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I selected a
Kenwood TS870 based
upon good reviews of
DSP IF and excellent audio quality. I formerly had an inexpensive
Icom with pretty abrasive audio, so I wanted something that was clean
sounding - and I haven't been disappointed. Also in the shack is
an older
Kenwood 2 meter rig, an oscilloscope for transmitter level setup, a
command
technologies 2 x 3cx800 (triode) amplifier, a bird 600 watt dummy
load and a venerable Johnson kilowatt matchbox. Click the
pic for an enlarged view.
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The antenna system for 40 and
75 meters is a
center fed 130 foot, inverted-v dipole, with apex at 80 feet.
This is the classic multiband antenna, fed with 10 gauge open
wire line. A Moseley Classic 33 triband trap yagi above the
inverted-v performs well on 20, 15, and 10 meters. At the very
top is a scanner discone for two meters. Here is more detail.
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No self-respecting radio
broacast engineer would be complete without
some audio equipment, but I've resisted the temptation to go totally
upside down bonkers with it - no $2,000 Neumann microphones ... Here is
a page showing that equipment, along with a typical audio rant.
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I collect certain General
Radio test equipment, particularly the 1602b series admittance
meters. If you have these or other "GR" stuff for sale, email me
by clicking on the Email via main page.
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