My Amateur Radio Station

HF Station

Rig: Icom IC-775DSP Mk II (fitted with CW Filters, FL101 and FL53a, thanks to my mate Dave MØCNP)
Microphone(s): Icom SM-20 or Heil Pro Set 5 (Headset, mainly used in Contests!)
Speaker: Icom SP-20
Tower: 4 Section 45 ft Lattice
Rotator: Yaesu G-600
Antenna: Butternut HF5B "Butterfly"

Publicity shot of my pride and joy the Icom IC-775DSP!

Back Up HF Station

Rig: Yaesu FT757GX Mk I
Microphone: Yaesu MD-1
Power Supply: Yaesu FP757HD
Automatic A.T.U.: Yaesu FC757AT

VHF/UHF Station(s)

Rig(s): Kenwood TM732A x 2 (VHF/UHF Dualbanders, 1 of which is a possible mobile?) or Icom IC211-E (VHF All Mode) and as Back Up Yaesu FT290R Mk I
Antennas: Diamond X-200N (VHF/UHF Dualband), Jaybeam Q8 (VHF 8 Element Quad) plus a Watson W-50 (VHF/UHF Dualband, used mainly for Packet. I am no longer on Packet, but with the increased interest locally in it and UI-View I think we'll give it another go?)
Handhelds: Icom ICW21-E, Icom IC24-ET (possible mobile?), Alinco DJ-580 (All VHF/UHF Dualbanders) and another Icom IC2 previously used on Packet (I seem to have collected quite a few, don't I??)

Computers

Desktop: Aries Perfecta Pro 5000 2.8GHz P4, 512Mb Ram, 120Gb HDD (Mircosoft XP Home), Monitor 15" LG Studioworks 575N
Laptop: Advent 6410 1GHz Pentium III, 128Mb Ram, 20Gb HDD (Windows ME)

I am now fully QRV on PSK31, RTTY, SSTV etc. with the addition of a RIGblaster plus to the Shack, I've been using Hamscope V1.51 with MTTY V1.65 engine, I'm loving every minute of it!

I would like to one day to get on 6M's!!! The one thing that is stopping me is the fact of another antenna. I really don't think the neighbours would appreciate it!!!


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