This is my main H.F. station.  It consists of a Ten Tec Orion II and an Ameritron AL-80B linear amplifier and a homebrew differential 'T' antenna coupler.  I really like the modern features & functions of this Ten Tec transceiver such as the Digital Signal Processing, main and sub receivers, variable transmit & receive bandwidth settings to name just a few.  I've managed to collect a few Bird Wattmeters along the way!

My alternate HF station is a Yaesu FT-950 and a Kenwood TL-922.  See my projects page for Tl-922 modifications.

A couple of my Collins 75A-4 receivers and an old Yaesu FT-707 station 

A vintage Kenwood TS-530S station

My ultimate vintage HF station is the one pictured below.  It's Collins equipment from the 1950's and known as the "Gold Dust Twins" as the cost of this equipment was beyond what most hams could afford at that time.  The receiver on the left is a 75A-4, the transmitter on the right is a KWS-1 and the unit in the centre is a SC-101 (Station Control System).

I have a receiver and transmitter but still need to acquire (or build) a power supply for the transmitter.  The power supply is on the floor to the right of the desk. 

Click on the photo below to have a look at some of the radios I enjoyed over the years.

This page was last updated on Tuesday, 29 December 2009