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Latest Update - November 22, 2009 

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  • New format for the ARRL Newsletter  
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My station....

 

My station consists of the following:

  • IC-746 HF on bottom left (160 to 10 / 6 / 2 meter) rig,
  • IC-2400A dual band 2mtr / 70 cm. mobile,
  • IC-970H above 746 (2 meter 140 - 150 Mhz, 70cm 430 - 450 Mhz, 1240 - 1300 Mhz, 2400 - 2450 Mhz, plus general coverage recieve at 50.0 - 905.0 Mhz and  IC TV-970 modules) all-mode satellite rig,
  • Icom IC-T2H 2 meter handheld,
  • Icom IC-208 dual band mobile in the car
  • Icom IC-2800 dual band mobile (currently for sale)
  • Heathkit SB220 HF 2-kw linear amplifier.
  • Motorola Maxtrac 32 channel UHF mobile,
  • Motorola GP300 UHF handheld,
  • Motorola GP350 UHF handheld,
  • Motorola P1225 UHF handheld, 
  • Motorola GR300 UHF repeater, 
  • Radio Shack HTX-10  10mtr. mobile,
  • Alinco DJ-296 220mhz handheld,
  • Kenwood TH-31AT 220mhz handheld,
  • Yaesu VX-5 Triband handheld 2mtr./6mtr./70cm,
  • Yaesu FT-857D 100 watt HF + 2 mtr + 70 cm mobile rig on the truck,
  • Mix W Rig Expert with a Compaq Pentium IV laptop
  • MFJ 949C versa tuner,
  • Radio Shack PRO 2039 scanner,

 

Test Equipment includes: Spectrum Analyzer to 1.1Ghz, 100Mhz BK Oscilloscope, Bird Thruline 43 wattmeter, Fluke bench DVM, Ramsey digital audio signal generator, MFJ 259B SWR analyzer, Heathkit bench Freq. counter, 1-70 db rf attenuator, Astron RM-35power supply, MFJ 1.5 kw dummy load, Heathkit rf signal generator, Bausch & Loumb stereo microscope, and numerous accessories.

Antennas include: Cushcraft R-5 Verticle, Homebrew 10-80 meter dipole, Cobra 10-80 meter dipole, Cushcraft A3S 10, 15 & 20 meter 3 element Yagi (have to put it up yet), Cushcraft Ringo Ranger 6 meter verticle, (2) Diamond dual band 2mtr / 70cm verticle's, Cushcraft 4 element 2 mtr yagi, Antennaco modified 1.2 Ghz. yagi, Radioshack discone, and a Yaesu ATAS-120 on my truck. Dual band 2mtr / 70 cm on the car.

(Note: All listed items are not in the picture)

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MFJ Acquires Cushcraft (Aug 7, 2009) -- On August 7, MFJ Enterprises announced they had purchased the Cushcraft Amateur Radio antennas product line from Missouri-based Laird Technologies effective July 31. According to MFJ, Cushcraft -- makers of HF/VHF/UHF vertical, beam and Yagi antennas for the Amateur Radio community -- will continue to be manufactured in Manchester, New Hampshire. "We are excited to have the Cushcraft Amateur Radio Antennas product line alongside our other five companies," said Martin F. Jue, President and founder of MFJ Enterprises, Inc. "This product line increases our ability to offer our customers a wide range of antenna options at different prices. Customers will be able to choose from Cushcraft Amateur Radio antennas, Hy-gain and MFJ antennas through one source." MFJ purchased Hy-gain in 2000 the company also owns Ameritron, Mirage and Vectronics. Jue said that the Cushcraft line will bring more than 50 new products to MFJ's Amateur Radio product line. "We will add more new products to this antenna line and will continue the Cushcraft Amateur Radio antennas name long into the future. Cushcraft Amateur Radio antenna product customers will appreciate the continued and expected top-quality manufacturing of this product in New Hampshire and the MFJ commitment to superb after-the-sale service and tech support in Mississippi," said Jue. The 120 page 2010 MFJ catalog will include the entire Cushcraft Amateur Radio antennas product line. MFJ has set up a special customer support line -- 662-323-5803 -- to handle Cushcraft antenna product technical support, parts requests and customer services.
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