KA1-RBP Shacks, Past and Present
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Highland Radio, West Hartford CT USA  (1985-1995) Primary Equipment:  Collins S-Line
Receiver:  75S3
Transmitter:  32S3
Transmatch:  89S3
Speaker:  312B-3
Key:  Bencher  
Antenna:  Homemade 80m Zepp  
Feedline:  450 Ω ladderline

Secondary Equipment: (to left, not visible) MilitaryAN-GRC-19
Receiver:  R-392 (partially solidstated, 28VDC vehicular version of the well known R-390)  
Transmitter:  T-195
Power Supply:  28V 40A homemade

Additional SWL Equipment:
Receiver:  R-174

Brown Radio (former), West Hartford CT USA  (1999-2001) Equipment:  Collins   
Transceiver:
  Collins KWM-2, PM-1 
Speaker:  Internal to PM-1 or 312 B-3
Microphone:  Electro-Voice 
Transmatch:  mfj (not the manufacturer, but REALLY made from junk!), link-coupled tuner.
SWR Meter:  URM-14 (homemade)
Key:  Bencher
Antenna:  Homemade 80m Zepp for HF,   1/4λ verticals for 2/6m
Feedline:  450 Ω ladderline

 

 

   
Bunker Comm. Radio, (Location undisclosed, no further information is available.)  Equipment:  Military AN-GRC-19
Receiver:  R-392 (2)
Transmitter:  T-195
Power Supply:  28V 40A homemade
   
Brown Radio (current), West Hartford CT USA  (2000-) Primary:    
Transceiver:
  Icom 756
Transmatch:  mfj, (see above) link-coupled tuner, soon to be replaced by tuner No. 3, the "clean version".
SWR Meter:  Daiwa CN-801
Key:  Bencher
Antenna:  Homemade 80m Zepp for HF,   1/4λ verticals for 2/6m
Feedline/Ground Switching:  Homemade 3" open line (12ga.)/Frankenstein memorial grounding switch to 8'gnd rod.

Secondary:  (Alpenshack Radio, see below) 

Additional SWL Equipment:
Receiver:  R-174, Grundig YB-400

Sample QSL

Snow Weasel.comm Radio, West Hartford CT USA, and points beyond (1995-) Mobile Operation:
Transceiver:
  Icom 706/Remote kit
Speaker:  Motorola mobile type   
Antenna(s):  GE (solid) Ball Mount, Hustler kink-over mast with band Resonator(s) or Hamstick for HF/6m, 1/4λ Magmount for 2m  
Feedline(s):  RG8/U
Mobile Platform:  1966 Volvo Amazon (currently at 23X,000 miles) - The Snow Weasel (upgraded  with 65A Delco alternator).
Sample QSL  

 

 

Alpenshack Radio, West Hartford CT USA  (2002-) Transceiver:  Icom 706
Speaker:  Motorola   
Antenna:  40m Inverted V for HF, 1/4λ  vertical for 2/6m
Transmatch:  mfj, (see projects) link-coupled tuner.  
Feedline:  450 Ω ladderline

Sample QSL (tbd)


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