The WE9V Station Description

It's interesting to see how the station has changed through the years. On thing remains the same...it's always messy!
You can also check out my antennas.

Here is my station in 2018:


This is how I have my current station layout. It is mostly built for SO2R operation. Starting from the lower-left, and going clockwise:

  • Ameritron AL-1500 Amplifier
  • 32" LCD Television (for slow times)(notice how this has grown over the years)
  • 2nd tower rotator box (Tailtwister, upgraded recently from Ham M)
  • Homebrew automatic SO2R controller (two homebrew band decoders drive a two-of-ten homebrew SO2R antenna switch and two Dunestar model 600 bandpass filters)
  • Receive antenna switches: Beverage switch (two, two-wire switchable 300' beverages) and K9AY array
  • Main computer (i7, Windows 7) running Writelog and 4 LCD displays (24", 24", 22", 19")
  • Hidden to left of K3 is two rotor controllers for Alfaspid Big RAK (top of main tower) and RAK (side-mount)
  • Two Elecraft K3's
  • Homebrew stack selector (Both, upper, lower)
  • Elecraft P3, KPA500 and KAT500
  • Ameritron AL-1500 amplifier

Here is my station in 2008:


This is how I have my station layout. It is mostly built for SO2R operation. Starting from the lower-left, and going clockwise:

  • Ameritron AL-1500 Amplifier
  • Telephone (for answering TVI complaints)
  • Elecraft K3 (new in 7/2008)
  • Homebrew automatic SO2R controller (two homebrew band decoders drive a two-of-ten homebrew SO2R antenna switch and two Dunestar model 600 bandpass filters)(temporarily on top of K3)
  • Television (for slow times)
  • Main computer running Writelog and 3 LCD displays (19", 22", 19")
  • 2nd tower rotator box on top of computer case(Ham M)
  • Two Alfa Spid rotator controllers (barely visible to left of FT-1000)
  • Yaesu FT-1000
  • Homebrew stack selector (Both, upper, lower)(behind coffee cup)
  • Ameritron AL-1500 amplifier

Here was my station previous to around 2006:

WE9V Station

This is how I have my station layout. It is mostly built for SO2R operation. Starting from the lower-left, and going clockwise:

  • Swan MkII amplifier (pair of 3-500Zs) (Now replaced with a Ameritron AL-1500)
  • Television (for slow times)
  • Yaesu FT-920 (HF+6M) (secondary station) (Now replaced with a borrowed FT-990)
  • Telephone (for answering TVI complaints)
  • Main computer running Writelog
  • Homebrew automatic SO2R controller (two homebrew band decoders drive a two-of-ten homebrew SO2R antenna switch and two Dunestar model 600 bandpass filters)
  • 2nd tower rotator box (Ham M)
  • Yaesu FT-1000 (main station)
  • Main tower rotators (upper for top KT-34XA and 2el 40, lower for lower KT-34XA and 6M)
  • Homebrew stack selector (Both, upper, lower)
  • Ameritron AL-1500 amplifier

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