Shack
Last Updated on Tuesday, July 26, 2011 11:20 PM Written by N1WQ Friday, October 22, 2010 11:24 PM
My shack, July 2011
Communication Equipment
- Transceiver: Kenwood TS-570D(G)
- Power amplifier: Yaesu FL-7000 tuned by Bill Grassa, N4ATS, used only when really needed
- Automatic antenna tuner: LDG AT-1000Pro (used with the amplifier)
- Low pass filter: Bencher YA-1
- Power supply: Astron RS-35M
- Controller for remote antenna switch: 6-port RatPak from Array Solutions
- Rotor controller: Yaesu G-800DXA
- Headphones: Sony MDR-7506
- Microphone: detachable boom assembly with HC-4 element from Heil Sound
- Paddle: Bencher straight black
Power amplifier, July 2011
AT and the rig, July 2011
The controllers, Oct 2010
Power Supply, July 2011
Paddle, phones and mike, Oct 2010
Low pass filter, July 2011
Computer Interfaces
- Transceiver control and digital modes: BUXCOMM RASCAL GLX
- Rotor control: K4JRG Rotor Control DXA USB
- CW keyer: W1WEF parallel port CW keying interface Model 1
Control interfaces, October 2010
CW keyer interface, October 2010
Computer Software
- DXLab suite for logging, transceiver control, rotor control, digital modes, contesting, DX spotting, callbook lookups
- Afreet Software applications for monitoring ionosphere conditions (IonoProbe), propagation prediction (HamCap), and working with maps and paths (DX Atlas)