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Hi y'all,
In the U.S. you rely much more on HAM radio's and CB's than we do in Europe. Sounds logical, because in Europe we all live in highly populated areas. The downside of that is that HAM radios and CB are being forgotten. They end up on attics or even garbage dumps. We do have a few thousand fanatics in the Netherlands and one of my main goals is to let the people see the importance of a backup comm device. At least get some portable CB devices to gather INTEL. Or some PMR portables to maintain communications with your loved ones in the neighborhood without getting outside.
In the years i've gathered some equipment. And i think i have a nice setup now.
Rigs:
Antennas:
The Montova is standing on a 30Ft retractable aluminum pole.
I rebuild a powersupply of a 19" server to become a 32A 12v powersupply for my rigs.
And i build a truck-case for my lincoln cb with a foldable solarpanel (45W) and a 12v 7A battery. The solar panel will load the battery within a day with average cloudy weather.
I also bought the datacable for the Yaesu 817 for digital communications like RTTY,PK31 etc. And with the free software i found it is also possible to send CW (morse). Advantage of morse on the 80meter band is that it carries much further than speech because of the narrow bandwidth you need for morse.
Next month we have a meeting with our community and i will give a workshop there, teaching how to setup a inverted v, or use a mobile antenna with a car rim, trying to make contact with other stations in the region.
Very fun to do!
So... What are your rigs and set ups?
In the U.S. you rely much more on HAM radio's and CB's than we do in Europe. Sounds logical, because in Europe we all live in highly populated areas. The downside of that is that HAM radios and CB are being forgotten. They end up on attics or even garbage dumps. We do have a few thousand fanatics in the Netherlands and one of my main goals is to let the people see the importance of a backup comm device. At least get some portable CB devices to gather INTEL. Or some PMR portables to maintain communications with your loved ones in the neighborhood without getting outside.
In the years i've gathered some equipment. And i think i have a nice setup now.
Rigs:
- Yaesu ft817nt All Mode.(HAM radio)
- CRT SS 6900n All mode (CB) 40Watts
- President Lincoln (CB) 30Watts
- 2x Danita 640 FM (CB) 4 Watts
- 1x Midland Alan 42(CB) 4 Watts
- WebDSR Dongle 50Hz~1500Mhz Reciever (laptop)
Antennas:
- Sigma Montova 8 Turbo
- Dipole Inverted V (DIY)
- Dipole Inverted V (1:1 balun)
- Wilson 1000 magnet for my car.
- dv 27 (mounted on a car rim).
- Allbrecht discone antenna 50Hz~1700Mhz
The Montova is standing on a 30Ft retractable aluminum pole.
I rebuild a powersupply of a 19" server to become a 32A 12v powersupply for my rigs.
And i build a truck-case for my lincoln cb with a foldable solarpanel (45W) and a 12v 7A battery. The solar panel will load the battery within a day with average cloudy weather.
I also bought the datacable for the Yaesu 817 for digital communications like RTTY,PK31 etc. And with the free software i found it is also possible to send CW (morse). Advantage of morse on the 80meter band is that it carries much further than speech because of the narrow bandwidth you need for morse.
Next month we have a meeting with our community and i will give a workshop there, teaching how to setup a inverted v, or use a mobile antenna with a car rim, trying to make contact with other stations in the region.
Very fun to do!
So... What are your rigs and set ups?