The Ham Shack - it's a little messy but it works for me! My Elmer, Harry Hodges (W6YOO), says a tidy Ham Shack is a sign of a sick mind. I'm highly confident of my mental stability!
There is an iCOM IC-208H UHF/VHF mobile rig connected to the EARS EchoLink server and the Apple Tree VHF Antenna, an iCOM IC-756PROII HF rig, an iCOM IC-7000 HF/UHF/VHF rig and all of the associated accessories necessary to make them work. There is a KenwoodTM-281, a KenwoodTM-710D, and a YAESU 857D. An iCom IC-7000 works really well in the RoadTrek. It does HF, UHF, and VHF and takes up a lot less space than having two radios in the van.
The 2 Meter YAGI Stack (two DIAMOND A144S5) on a tripod on the deck by the hot tub. This was built up using the Diamond SB144R Support Beam and the Diamond SS770R Stacking Harness Kit
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The Diamond X300A 2 Meter/70 CM Vertical on a tripod on the deck. This antenna will go along with my CERT "Go Kit" for portable operations as a Cross Band Repeater for Battalion 7, Rancho Bernardo Team.
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The Diamond X-30A 2 Meter/70 CM Vertical Hiding in the Back Yard Apple Tree
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The End Fed Long Wire Between The House and the Front Yard Liquid Amber Tree
with Copper Wire Counterpoise in a Trench
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The COMET CHA-250BX Broadband GP Antenna attached to the south fence steel post and soaring 47 feet into the air behind the neighbor's Italian Cypress tree. The fence post and the mast are both set in concrete.
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A Diamond Antenna NR73BNMO Dual Band 2m/70cm whip attached to stove vent on RoadTrek and out through storage cabinet to iCOM IC-7000 in AV cabinet . Pretty slick and easy to do.
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I am supporting the Rancho Bernardo CERT Communications team with a "GoBox" containing a KENWOOD D710A(K) and my Diamond X-300A antenna. Following are some pictures of the system deployed:
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The system was deployed as a "Cross Band Repeater" at the Rancho Bernardo high point (next to the water tower off Bernardo Heights Road) for a CERT radio mapping drill on May 12th, 2012. Following are photos taken during the event:
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Owners of antennas built by HI-Q Amateur Radio Antennas have formed a Google Group to exchange ideas and experiences. Following is a listing of recent postings to that Group:
