about - KL7UW

Basic Ham Radio Info: KL7UW is located in Nikiski, Alaska 65-miles (98-km) southwest
of Anchorage on the west coast of the Kenai Peninsula. Latitude = 60-40-5N (60-40.075), Longitude = 151-19-51W (151-19.85) The grid square is BP40iq. My name is Ed Cole and I have held the following ham radio licenses:
  • 1958 - Novice - KN8MWA
  • 1959 - Technician - K8MWA
  • 1982 - Advanced - AL7EB
  • 2000 - Extra - AL7EB
  • 2005 - Extra - KL7UW (vanity callsign)
  • How I got started and my first years in ham radio. Recent ham radio activities. I have a station operating on the following frequencies:
    • HF: 600, 160, 80, 40, 20, 17, 15, 12, 10m
    • VHF/UHF: 50 - 144 - 432 - 927 MHz
    • Microwave: 1296 - 2400 - 10,368 MHz
    My Main Ham Radio Interests: I am mainly interested in weak-signal techniques such as long-range VHF/UHF/microwave propagation, amateur satellite communication, EME (Moon Bounce), Meteor Scatter, and Radio Astronomy. I operate on 600m as part of the ARRL Experimental Group. Here are some of the organizations I am a member: 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
    • QRV
    • 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.
    • QRV=125w - Jan. 16
    • 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.