ISWL G-13Ø38 - SHACK PAGE
My Home QTH from 100 feet above ground level
David from Kenwood UK visited my SWL Shack on the 9th January 2002.
TS-590S, TS-480HX, and 2 x TM-V7E,
Kenwood SP-50 Speakers, HS-5 + HS-6 Headphones
and an FCE-1131 Frequency counter,
are also in use here
....as only the best will do!.
Flex - 1500 SDR
I use Two
+ a
NES10-2
Speaker and I Highly recommend them.
2 x
Moonraker LWHF-80 End fed (20m) Long wires, for 80 to 6 Metres.,
( Running approximately N to S
and NE to SW about 11 metres AGL ).
1 x Drae End fed 20 metre Long wire, for 100kHz to 30 MHz,
Moonraker MTD-1 Trapped Dipole, for 20/15/10 Metres,
( As an inverted 'V', Top is 9+ metres AGL
Running North - South, Ends are 7 metres AGL ).
Moonraker MTD-2 Trapped Dipole, for 80 & 40 Metres,
( As a sloping inverted 'V', Top is 10+ metres AGL
pointing Approx. North-Northeast, Ends are 5+ metres AGL ).
Moonraker MTD-4 Trapped Dipole, for the 3 WARC bands,
( As an inverted 'V', Top is 8+ metres AGL
Running East - West, Ends are 5+ metres AGL ).
Moonraker Deluxe
Half size G5RV Dipole + 80m Traps,
for 3.5MHz to 30MHz.,
( As a sloping inverted 'V', Top is 10+ metres AGL
pointing Approx. North. Ends are 6 metres AGL ).
I use Two SRC HF-360 Verticals - Rx 160m - 6m.
Both bases at 10.5 Metres AGL - Tops at approx.
16 Metres.
2 x Datong AD-370 Active HF Dipoles, for 200kHz to 100MHz.:
( One runs East to West, the other, North
West to South East ).
Wellbrook ALA-1530 Active Loop antenna, used here for 150kHz to 30MHz,
( The loop base is mounted 5 metres AGL on a small rotator )
I have used Wellbrook Loops
on the Broadcast bands since 1999
I also use Three Global AT-2000 and One
AT-1000 ATU/Couplers.
Two Timewave DSP-9+ units,
plus an assortment of ProWhip UnUns.
The Shack Operating Console without me blocking the view!.
Diamond Ground planes ( All 9 metres to base radials ):
3 x V-2000, for 6metres, 2metres & 70cms.
2 x Diamond D-130 Discones for 25MHz to 1300MHz,
Plus various miscellaneous LF / HF / VHF / UHF antennas
( In the roof space of my house ).
used from time to time.
Most Antennas are approx. 9 metres above ground level
and 36 metres above Sea level.
I use various Software for SSTV, RTTY, PSK, JT65, JT9, FT8 etc.
Decoders:
I use my EARS for hearing CW. Although my speeds are slowing down in old age!
I also use SDR Radio's (Mainly with the Digital
modes):
FlexRadio - Flex-1500 - with PowerSDR
software,
SDRplay -
RSP1 & RSP2, (10kHz - 2GHz),
Software used with both of the
above SDR's include:
Ham Radio Deluxe (Supported copy),
FLDigi - Great FREE
decoding software,
HDSDRplay - This superb software has also been adapted for
the SDRplay radios.
Plus JTDX, JT65-HF-HB9HQX, and
WSJT-X -
All are great software for decoding
Computer / Internet support is supplied by 5 modern Intel Computers,
....AND of course a BIG Electricity Bill!
SDRuno - This superb software is supplied with the SDRPlay -
RSP1 and RSP2,
SDRConsole - Written for the SRDplay by
Simon G4ELI, is also highly recommended.
the low power digital modes, such as JT9, JT65
and FT8
etc.
all running MS Windows 10.
All inter-connected via an
Ethernet Internet / network Router.
With a
200 Mbps Cable Internet service from Virginmedia.
HP Office Pro 8100 and a HP
Officejet 5742 Printer /
Scanner / FAX etc,
complete the line-up.
European Phase Shift Keying Club - EPC # 0190L
in Eu Area
- EN05
Digital Modes Club - DMC*0078SWL
30 Meter Digital Group - 30MDG # 3294
Croatian Digital Group - CDG # 0358
I am an ex member of the following Radio Groups:
British Amateur Radio Teledata Group - BARTG - 4986
Remote Imaging Group - RIG
Submarine Amateur Radio Club - Member 36.
Radio Amateurs Invalid and Blind Club - RAIBC
Chiltern DX Club - The UK DX Foundation - CDXC
I was also a "Founder Member" of the now closed Radio Society of Great Britain - BRS-96106
Int. Morse Preservation Society - FISTS # 4822 - GSWL2
Most Club Web Pages can be accessed from my
"SSB is a CB'ers "DX" Mode!".
"CW DX - IS!".
Current DXCC Country and Prefix lists
Feel free to use and distribute these lists
"ARAB" - Amateur Radio Association of Bahrain",
""Founder Member" - 1st July 1971,
and the "1970 - 71 Camel Drivers Group".
(
"MP4B" callsigns became "A92" in 1972
).
- United Kingdom Radio Society - UKRS.
Century Club - 478 + Silver Award - 244 & Platinum Award - 283.
"Club Station Homepages" - Links page.
Reading "Morse Code" since 1963,
"Real Radio People know
Morse Code".
& 10 Band Checklists in various Formats
These Lists are for