4KIO Hex Beam on a Rohn 25 tower at 40'. I use the Hex Beam on 20 -6 Meters. The rotator is a Yaesu G800SA.
2 Meters/440MHz:
I have Diamond XC30 up about 25' feet.
Here I am when I was KN1ZCK in 1963.
Portable Station:
For portable operation, I use an ICOM IC-7100 transceiver (160M - 70cm) with a Samlex power supply. The antenna is a Buddipole. I have a YouKits Antenna Analyzer to tune it correctly.
When I am operating portable, I use my iPad with HamLog logging software for logging. I use an Asus laptop for the digital modes.
Most of my portable operations are from East Haddam, Connecticut that is located in MIddlesex County in Grid Square FN31sm.
For portable operation, I use an ICOM IC-7100 transceiver (160M - 70cm) with a Samlex power supply. The antenna is a Buddipole. I have a YouKits Antenna Analyzer to tune it correctly.
When I am operating portable, I use my iPad with HamLog logging software for logging. I use an Asus laptop for the digital modes.
Most of my portable operations are from East Haddam, Connecticut that is located in MIddlesex County in Grid Square FN31sm.
VHF/UHF:
My VHF/UHF equipment includes Icom and Kenwood 2 meter/440MHz handheld and mobile transceivers. Details of my go-kit.
My VHF/UHF equipment includes Icom and Kenwood 2 meter/440MHz handheld and mobile transceivers. Details of my go-kit.