That time of year has arrived – WW4DX.RADIO

Amateur radio is taking a backseat to motorcycling, street/sports/wildlife photography, and competition shooting. Both Sue and I are in reasonably good health (neither of us wear diapers!) and we enjoy being outdoors (not a diaper wearing semi shut-in), taking advantage of the spring, summer, and early fall western NC weather.

WW4DX stations

Main HF stations are a Yaesu FTDX101MP and a Yaesu FTDX10. Recently added a Kenwood TS-530SP just to have a hybrid transceiver in the mix. Mobile HF rig is a Kenwood TS-480HX. Main Shortwave receiver is a classic Yaesu FRG-7. As you can tell, I prefer Yaesu gear, with a couple pieces of Kenwood gear mixed in. I prefer Heil mics, PR40, PR77D, Pro 7 Headset, HM-12, and the Heil Goldline Elite.

HF amplifiers are a OM Power OM2500HF and a Palstar LA-1K. Dummy load is a Palstar DL5K. Station monitors are a TelePost LP-100A, and a Array Solution Power Master II.

The VHF/UHF gear consist of 2 ICOM ID-51A’s (D-Star), Yaesu FT3D (C4FM/Fusion), and a ICOM ID-4100A (D-Star). RF Shark OpenSpot.

Antenna systems consist of a Palstar AT4K transmatch, a Palstar HF AUTO transmatch, a 115ft Rohn 25G tower, Force12 C19XR 11 element multi-band Yagi, multiple open wire fed doublets, and a ½ wavelength 60 meter dipole. Antenna switching is performed by a Array Solution RATPAK remote antenna switch. The Force12 C19XR is rotated with a Hy-Gain Tail Twister II. The second tower is a 50ft Rohn 25G with a Diamond X300A VHF/UHF vertical at 55ft. Feedline is CommScope 1/2 inch 50 ohm hardline.

Awards. DXCC Mixed, DXCC Phone, DXCC 10, DXCC 15, DXCC 20, DX 100, Continents of the World, Master of Europe, Master of South America, 30 Years of QRZ, World Friendship Radio