amateur radio station WA4KBD
 


 QTH: Gainesville, Florida    N 29 40' 43"     W 082 21' 27"
 Elev. 124 ft.      Grid EL89tq


WA4KBD photo
I have been licensed as WA4KBD for 49 years. WA4KBD is now configured primarily for low power HF digital operation.


My shack...I like this U-shaped desk.  The operating postion is on the left and the workbench is to the right.  Total dimensions are 8 X 8 feet.
U shaped desk

Here's the station workbench:
Bench

And here's the current operating postion configuration:


It's good to have clear access to the back of the radio gear.  Very much welcome : )
Back of radio gear

Below is the operating position:

Operating position

Shown below is how I bring the coaxial cable into the shack.  It's 2" PVC plumbing through a hole in the wall.  The BNC cabling is  a short run up the wall to a GPS antenna for the Trimble Thunderbolt GPS station time and frequency standard.
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Here's my little GPS antenna magnetically mounted to the eve of the roof utilizing a steel bracket:
GPS
                                          antenna


And here's the Trimble Thunderbolt GPS disciplined 10 mhz / 1 PPS station frequency and time standard to which the above antenna is connected:

Trimble
                                          GPS disciplined TXCO

 

Thanks.  I hope you've enjoyed this brief tour of my station.

--Bill, WA4KBD

 


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

WA4KBD gear:

HF:

Elecraft K3s/100

Elecraft K2

K2/HFPacker AMP

HF antennas:
1.End fed half wave
2.Cobweb

laptop running Windows 10

Com software: Win4K3Suite / HRD-DM780 .

WSJT-X


 


 

modulation meter  
 

Memberships:

American Radio Relay League

AMSAT