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Active & Legacy Hardware Inventory

Icom Transceiver Equipment

Icom IC-7300 HF Transceiver

Our modern flagship touchscreen SDR rig driving active station HF operations, digital modes, and live MacLoggerDX software logging links.
Kenwood Equipment

Kenwood TS-140S HF Transceiver

A rugged, dependable legacy station transceiver serving as a cornerstone of our historical HF gear deployment for a ten-year span.

Kenwood AT-250 Automatic Antenna Tuner

Our 160-10m inline automatic impedance matching console designed to perfectly link with legacy transceiver stacks.

Kenwood TR-7400A 2-Meter FM Transceiver

Vintage analog 800-channel synthesized 2-meter VHF desktop unit used to monitor simplex and repeater traffic grids.
Yaesu Transceiver & Power Equipment

Yaesu FT-1000MP Mark V Transceiver

Our historic 200W flagship HF base station anchoring the bench from 2001 to 2010. Sourced for elite DXing, split pile-up management, and primary aerospace special event tracking operations.

Yaesu FP-29 AC Power Supply

The dedicated, heavy-duty external dual-rail power source (30V / 13.8V) built exclusively to feed clean, ripple-free voltage to the FT-1000MP Mark V power amplifier assembly.

Yaesu FT2DR C4FM/FM Handheld

Rugged high-resolution touchscreen dual-band digital handheld supporting System Fusion vocoding and localized APRS positioning.

Yaesu FTM-400DR Dual-Band Mobile Base Unit

A full-color touchscreen 50W base configuration radio driving continuous dual-receive monitoring and C4FM digital rooms.
BridgeCom DMR Equipment

BridgeCom Maverick DMR Handheld

Our high-efficiency primary mobile and digital command unit built on the AnyTone platform. Low-power linked to our station hotspot for worldwide digital Tier II talk groups.

BridgeCom SkyBridge MAX Hotspot

Our Raspberry Pi 4B-powered digital voice gateway linking W8USR directly to global IP-based DMR networks. Permanently Ethernet-wired for continuous uptime and crisp, low-latency audio.
AnyTone Digital Radio Equipment

AnyTone AT-D578UVIII Plus Mobile Transceiver

The central mobile hub of the shack, tracking digital DMR grids alongside an enhanced AM air-band receiver configuration for tracking regional aviation traffic.
Astron Power Equipment

Astron RS-70M Power Supply

The 70-Amp heavy-duty linear DC power plant anchoring our operating console, supplying low-ripple 12V rails to our Icom IC-7300 rig and MacLoggerDX CAT terminal configurations.

Astron RS-35A Power Supply

Our historic first bench power plant sourced from the Dayton Hamvention. Supplied clean 12V rails to our legacy Kenwood TS-140S and Yaesu FT-1000MP Mark V transceivers.
Station Bench Power Units

Pyramid PS-15K5 Power Supply

Our dedicated 12V DC bench power source used exclusively to power the Galaxy DX-959G Citizen Band transceiver. Features built-in short-circuit safeguards and low-ripple linear performance.

RadioShack 22-510 Regulated Switching Power Supply

A compact high-efficiency 25A switching supply sourced from station storage to provide stable, dedicated 13.8V rails for the AnyTone AT-D578UVIII Plus console setup.
Laboratory Bench Test Equipment

Leader 3216 AM/FM Standard Signal Generator

High-precision calibrated laboratory RF source covering 100 kHz to 140 MHz for receiver troubleshooting, sensitivity checks, and alignment profiles.

Leader LBO-518 100MHz Dual-Trace Oscilloscope

A 100 MHz dual-trace cathode-ray diagnostic analyzer used for tracking live RF envelope shapes, signal distortion, and waveform modulation profiles.

MFJ-969 Deluxe Versa Tuner II

A manual 160-6m T-network antenna matcher running a continuous roller inductor, integrated 4:1 balun, cross-needle meter, and 50-Ohm dummy load.
R.L. Drake Legacy Equipment

R.L. Drake R-4C HF Communications Receiver

Classic 1970s hybrid vacuum tube/solid-state receiver featuring an 8-pole crystal filter grid, passband tuning, and accessory crystal slots.

R.L. Drake T-4XC HF Transceiver Transmitter

Vintage 200W PEP sweep-tube final stage transmitter operating synchronously alongside the matching R-4C receiver console cluster.
Citizen Band Radio Equipment

Cobra 2000 GTL Transceiver

Our historic 1970s wood-grain base station command center. Paired with dual blue meters and preserved to honor our vintage station roots under KbKD-7611.

Galaxy DX-959G Transceiver

Our high-performance mobile and base operating 11-meter rig utilizing dedicated low-ripple linear bench power arrays.
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