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• 1/2 wave dipole (inverted vee) cut for 80 meters, apex 40 feet, orientation east/west
• coaxial choke integrated into the feed point keeps RF out of the shack
• homebrew antenna tuner (T Network) to combat severe Broadcast Band (bcb) interference
• transceiver is an ICOM 706 MKIIG with modifications for better clover and pactor performance
• modem is a SCS PTC-IIusb (pactor III capable) interfaced with Airmail software running on Windows XP
• The USB cable between modem and computer uses ferrite cylinders for RF suppression.
• The Audio and PTT cables between modem and radio use ferrite cylinders for RF suppression.
• vertical 2 x 1/2 wave dipole (collinear) for 2 meters, mounted at 30 feet
• coaxial balun (4:1) at the feed point to match to coax and keep RF out of the shack
• transceiver is a *repaired* ICOM IC-28H with wires dangling everywhere :)
• modem is a Baycom board interfaced with JNOS 2.0h software running on Slackware 9.1 linux
Software and other information
• JNOS 2.0 amateur radio software
• Packet Radio in the Winnipeg area
• Pactor and other digital modes on 80 meters
• AMPRnet coordination for Manitoba