Biography

A better way than the herd, sing a different song...

Main Shack: Kenwood TS-830S, Kenwood TS-480SAT with Ameritron AL-811 amp.
Heil ProSet! Headset with HC-4 and HC-5 elements for above radios.
Yaesu FT-897D used mostly on VHF though on ocassion on HF.

Home made 80m OCF antenna and MFJ 20/40 trapped dipole.


Basement Shack: Kenwood TS-520, TS-2000 and Heil Pro6 Headset,home made 80m OCF antenna.

Pool Hall Shack: Alinco DX-SR8 and Heil PR-781G mic with Heil PL2T boom.
Kenwood TS-520SE with DG-5 Digital Readout.
Kenwood SE-2000 Power/SWR metre and MFJ-949B antenna tuner.
Home made 40m 1/2 wave end fed antenna.

Mobile: Yaesu FT-857D and either 10m 20m or 40m MFJ Shorty Hamstick and Diamond 1/4 wave 2m/70cm antenna, Heil HMM mic.

Portable: Alinco DX-SR8 with Alinco EM-14 mic or Heil Micro Pro 6 Headset and Radio Shack 21-534 SWR/Power metre.
Buddiepole antenna system, V antenna, Super Antenna MP-1 and mag loop antennas using MFJ-936B Mag Loop tuner.


Backpacking: Elecraft KX3 and 20m to 6m Telescopic Whip antenna. 6amp/hr Lthium Iron battery, 52 watt folding Solar Panel.
UsDX Plus 5 watt QRP SDR.

I log on QRZCQ as well as QRZ.

73 de Jose Douglas KB1TCD


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Worked DXCCs:

Equipment

Alinco DM-330MVT Power Supply - Shack 1
Alinco DX-SR8 Shack 3
Alinco DX-SR8 Portable
Ameritron AL-811 amp - shack 1
Chin 100 amp/hr LiFeP04 lithium phosphate battery - mobile
Elecraft KX3 qrp radio- portable/hiking
Kenwood TM-221A - 2m Pool Hall
Kenwood TM-271 - 2m shack 1
Kenwood TS-2000 - shack 2
Kenwood TS-480SAT shack 1
Kenwood TS-520 - Hybrid shack 2
Kenwood TS-830S - Hybrid shack 1
MFJ 4245 45 AMP Power Supply shack 3
PowerMax 32 amp Power Supply - shack 3
RMS Italy 150 HF amp
Samplex SEC 125M Power Supply - shack 2
Ten Tec 6m QRP FM radio - shack 3
TYT TH-9000 - 2m portable
TYT TH-9000 1.25m portable
uSDX Plus SDR QRP
Yaesu FT-857D - mobile
Yaesu FT-897D - shack 1


3 Signalink USB Sound Card Interfaces
Heil Pro Set!Headset
2 Heil Pro 6 Headsets
Heil Pro 5 Headset
Heil PR-781G mic
Heil PL2T boom

Alinco EMS 14 mic
2 Kenwood MC-50 mics
Kenwood MC-60A mic
Yaesu MD-100 A8X mic

Arrow 2m/70cm J Pole antenna
Arrow 1,25m J Pole antenna
Diamond X30A 2m/70cm antenna
BuddiePole Antenna
80m OFC home made antenna.
80m OFC home made antenna.
20m/40m trapped dipole
40m End Fed antenna with tripod
Superantenna MP-1 for portable
15, 17, 20 and 40m horizontal hamsticks @ 23 ft for portable
Chameleon V1 vertical for portable
10m Shorty Hamstick mobile
20m Shorty Hamstick mobile
40m Shorty Hamstick mobile
80m Hamstick mobile
20m - 6m Telescopic Whips V antenna
20m - 6m Telescopic Whip Vertical antenna
JPC 12 Coil HF antenna

38 amp/hr LiFeP04 battery
3 XZNY 18amp/hr LiFeP04 batteries
3 6amp LiFeP04 batteries