NF2G Station 09/2008

[DaveNF2G]

Here is the new shack and antenna farm:

From left to right...

Operating position showing all radios and computers.

Operating position radios.
Left stack: Midland WR-300 / GRE PSR-600 / Uniden BCD996T
Front row: GRE PSR-500 / PRO-96 / Uniden BCD396T / PRO-97
Back row: Uniden BC-235 / Uniden BC-245 / Uniden BCD396T / Uniden BC-296D
Lower row: Yeasu FT-857D and RigBlaster / HF antenna tuner / serial port switch
Wall: Stridsberg 8-port active multicoupler

Operating position computers.
Top row: IBM Thinkpad (ETrunker or MTrunker) / Dell Latitude (LTRTrunker)
Bottom: Dell Latitude 1505 (PRO96COM in photo - much more available)

Antenna farm.
Bozak 6-band HF vertical / Diamond Discone up 30' (scanners) / Diamond Discone up 15' (6 meter tx/rx)

Feedpoint.
Where all of the cables enter. There is a VHF/UHF j-pole hanging on the downspout to the right of the photo. This feeds my Midland all-hazards alert radio.

 

[RESCUE4NFD]

Very nice setup...

 

[digitalanalog]

I see someone else is using the plate holders for the mobile radio's as i do.

Nice shack.

 

[Twister_2]

Cool setup...

 

[ScanManQSL]

Nice shack!

 

[chrismol1]

handheld scanners are in a nice and orderly fashion as well as all the scanners antennas leading to the multicoupler
looks very professional

 

[N8DRC]

Nice shack you have there David...

 

[b7spectra]

Not married, are you? My wife would shoot me if I put up an antenna farm in the back yard!

 

[N1SQB]

Very Nice set up!

I have 2 questions.
First, how do you like the 8 port multi coupler? Second, I have been looking into getting a Midland 300 weather radio. Is it worth the money?

Manny

 

[radionerd13669]

Nice Set UP

 

[hoser147]

Nice setup Looks good.............Hoser

 

[DaveNF2G]

I have 2 questions.
First, how do you like the 8 port multi coupler? Second, I have been looking into getting a Midland 300 weather radio. Is it worth the money?

Manny

1) It works well for me. I only need one antenna to feed 8 (actually 9) radios.

2) My only complaint is that it ignores the EOM signal and keeps talking for another five minutes no matter what.

 

[N1SQB]

That was my main reason for getting the REECOM-R1650. It was a toss up between the Midland and the Reecom. I am glad I went the way I did.

Manny