Tell us about your Ham/CB Station

ok where to start here's the list and it grows every day.
Ham Shack in the states.
HF Rigs
FT101ZD
FT101E
FT757GX
IC718
All Mode all bands
IC706
DX70HT
Power supply
Alinco 35 amp
Antennas HF
1500 ft wire loop
Antennas VHF UHF
13 element beam 2mtr
ringo omni
Tuner
Home brew roller inductor
Amps HF
Henry 2KD-5
FT2100B
2 pill worthmore
Moble antennas
NO5E 10-160 screwdriver
Ham shack here in Iraq
FT857D
MFJ 25 amp duel voltage power supply
Z11 pro tuner
G5RV
KAM+ TNC

Thats about it for me there are some other things i probably fogot but thats a good start on the way thing grow once you start this hobby.

 

Here we go...(I'm a packrat, can't you tell)

Home station consists of the following:

Yaesu FT-857D HF/VHF/UHF
LDG AT 100PRO Autotuner
MFJ 4035MV power supply
RigBlaster Pro
Broadcast Studio Mic. (modified for PTT)
G5RV dipole
Cushcraft R6 Vertical
Homebrew Copper Cactus for VHF & UHF (FT-857)
Motorola Spectra 100w VHF (Commercial and Amateur Use)
Old Stationmaster VHF Repeater antenna
Kenwood TK830H (Commercial and Amateur Use)
Maxrad 5dB Fiberglass Base Antenna
Astron 50 Amp power supply

Test Equipment:

Motorola R2001A Service Monitor
Wavetek 2100 Service Monitor (usually carry on the truck)
MFJ 269 SWR Analyzer (priceless)


Mobile:

Yaesu FT-857D HF/VHF/UHF
ATAS-120
Hustler Dual Band NMO Antenna
Radio Shack PRO 2067 Scanner
Cobra 29 NWWXST CB (No Noise Toys, Barefoot) with (Get This) Modified Motorola Noise Cancelling Mic from Old Micor. (Excellent Crisp Clear Audio)

That be me............

 

why not just do it the right way and use a president hr2510 right out of the box....its a fully functional ham no echo though or talkback i have been in traverse city, mi and talked to greensboro, nc

 

well I'm just a lowly cb user but I run a uniden grant xl with some mods done to it for reliability sake. Had a bigger modulator installed when the stock one blew and stuff like that.
I think this is a very overlooked radio. It talks and recieves excellent. especially recieves. It's in the shop right now have some hack repairs rerepaired. I had a drive who had it worked on while he was using the truck and had chanels and a connex board installed. It was a compleate hack job and it blew the finals so I'm having it all fixed and having the garbage removed from it.
I also run an astatic 3K antenna on my KW t600. This setup works great for me.

I'd be interested in peoples views of the astatic antenna. I love it but wondering if I can do better

I'm working on my tech class ticket so I'm just begining to be able to understand some of you guys :smt004

 

I am all mobile so here goes
HF Kenwood TS-480HX
VHF Icom IC-V8000
VHF/UHF Icom IC-2800H
C.B. Cobra 29 Classic
HF Ant. HI-Q 5/160 motorized
VHF Ant. Diamond SG2000HD
VHF/UHF Ant. Diamond SG7900
C.B. Ant. Hustler 1000 center load which I modified for a higher antenna system "Q" .

If you would like to know about modifying the antenna leave a post here.

 

I have a Radioshack HTX 252 2M mobile for mobile and base
ICOM T2H Sport 2M HT
Uniden BCT-8 mobile scanner
Radioshack Pro 82 Handheld scanner
Midland SAME WX radio
Cobra 29 LTD with PA in pickup
three MFJ 42 in whip magmount antennas
laptop with aircard/echolink wxspots,GRLevel 2 and 3 radar programs
and other toys that go along with skywarn and storm chasing
Derek KI4JMJ

 

i too am just a lowly CB user, ive got both a mobile and a base. (for side band)

Mobile ive got a Galaxy DX959 (its a legal radio)
modifications done to it, pumps around 30w of power SSB (their we go... now its illegal.)
Dual Wilson Silverloads 4'
15ish miles AM SSB 30+miles
This is a great setup, talks just as well as my base, sometimes better, have talked cross country on side band with some skip rollin in.

Base: I have a general washington completley legal SSB CB with an antron 99 up on the roof, its set up right, and ie talked all over the continent and listened further... with skip ... Generally i can talk 15 to 20 miles AM 40+ssb

 

x2. I had 2 of them, lost them when the ex-wife didn't pay the pawn ticket. (had to pawn them to make it thru truckin' school)

i miss them sooooo.

 

Well I have a post under social group hams and ham want to be .. photo of the inside and outside of my pickup truck 2 hf rigs 1 220 rig 2 2 meter rigs and 1 duel bander and at home Ft 757, heath kit HW-2 & 2 2meter rigs. I just sold a swan 350, kenwood 930, Plus a icom 251a, for antenna's at the house 2 meter ssb beam, a 6 meter ssb beam, plus a 6 meter HO hoop, G5rv, 2 2 meter ground planes, a long wire # 150 'I'm about to order a new HF vertical not sure what kind I want yet.
Oh yes I forgot the scanner is also at the house.

73's all
Phil KG4JRR

 

How is the HI-Q working for you? I'm thinking of the same match that you have the HX & the HI-Q. Would you do it again?