Added a used Icom IC-7300 as my Field Day radio. Bought it from an Estate sale from a SK.

With retirement getting close, I decided to add a better HF rig to the shack with a Yeasu FTDX10 100 watt SDR Transceiver. This radio should serve me well for many years.  Now just add a few accessories to complete a nice DX station.

Replaced an Alinco DR-620 radio in my emergency kit with a Kenwood TM-D700 dual band with built-in TNC and APRS, now can do packet and Winlink

Added an Icom-IC821 all mode dual band radio to the shack

Replaced a county owned Alinco DR-235T 220MHz radio with one of my own for the Emergency Kit.

Decided to upgrade my packet system with a Kantronics KPC-3+ TNC.  This will allow the station to remain on the air and provide coverage for the west side of our county.

Organization memberships:
ARES
ARRL
ARRL VE
CERT
RACES
Skywarn
Emergency Coordinator (Saginaw County ARES)
Saginaw Valley Amateur Radio Association (SVARA)
Saginaw County Citizens Corp

Ham Radio Equipment

APRS:

• Kenwood TR-7400A 2-meter transceiver
• Home made 2-meter ground plane antenna (elevation - 17 ft. 6in. - vertically polarized)
• Dell Optiplex 320 computer running UI-View APRS, Precision Mapping and AGWPE sound card packet engine software 4 port radio-to-sound card interface (homemade)

2 Meter Communications:

• Icom IC2100H 2-meter  transceiver w/CSW2100 programming software and OPC-478 cable
• MFJ-281 mobile speaker
• MFJ -862 Cross Meter SWR Wattmeter
• Cushcraft ARX2B 2 meter antenna (elevation - 40 ft. - vertically polarized) 
• Cushcraft 13B2 144 MHz boomer beam antenna (elevation - 38 ft. - horizontally polarized)
• Speaker/Headphone switch (homemade)
• BuxComm Rascal GLX sound card interface with cable (for data communications)

HF Communications:

• Yeasu FTDX10 HF/50MHz 100W SDR Transceiver
  • Yeasu FH-2 Remote Keypad
  • Zum Radio M5Stack Meter Display
  • Heil PR-40 Dynamic Microphone
  • Heil PL-2T Mic Boom
  • Heil PRSM Shock Mount
  • Heil PMD-6 dual speaker headset/mic
  • AD-1-YM adapter

• Kenwood TS-480SAT All mode HF/50 MHz Transceiver
  • Kenwood VGS1 Voice Guide and storage unit
  • Heil HM5 Handi Mic w/CC-1KM cable
  • Yamaha FC2 Foot Switch (rewired)
  • Heil PL-2T Mic Boom
  • Panadapter/Bandscope w/HDSDR software

• Icom IC-7300 All mode HF/50 MHz Transceiver w/HM-219 Hand Microphone
• Heil PMSIC Single-Sided Headset/Mic
• Heil AD-1-IC Adapter
  

• Ten-Tec Eagle 599AT All mode HF/50MHz Transceiver w/Model 702 PTT Hand Microphone
  • Eagle AT599K Auto Tuner kit (included)
  • 2400Hz SSB filter (included)
  • 1800Hz SSB filter
  • 6000Hz AM filter
  • 600Hz CW filter
  • Noise Blanker
  • Ten-Tec 712 USB soundcard digital mode adapter
  • Ten-Tec 940 25A power supply/speaker
  • Ten-Tec 715 RF Speech Processor w/cable
  • MFJ-969 Deluxe Versa Tuner II
  • Heil AD-1-Y adapter (for Heil headset/mic)
    
    
• Cushcraft AR6 6 Meter antenna (elevation - 42 ft. - vertically polarized)
• Bux Comm 802136 multiband (2 - 80 meter) Windom antenna (elevation - 25 ft. inverted Vee - horizontally polarized)
  (like Radiowavz DX80)
• 160 Meter dipole antenna - designed by N8FAU (elevation - 25 ft. inverted Vee - horizontally polarized)    
• Cushcraft A3S Triband 3 element beam antenna (elevation - 35 ft. - horizontally polarized)  
• Rohn 20G 30 ft tower with Alliance HD-73 rotor  
• BuxComm Rascal GLX sound card interface with cable (for data communications)
• N4PY control software
• FlexRadio FlexControl VFO and radio control

144/440/SAT MHz Communications:

• Icom IC-821 dual band all mode transceiver

220 MHz Communications:

• Alinco DJ-296T 220MHz transceiver w/EBP-50N 9.6V 700mAh battery
• EDC-37 power cord
• EMS-47 mic
• 220 MHz J-Pole antenna (elevation - 22 ft. - vertically polarized) 

440 MHz Communications:

• Alinco DR-435T transceiver w/EJ-41U TNC (for packet) and EJ-40U Digital Voice board
• EMS-57 DTMF Mic
• Comet GP3 dual band antenna (elevation - 25 ft . - vertically polarized)
• Motorola Maratrac 90-ch 100w transceiver w/A7 control head w/DTMF mic (backup)

2 Meter Packet

• Alinco DR-135T 2 Meter (for packet), EMS-56 DTMF Mic
• Kantronicx KPC-3+ TNC (512)
• Comet GP3 dual band antenna (shared with 440 radio)
• Comet CF-416A duplexer (shared with 440 radio)
  

Ham Clock Bundle
 

• Inovato Quadra computer bundle with Ham Clock software
• Upgrade Kit - dual band WiFi/Bluetooth adapter
• LG 24" IPS LED FHD FreeSync Monitor
• VideoSecu UHD Monitor Ceiling Mount

Power:

• Heath HP1144 20A regulated power supply (APRS and 2 Meter radios)
• MFJ-1126 DC power outlet strip (APRS and 2 Meter radios)
• Astron RS-35M 25/35A 13.8V regulated power supply (HF radio)
• Ten-Tec 940 25A power supply/speaker
• Astron RS-20M 15/20A 13.8V regulated power supply (bench)   
• Astron RS-2015/20A 13.8V regulated power supply (bench)

Grounding/Lighting: (diagram)

• Station Lighting protection is provided by 5 Polyphasers

Power Backup System:

• West Mountain Radio PWRGate PG40
• 33aH AGM battery 

Extra Equipment

• Cushcraft AR450 440 MHz antenna
• Alinco EJ-41U TNC

1/11/25 - Icom IC-7300 HF/50 MHz 100W Transceiver

4/18/24 - Heil PR4 mic, Heil PL2T boom, SM-2B shock mount, CC-1-XLR-YM cable

3/24 - Baofeng UV-5G GMRS HT radio, GT-5R dual band HT

12/23/23 - Inovato Quadra Ham Clock with monitor and mount

5/19/23 - Yeasu FTDX10 HF/50MHz 100W SDR Transceiver

10/13/22 - Raddy SP120 foldable solar panel

12/30/21 - Xiegu BK300 portable power station

10/21 - Radioddity GD-5B 144/444 dual band HT with Bluetooth programming

3/14/21 - Icom IC-821 Dual Band All Mode radio

2/17/21 - Kenwood TM-D700 Dual Band mobile radio

2/17/21 - Zumspot 440 MHz hotspot

7/20 - Icom ID-31A D-Star UHF radio

11/29/20 - Xiegu G90 QRP/SDR HF radio

4/26/17 - Motorola Astro Saber P25 VHF HT

3/22/16 - Alinco DR-235T 220MHz radio

11/19/15 - Baofeng UV5R7W 144/444 dual band HT

10/28/15 - Tytera DM-380 UHF DMR HT

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