K0BET: Current Hardware
Yaesu FT- 450AT currently running as my HF
rig. I picked up this beauty at a local ham fest for a
bargain price. My friend scouted it early in the morning and
luckily had the seller held it for me, as I was only 5 min
away. I went running through the Ham Fest to find the guys
table selling the used FT-450AT. What a deal
that was... an ft-450at in mint condition , with
original box, manual and microphone still in
plastic.
Ft- 2900R - currently working as my 2 meter base station unit with a home brew j-pole antenna. Review: ft-2900R: Only good things to report about my Yaesu ft-2900r. She runs like track star. My only little issue is figuring out all the buttons, menus and extras. It took me 20 min the first day just to figure out how to input a tone frequency.
| Sencore Model UPS 164 Variable Power Supply & Charger |
I use this from my electronics projects as the base
power can be set to different voltages, current ranges and
out put selections. 15 and 30 volts with a load
current up to 20 amps.
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| Alinco DJ-180 |
I purchased a Alinco DJ-180 off craigslist for $40 dollars
cash. I did my home work online searching for a ok priced
handheld. I wanted an inexpensive radio for when I was out
and about that worked well and would not make me cry if I
dropped it. I wasn't looking for a TEOTWAWKI survival radio,
just a toy to keep me busy. I had been to some ham fests and
looked online for used ones but even a 15 year old junk
radio was going for 70 bucks. After several days of
looking craigslist came to the rescue with a decent
condition alnico DJ-180. The radio came with a radio shack
cord microphone with with clip, car adapter and battery
charge station.
| Realistic pro 58 scanner |
My ancient Radio Shack pro 58 scanner still working like
a champ 20 years later. She may be old, road hard and
put away wet....but still moves like she did in her younger
prime.
pro 58 manual