My Home Shack

My radios

I now have a Remote Shack that has largely replaced the Home Shack. The following describes the Home Shack.

HF

  • Elecraft K3S Transceiver, connected via a
  • SG230 Antenna Coupler to an
  • Inverted L at 10m.

Occasionally, I use the K2.

VHF/UHF

  • Icom IC-71 HF, VHF and UHF transceiver connected to a
  • Diamond X50 vertical white stick at 7m

Also

  • Elecraft KX2 for portable/SOTA operations
  • Icom IC-E92D DSTAR VHF and UHF Handheld
  • Yaesu FT-5D C4FM VHF and UHF Handheld

Accessories

  • RSPlay RSPDuo connected to the K3S IF out and used with Win4K3Suite to provide a panadapter
  • Daiwa CN-101L SWR and power meter
  • Logikey K-3 keyer
  • Kent paddle key
  • Various TNCs
  • Various HF, VHF and UHF aerials waiting to go up

Software

  • Ham Radio Deluxe and Win4K3Suite - to control the K3S
  • FL-Digi, WSJT-X, JTAlert - used for digital modes

Online services

  • Logbook of the World
  • eQSL.cc
  • LOTW
  • HRDLog.net
  • Clublog.org