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Yaesu FT-101E 160-10 Meter AM/SSB at the San Clemente Base Station5 viewsThe original FT-101 series lasted for 8 years, beginning in late 1971 and lasting through 1979. This was the most popular and the most produced model by Yaesu in the FT-101 series. The FT-101 line at the San Clemente Base was purchased in 1976 by the original owner, a silent-key east-coast amateur operator. It is a "Late Model" version, with a serial # well above 20,501. I am the second owner of this line and am astounded at the care the original operator gave the equipment. There isn't a scratch on it! It has the Speech processor for SSB and the optional CW filter installed.
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Tuning in Tokyo (Literally)5 views
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Galaxy Saturn Turbo5 viewsThe Galaxy Saturn Turbo, MFJ-969, IMAX 2000 vertical antenna and a D104 Night Eagle make up the 10/11 Meter base. This radio has the ComSpec SS-64 tone board installed in order to access the N6LIZ repeater on 29.660 mHz.
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First pipe installed5 viewsHere are the first two 10' sections of the piping after coupling and gluing.
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Arrow OSJ 146/4405 viewsYou can see my Arrow VHF/UHF J-pole in the distance.
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Unpacked!5 viewsEquipment unpacked - check. Antenna up - check. Time for beer.
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American Flag5 viewsIn hindsight, we should've placed the flag on the pole BEFORE we erected it. Since we didn't, it was only at arms length.
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Pride DX-3004 viewsA Pride DX300, which ran on a single ceramic tube.
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So many toys, so little time4 views
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Texas Star DX4004 viewsMy favorite mobile amp yet. Super reliable and cool as a cucumber, even after hours of QSO.
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KMEX Bench4 viewsMy Galaxy Turbo and Astatic D104 Night Eagle, on the bench of my old radio room.
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The Bad Boy Galaxy Saturn Turbo4 viewsCurrently setup on my base, using a 102" whip mounted to the patio railing at 45°! SWR is (incredibly) 1.5:1 @ 27.345MHz
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Tokai PW-50564 views
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Alan 90014 views
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Yaesu FT-101E Transceiver4 viewsMy new (Nov, 2007) HF base station, including auxiliary VFO and dual cabinet speakers. Real radios GLOW in the dark!
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Heterodyne Frequency Meter CKB-740284 views
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Wilson Ground Plane4 views
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4-Second exposure shot of FT-101 Line4 viewsAside from the light from my computer LCD, the room was completely dark. Exposure was set for 4 seconds on the digital camera. The LCD provided enough light to cast shadows behind the radio setup.
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Nice shot of the 12BY7A pre-driver tube4 views
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Initial Setup4 viewsThis was the first rendition of the station.
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MFJ-9864 viewsThis is my newest manual antenna tuner. My other one won't handle more than 300 watt's. The 986 handles up to 2K. It should be sufficient for now.
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Inside shot of Ball Mount install4 viewsSWR was improved from 1.5 to 1.1 after shortening the exposed section of the center conductor. To improve grounding, the primer/paint was removed by using a dremel tool with a sanding wheel. Conductive paste was coated on all bare metal surfaces to improve conductivity and prevent rust/corrosion.
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4 viewsThe very back right-corner is where I wanted to start the North end of my dipole. Very cramped.
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North side piping complete4 viewsTwo 10' sections and a 5' section all coupled and glued.
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