NE7X


Scottsdale Arizona USA


Shack Tour

July 2003

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      

 

 

 

Main SSB Operating Position

 

Top

Tier

Heathkit

SB-200 HF RF

amplifier

Heathkit

SB-401 HF SSB

transmitter

Heathkit

SB-301 HF SSB

receiver

Heathkit

SB610

monitor scope

 

Middle

Tier

Hallicrafters

Loudenboomer

HF RF amplifier

Hallicrafters

HT-44 HF SSB

transmitter

Hallicrafters

SX-117 HF SSB

receiver

Hallicrafters

PS-150-120

Speaker/Power

supply

Bottom

Tier

(desk level)

Collins

30L-1 HF RF

amplifier

Collins

32S-3 HF SSB

transmitter

Collins

75S-3 HF SSB

receiver

Collins

Speaker/Power

supply

 

Microphone Audio

·         Samson C01 stereo dual element recording studio condenser microphone with shock mount

·         Heil PL-2 42-inch long swivel microphone boom arm

·         Behringer MX-602A mixer/EQ panel with 48V python power supply (audio out set for mono)

·         Microphone audio is routed to all radios via homebrew switch box

 

 

 


           

Main AM Operating Position

 

Heathkit TX-1 Apache HF AM Transmitter

Heathkit RX-1 Mohawk HF AM Receiver

 

Note:

Ten-Tec Pegasus HF transceiver right center of picture

below Drake L4 HF RF amplifier and above Hallicrafters SX-73 HF receiver

 

 

 


 

Equipment Racks

 

Rack #1

Rack #2

Rack #3

Rack #4

Rack #5

 

Heathkit DX100 HF

AM transmitter

 

 

Hallicrafters HT-32

HF transmitter

Radio Shack MPA250

 250 watt stereo AF

amplifier

 

Hammarlund SP-600

HF receiver

 

Hammarlund

HQ-80AX

HF receiver

 

National NC-300

HF receiver

 

Hallicrafters SX-101

HF receiver

Audio Control C101

20 channel AF EQ

 with Spectrum

 Analyzer

 

Gonset GSB-100

HF transmitter

 

Hammarlund

HQ-170A

HF receiver

 

National NC-109

HF receiver

 

 

Hallicrafters SX-111

HF receiver

 

Intel Pentium-IV

rack mount

Windows PC

 

Imperial R-390A

HF receiver

 

Hammarlund

HX-Fifty

HF SSB transmitter

 

RME 6900

HF receiver

 

 

Hallicrafters SX-110

HF receiver

 

 

Super VGA monitor

 

Icom IC-756-Pro

 HF transceiver

 

Hammarlund

HXL-ONE

HF RF amplifier

 

RME 4300

HF receiver

 

 

Collins 75A4

HF receiver

 

Yaesu FT-1000D

HF transceiver

 

Icom IC-7000

2Ghz all mode

 receiver

 

Hammarlund

HQ-110A

HF receiver

 

Johnson Viking

Ranger II

AM transmitter

 

Homebrew HF RF

amplifier, pair of

3-500Z grounded grid

Keyboard

 

Vibroplex CW paddle

 

Coax antenna

switches

 

Palstar AT1500

HF antenna tuner

 

Hammarlund

Speaker

 

Tandem Pair

of Astron

RM-50M 50amp

14VDC power supplies

(100 amps total)

Drake NM-2700

HF antenna tuner

 

Drake L-7

HF RF amplifier

 

Astron AL-811

HF RF amplifier

Three MFJ 989C

HF antenna tuners

 

One Tucker T-300

HF antenna tuner

 

 

Astron RS-35M

14VDC 35 amp

power supply

Astron RS-35M

14VDC 35 amp

power supply

Henry 2K4 HF RF

amplifier floor stand

 

 

 

 

 


 

Workbench

 

·         Eico 315 75 KHz to 150 MHz RF Signal Generator

·         Fluke 1953A dual 25/125 MHz frequency counter

·         Eico 249 VTVM

·         Millvac MV-828A RF micro-voltmeter

·         Heathkit IP-2715 14VDC 30 Amp power supply

·         Heathkit IG-5218 Sine/Square wave generator

·         Heathkit IP-2717 0-400 VDC HV power supply (A, B+ and C-)

·         Elenco SG-9200 1 KHz -150 MHz RF Signal Generator

·         Elenco SG-9300 10 Hz - 100 MHz Sine/Square wave generator

·         B&W 374 0-1500 watt wet dummy load with RF power meter

·         Heathkit IP-5220 150 AC variable isolated power supply

·         Tektronix CPS250 DC dual 0-20 VDC 500 MA power supply

·         Homebrew 0-16VDC 3 Amp power supply

·         Tektronix 114 Pulse Generator

·         Tektronix 911 50 KHz – 100 MHz RF signal generator

·         Tektronix 475A 250 MHz dual-trace oscilloscope with DM44 DVM

·         Tektronix 496 1.8 GHz spectrum analyzer

·         Tektronix TM506 equipment rack with:

SC502 15 MHz dual trace oscilloscope

DC503 550 MHz frequency counter

DM502 DVM

TR503 Tracking Generator

 

Note:

2 meter AM radio operating position above workbench

Ameco TX62 transmitter driving Gonset 150 watt RF amplifier  (pair of 826s)

Lafayette HA-350 HF receiver with Ameco Newvistor VHF receiving converter

 

 

 


 

Antenna System

 

Three element 6 meter yagi

Three element 20/15/10 meter tri-band yagi

Three element 2 meter yagi

Scanner discone

40-10 meter vertical

2 meter & 70 cm collimator vertical

80/40 meter trap inverted V

 

 


Return to the Phoenix AM Website

Phoenix AM

Go to the “Real” NE7X Website

http://www.ne7x.com/