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< p class = "lead" > Jay · Ham Radio Operator< br > QTH: Manassas, VA, USA< br > LOC: FM18 · ITU: 8 · CQ: 5< / p >
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< p class = "message" > Right now this page only contains information about the current station. In the future, it will talk about my past setups. 73< / p >
< p > My station is not much:< / p >
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My main HF rig is a Yaesu FT-1000MP Mark-V with a MFJ-974HB Balanced Tuner. I built both a digital interface to the DVS-2
port as well as a TinyFSK keyer for FSK.< / p >
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< p > My antenna is a 72’ (21.9m) long center-fed doublet. It’ s about 50’ (15.24m) up in the air supported by trees. The feedline held mostly vertical from the feed-point about
6’ (1.8m) from the ground using a line attached to the house. I originally built this doublet in 2018, and it stayed up until 2022 when the line hung up during a wind-storm
and it tore the loop at the end. The feedline has had a few patches and pieces spliced in to it; but it’ s window-line so it doesn’ t affect performance. One leg had a
cut/tear in the insulation close to the feed-point, so I did some pre-emptive work to prevent this from getting worse. It really shows up in the night shot as a
blurry white spot.< / p >
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