Category: Amateur Radio

IC-905 Project 3

Building antennas, testing capabilities, and getting everything to together. I can now mounts the 4 upper bands on a single speaker stand. I have a second speaker stand and triplexer coming for the 2m/70cm antennas so all 6 bands can be deployed portable.

IC-905 Project 2

More testing with the IC-905. I was able to get my camera connected and tested transmitting on ATV. In the next few days I will be doing more ATV testing with K6MI who also has an IC-905. I also got the 10Ghz dish put together and connected to the transverter; still waiting on coax to… Continue reading IC-905 Project 2

222MHz 50W Transverter

Added a Q5 Signal L222-28HP transverter to my closet and connected it directly to the 222 loops I installed last month. Under normal operating I will use my IC-7300 to drive the transverter on 10m but during a contest I will run cables to my IC-705. For contests this will allow me to dedicate the… Continue reading 222MHz 50W Transverter

US-3574 Sunset State Beach

Operated Parks on the Air from US-3574 Sunset State Beach over the Thanksgiving weekend. Ended the weekend with 318 contacts on sideband and 47 on FT8 over 3 operating sessions. On sideband I was using my IC-7300 at 100w and FT8 with my IC-705 at 10w. Antenna was a BuddiHEX for 20m-6m and a j-pole… Continue reading US-3574 Sunset State Beach

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US-0071

Operated POTA from US-0071 Yosemite National Park over 4 days. Over multiple operating sessions from different locations around the park using different radios and antenna setups I finished the week with 469 QSOs between SSB and FT8. This achievement put me in first place for QSOs from the park according to the POTA website.  The… Continue reading US-0071

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US-7494 #2

Went out for a second night of operating out at Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area. Made 36 contacts on 20m & 40m over two hours.

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