As of January 2012:
- Photos and diagrams of the station.
- The main radio for the station is the Elecraft K3. Photo
- I will purchase the new Elecraft KX3 (Ordered Dec. 28, 2011) to replace both the FT-817 and Icom V8000.
- I have a low-power DEMI 144-28 MHz transverter which will be modified to run 3w for use with the KX3
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- 50-foot tower#1 supports the 2m EME array with four cross-element yagis.
- The 2m-EME station running 1400w is usable for both tropo and meteor scatter.
- A 45-element 1296 loop-yagi and an 33-element 900 MHz loop-yagi have been mounted
on tower#1 and are rotatable in azimuth and elevation.
- 50-foot tower#2 supports a 3-element triband HF yagi, two 3-element 6m yagis, 11-element 432-MHz yagi,
and two 11-element 222-MHz yagis
- By use of a MFJ-945E antenna tuner the triband yagi is usable on 20m/17m/15m/12m/10m.
- A 80m-160m-600m Inverted-L antenna is strung between two towers.
- A 80/40m inverted-V dipole installed on a 50-foot HF tower attached to the east end of the house.
- Also there is a 6m/10m J-Pole using a ten-foot tower section and 24-foot aluminum mast.
- A KLM 7LB yagi (modified to 6-elements) is installed on a 20-foot mast for 6m-eme and ms.
- I have a satellite antenna system for: 145, 435, and 2401 MHz. They are rotatable in azimuth and elevation.
- A 16-foot (4.9m) dish is used for 432, 1296 & 1420 MHz.
- I have a portable-rover station for use on 10,368 MHz.
Future Plans:
- Install 50-MHz Harris Platinum 1100w Amplifier and 50 volt PS
In Progress
- Build a Communications-Concepts EB27A 300w HF/600m linear amplifier kit
Under Construction
- Build a Communications-Concepts EB67 100w 432-MHz linear amplifier kit
- Construct a 222 MHz xvtr.
Completed Jan. 5
- Install 150w amplifier for 222 MHz.
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- Combine two amplifiers for 300w on 222 MHz.
- Construct and install 1296 300 watt LDMOS amplifier at the dish.
Under Construction
- Assemble and install a 30w sspa to drive the 300w 1296 Amplifier
- Construct new 30m dipole to be installed as a sloping dipole from the HF tower.
- Build new 432 MHz dual-dipole feed for the dish
- Build new Septum feeds for 1296 and 3400 MHz
- Build a 3456 transverter with ApolLO-A32 PLL installed
- Combine two Toshiba amplifiers for 80w on 3456 MHz.
- Install permanent CW beacons for 2m (2 watt) and 10 GHz (1 watt) with cross-band FM repeat from 445.450 MHz
- Build two stations (each) for 3456 and 24,192 MHz one each to be a loaner for those bands.
For more detail see the links from the home page.
My name is Ed Cole and I have held the following ham radio licenses:
