My QRZ page My eQSL page Email: kim@kim125.com
QSL: eQSL.net (Preferred), also LBOTW & Direct Mail
Brief Introduction to Becoming an Amateur Radio Operator PDF presentation notes I created.
QTH: SEE MY RASPBERRY PI PAGE FOR MY HAM RADIO PROJECTSQSL: eQSL.net (Preferred), also LBOTW & Direct Mail
Brief Introduction to Becoming an Amateur Radio Operator PDF presentation notes I created.
- 15105 Eagle Ridge Rd., Eagle, MI 48822 USA (15 miles West of Lansing, Michigan)
- Grid: EN72ot ITU:8 CQ: 4 View my location on GridMapper by QRZ (and see other hams in my grid square.. Pretty cool!)
Page last updated: October 4, 2015 (Updated WiRES-X info)
Behind the door. All the main equipment and cables are hidden within the column. The shelves are simply made of thin 1/2" OSB board. All 12v gear is powered by my solar battery array. My antennas are all in the attic. Luckily, the column goes up to the attic.
The wood door covering the opening in the base of column. The door was a scrap door purchased from Menards.
The visible equipment mounted on a hollow drywall column. I mounted remote heads for all equipment.
My "Ham Shack"
I set up my ham shack in the kitchen area so that I can play on the ham equipment and not be isolated from my wife. She wanted it to look decent, so here is the result:
I set up my ham shack in the kitchen area so that I can play on the ham equipment and not be isolated from my wife. She wanted it to look decent, so here is the result:
Base Station
Yaesu FTM-400DR
Antenna: Diamond X300A in attic
BU-2 Bluetooth Module
FVS-2 Voice Module
APRS: WA8KIM
YSF: WA8KIM-HOM
Antenna: Diamond X300A in attic
BU-2 Bluetooth Module
FVS-2 Voice Module
APRS: WA8KIM
YSF: WA8KIM-HOM
Mobile
Portable
Baofeng UV-3R
Antenna:
Diamond SRH805S
Antenna:
Diamond SRH805S
Baofeng 888S
(x6)
(x6)
Baofeng UV5RA (x3)
Antenna: Nagoya NA-701
Antenna: Nagoya NA-701
Yaesu FT1DR
Antenna: Diamond SRH519
MH-85A11U Camera Microphone
APRS: WA8KIM-7
YSF: WA8KIM-FT1
Antenna: Diamond SRH519
MH-85A11U Camera Microphone
APRS: WA8KIM-7
YSF: WA8KIM-FT1
Digital
WiRES-X: Repeater: WA8KIM-RPT (21149) / Home: WA8KIM-ND (11258) Digital via Yaesu FTM-100DR on 144.250MHz at 20 watts using a Comet CX-333 antenna in attic. A Yaesu SMB-201 Desktop Cooling Fan keeps the unit cool. The computer is an ASUS X205TA laptop on Windows 10 / Mobile: WA8KIM-MBL (11518).
EchoLink: WA8KIM-R (#8126) on my repeater (444.275+ PL100.0Hz), WA8KIM (#8124) on iPod, WA8KIM-L (#8125) on SVXLink Cube Mobile. The computer is an ECS LIVA Mini PC running Windows 8.1
Rigblaster Advantage and / or Yaesu SCU-17 on Dell Inspiron Mini 10 Window XP using Ham Radio Deluxe
EchoLink: WA8KIM-R (#8126) on my repeater (444.275+ PL100.0Hz), WA8KIM (#8124) on iPod, WA8KIM-L (#8125) on SVXLink Cube Mobile. The computer is an ECS LIVA Mini PC running Windows 8.1
Rigblaster Advantage and / or Yaesu SCU-17 on Dell Inspiron Mini 10 Window XP using Ham Radio Deluxe
Uniden BCD436HP Handheld Scanner. Trunk Tracker V Digital Scanner with National Database.
Simply enter ZIP code and it will scan everything within your set radius.
Simply enter ZIP code and it will scan everything within your set radius.
Uniden BC-RH96 Remote Head.
(Allows me to hide the BCD996XT, antenna, and cords for wife-friendly ham station)
(Allows me to hide the BCD996XT, antenna, and cords for wife-friendly ham station)
Uniden BCD996XT Scanner. Trunk Tracker IV Digital Scanner
Scanners
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Yaesu FT-991
C4FM System Fusion Digital
HF, VHF, & UHF
YSF: WA8KIM-991
Tuner: LDG YT-1200
C4FM System Fusion Digital
HF, VHF, & UHF
YSF: WA8KIM-991
Tuner: LDG YT-1200
Yaesu FTM-100DR
(WiRES-X Personal Node)
Antenna: Comet CX-333 in attic
WiRES-X: WA8KIM-KIM #11258
(WiRES-X Personal Node)
Antenna: Comet CX-333 in attic
WiRES-X: WA8KIM-KIM #11258
