VE3KH FN03cg - Current Status

 

2026 Summer Plan for Home Station

50 MHz

  • Flex-6600M to ACOM PA to Directive Systems DSEJX5-50 5el Yagi 12' Boom 10.1dBi

144 222 432 902 1296 MHz

  •  Flex-6600M to Q5 Signal 5BVUX HP XVTR to I0JXX130-1300 MHz Log Periodic

146 223 446 MHz Tri-Band FM System

  •  Rohn 25 Tower 40' ... relocated with tower mounted enclosure (12.8VDC PS & RF Unit ~100' Ethernet Cable Control Head in the Shack
    • Comet CX-333 Tri-band Vertical
      • 146MHz 6.5dBi … 5/8 wave x 2

      •  223MHz 7.8dBi … 5/8 wave x 3

      •  446MHz 9.0dBi … 5/8 wave x 5

    • BTECH Baofeng Tech UV-50X3 Tri Band FM Radio

      • Yaesu FTM-350 clone

      • 146 MHz 50W

      • 223 MHz 5W

      • 446 MHz 50W    

Major Service is required / planned

  • The Elevation Slew Drive failed ... cause TBD. 10 24 47 78 GHz must all be removed from the tower to allow service / replacement.
  • The 5.8 GHz and 2.3 / 3.4 GHz systems must be removed / serviced.
  • Elevation slew drive will be replaced.
  • A new 10 GHz System Kuhne XVTR, 40W PA, LNA, Waveguide Switch, 2' RadioWaves Dish system will be installed
  • A new 24 GHz System Kuhne XVTR, 10W PA, LNA, Waveguide Switch, 2' RadioWaves Dish system will be installed

2304 3400 5760 MHz ... these systems may be replaced by a new SG Labs tri-band grid dish system on the Sprinter

  • 2304 Kuhne XVTR & PA & LNA to 5' Boom Yagi
  • 3400 Kuhne XVTR & PA & LNA to 5' Boom Loop Yagi
  • 5760 Kuhne XVTR, 40W PA, LNA, 2' RadioWaves Dish

Rohn 45 Rotating Tower M2 OR-2800 (Elevation for 10 24 47 78)

 

 

Mercedes Benz Sprinter 3500 144 Dually - VE3KH Rover

Currently being converted from Outdoor Broadcast to Amateur Radio Service

Flex-6600

Q5 Signal 144 222 432 902 1296 5BVUX HP XVTR

SG Labs 2.3 3.4 5.8 GHz Grid Dish System

Kuhne 10 24 47 78 GHz

Cummins Onan Commercial 8KVA QD Generator

 

 

Compact Portable 10 24 47 GHz Horns System

  • Icom IC-705 IF

  • Kuhne 10, 24, 47 GHz

 

 

 

IC-905 Tripod Portable System

Icom IC-905

  • 144 10W

  • 432 10W

  • 1296 10W

  • 2304 2W Grid Dish 21 dBi

  • 3400 SG Labs to 432

  • 5760 2W Grid Dish 27 dBi

Manfrotto Tripod & Fluid Head

 

 

 

 

Trailer (ex Telesat Boresight)

  • Will-Burt 52' Pneumatic Mast

  • 50 MHz - 47 GHz Plan TBD

 

 

 


 

NEW QTH - FN03cg

Jun 2016 - Present