BELOW ARE
SOME OF THE ACTIVE STATIONS OPERATING AND THE GEAR THEY USE
( OTHERS
SOMETIMES CALL IN)
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ADRIAN VK2EDB
Adrian runs an
ART13 or Geloso G222 and uses a Yaesu FRG7 for reception
PETER VK4COZ
Peter runs a home
brew transmitter with screen modulation and controlled carrier. Receiver
is the Racal RA17. Note the KW Viceroy on the operating table.
COLIN VK2WF
Colin has
taken over the VK2WF callsign as a result of the previous holder, Jon
from Armidale, becoming a silent key. Colin recently came up on air in
the AM net using Jon's Swan 500, well restored.
TOM VK4BR
Tom uses a
Johnson Viking Valiant and is currently training it in the ways of the
AM net. Tom's receiver is a Kenwood R1000.
ROSS VK3ZZ
Ross has
brewed a lovely transmitter with push pull 100TH's modulated by four
class A 6L6s running series cathode modulation. With this method, no
modulation transformer is used. The valve linup is as follows: VFO is a
6J5, driving a 6AQ5 un-tuned buffer. A 6L6 tuned stage drives a pair of 807's straight amp or multiplier which
in turn drives the pair of 100TH's. Ross uses a RAX receiver, an AR7 or a
Racal RA17.
HOWARD VK4NX
AM gear
used by Howard: Command TX (7-9mhz) and RX (6-9Mhz), BC348, ART13, TR4C
(transceiver), #19, AWA Skyranger or an 18S4. The latter is actually a
transceiver but the transmitter is the same circuit as the ART13.
DAVID VK7DM
The 40 metre TX
unit is on top, 160 metre TX below that, then modulator next down, and
with power supply on bottom.
Receiver used on AM is Palstar in middle of main rack next to FT897.
DON VK2ADY
Gear used by
Don VK2ADY for AM: L to R (bottom): FT200 and P/S in centre, ATU AT230
L to R (Above): TS130V & P/S, IC726sitting on ATU
RON VK4EV
Gear used by
Ron VK4EV for AM: Geloso G222,
Johnson Viking 2, AR7, AWA CR6B, Hallicrafters SX111
IAN VK2IJ
Ian transmits from Goulburn
and uses and old Panda transmitter and Eddystone receiver
TERRY VK4AAT
Terry has
an ART13 (just behind the D104 microphone). He also has a BC348
receiver, proof of that can be seem in the bottom left corner of the
photo. That S meter has caused a lot of discussion on 40M but I can't
see it being removed!
DAVID VK2AWD
David uses a modern Icom
tranceiver driving a linear amplifier from his cupboard hamshack. He has
also made a valve transmitter and a solid state (class E) transmitter
that he sometimes uses out on his BBQ area.
BOB VK2AVQ
I was unable to extract a
photo of Bob VK2AVQ but I do have some photos of the gear he has been
using on AM. It is a lovely rack made by George VK2AHJ in the 1950's.
Here is the transmitter as it is today after restoration by Bob (top
photo) and as it was cc 1950's with the builder, George VK2AHJ (bottom
photo).
BERNIE VK2ABN
Bernie uses a WW2 Collins
ART13 transmitter and last heard he was using a Collins receiver. Bernie
has an impressive stack of equipment that wrapped around behind him on
the other wall facing.
NORM VK4ANB
Gear used by
Norm VK4ANB for AM: Johnson Viking Valiant (photo), ZC1 Mark 11 from
1934, FT101b. Norm says
that the Viking Valiant is interesting in that he has the invoice when
it was bought second hand in 1967 by Dave Laing, YJ1DL, Radio Station
Luganville Espirito Santo New Hebrities via Noumea for $A65 from Henry
Radio, Los Angeles, California. The chap that Norm bought it from
purchased it in 1988 and Norm bought it in 2002. As an interesting
point: Norm's Viking Valiant is now owned by Tom VK4BR (See Above)
VIC VK4AXM
Gear
used by Vic VK4AXM for AM: Communication RX HCR-62 ,
FT101E, FRG-7000, Sea Com 40c tuned to 3,580 AM. The rig under
construction (sitting in the middle of the operating table) is
using what I have found in the junkboxes, 6DQ6A or B final,
oscilator E810F, modulator EF86 and EL34 or 6L6 , I have to obtain
some iodine to lower the frequency of 3,580 X-tal , second harmonic
is 7,160, can't get it lower then 7,1572, bad luck........ 73
VIc
REG VK2ATS
Gear used by VK2ATS
for AM: Home brew transmitter and modulator. (The unit on the floor)
MICHAEL VK4ZKT
This photo
was snapped in the VK2BA shack. Michael is leaning on the VK2BA 40M /
10M transmitter. Michael runs a TCS13 at home.
KEN VK4KB
Gear used by
VK4KB for AM at present are:- Granger Associates Teletransceiver model
174-3, Weston AM transceiver model LM5-2 and Weston AM transceiver model
VR60TM.
DAVID VK2BA
Gear used by
David VK2BA: On 40M any of the following gear is likely to be used:-Home
brew 813 transmitter - the BA320, Johnson Viking 2 (in the photo above), 22 tube home
brew receiver, Kingsley AR7, National HRO 50T1. David also runs the
BA320 AM transmitter on 29MHz. He can listen on a pair of BC348
receivers - one is a fully rebuilt job and the other was owned by John
VK2WF (Now SK). David has restored an old Bendix
TA-12C aircraft transmitter and an ART13 from WW2 and these are run on the net
occasionally.
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