–Station & Shack TuDu

All the stuff that will be fun and/or make the station better.

Items as of 2014-06-21:

Shack Projects

• –2015

• Resolve(d) shack log computer issues(20141212, solution unsatisfactory, ongoing)
• Switch cable & control box for 160m
• 80m FCP vertical
• CW skimmer project (programmable oscillators for 20m,15m, & 10m softrocks)
• Install hardline#2 to sixpak

• –2014

• Win 8 quad core box for skimmers, 2014-10-15
• reflectors for 40m, 20m, 15m as wire yagis, 2014-10-20
• 15m and 20m skimmers again marginally operational(fuse problem), 2014-07-15
• Rope maintenance – ongoing
• Install 15m/10m loops replacing 40m n/s dipole
• install match networks for 15m/10m loops(??enclosure??)-installed 2014-10-15
• Replaced ft-920 with TS-590, 2014-10-09
• Sold SB-1000, 2014-10-02

• –2013

• Temp fix for dead shack log computer
• Shack Hiatus – not much radio activity @ KAZ qth
• Install hardline#1 to sixpak

• –2012

• CW skimmer project experimentation(20m/15m10m SoftRock skimmers)
• Repair SO2R box, broken audio jack panel insert
• Installed hardline#1 to sixpak, 2012-05-15
• SB-1000 Shack mods (ditched, 86’d, dead parrot)
• New HP coax jumpers
• Explore W3NQN filter project.(wind toroids)
• KK1L 6×2 switch – assemble/test(need to build enclosure)  see/use AC0C Mod
• RBN graph programming(ongoing)
• EWE for EU???  Reversible??
• 40m & 20m multi antenna switches
• Control panel and cabling for selecting multiple antennas on same band(need more cat5e)
• band data switch for filter banks(2)
• upgrade remote switch for auto switching with band data, incorporate SixPak
• LPT CW keying interface with band data pass-through(for FD CW and bandpass filter band decoding/auto switch).
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• Ongoing Linux/Ubuntu/XAMPP experimentation
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• BPFF- coax stubs,six three bands outstanding(shelved)
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• add 80m element to 160m L (Partial complete 2009/12/02, Shelved indefinitely2011 for FCP)\
• Assemble 40m SoftRock skimmer (completed 2012/05/20)
• Assemble 80m SoftRock skimmer(completed 2012/06/01)
• Construct 160m SoftRock skimmer(completed 2012/06/10)
• Nab “Softrock” when available, for(completed 2012/05/01)

• –2011

• 160m Inv-L mod to use K2AV counterpoise system
• Repair/replace wire for K9AY loops
• K2 PTT RFI
• 160m Inv-L matching network

• –2010

• Kenwood mic adapter for w0uce’s ts-480  Done 2010/03/04
  
• Modify DVK/mic feeds/switching for level matching on FT-920 & K2 – DONE 2010/4/3
  
• K9AY – replace aluminum radials Done 2010/01/28
• W7IUV Pre-amp for K9AY RX system Done 2010/01/18

• –2009

• RFI – ferrites and re-cable audio feeds Done 2009/12/23
• K2 – re-tune 80/160m, debug 80m ssb audio Done 2009/12/01
• K9AY splitter(80/160 bandpass) Done 2009/09/20
• BPFF- NVARC filters, five bands Done 2009/04/28
• BPFF- K4VX filters, six bands Done 2009/04/28
• Set up shack/stations for SO2R Done 2009/05/22
• Set up SO2R audio split cabling Done 2009/05/15
• Home brew SO2R box(re-design/finish) Done 2009/04/2008
• Debug-fix 160-L 2009/01/15
  

• –2008

• additional radials for inv-L Done 2008/12/05
  
• TEST WAV files on new shack computer!! Done 11/08/08
• K2 160m option before 10/15/2008 Done 10/01/2008!
• Monitor stand for desktop Done!
• Set up packet for Sweepstakes (!Egad!) DONE 10/12/2008!
• Lay out short BOG for 80m(160m?) rx almost done 10/11/2008
• CLEAN OUT THE SHACK! Ongoing
• install remote antenna switch DONE 10/01/2008!
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Other/General: