Well here it is in all its glory......
It's a bit like the old empty barn.....there's not much in it!
But what there is perfect for getting me on the air.
The centre piece is the FT817 not the FT ONE!
I personally think this little radio is great, top band to 70cm, all modes including dedicated digital mode.
This is interfaced with a G4ZLP USB data mode interface, for complete cat & data control.
The programmes I run are MixW 2.18, and also HRD and DM780. I find MixW a very simple to use piece of kit and the contest logging is very good too.
HRD is great because of its mapping programme and also the sat tracking, and also because I can't get bpsk63 to work in MixW!
The FT ONE I have had for many years, it sure looks great but alas it don't TX any more, its a simple problem to fix, it's just a dry joint. I just can't be bothered to turn the iron on! But it fills the end of the desk nicely.
Sitting on top is a very nice FRG7700 this was given to me recently by my mate and other ham in the village, Dave, G1GIL.
The tuner is by MFJ and it's a 949E, not much you can say about it really, it dose what it says on the tin. And dose it very well when I use it. Most of the antennas here are resonant so it don't get used to much, it dose make a nice perch for the 817 though!
Pride of place is taken by my HK-807, yes! An m3 in praise of cw, what is happening to the world, I hear you cry!
There's been waffle a plenty regarding the demise of morse as a requirement. Some say it's a good thing, some, the end of civilisation as we know it. But I love it, so pride of place to me old clunker.
As for the rest of the junk, there's a couple of rotor controllers for the beams and quads, the power supply and tuner control unit for the 136 kHz veriometer. And most importantly, log book, note pad, good supply of pens, and cigarettes and lighters, and a space for coffee, the latter is defiantly required for them long contests!
What can't be seen in the photo are the boxes of components, tools, test equipment, miles of wire, and all the other bits and bobs that go to make up m3zww.
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