K7XQ Station Details

 

 

Ex Calls: KA9GIL, KC9SH , KO6RD

 

144 MHz EME Array  M2 4 X 2MPX20   with full polarity rotation 21.5 dbd, GS35B Amplifier 1.5 kW

432 MHz EME Array M2 4 X 432-9 W.L.  23.3 dbd,  GS35b Amplifier   Upgrading to 6 yagi XPOL EME array by fall 2008

10.368 GHz 0.6 Meter Dish 32 dBd Splash feed 1 watt modified Qualcomm amplifier

HF Mosley TA-53M 10 - 20 meter plus WARC band beam

 

 

 

HF Mosley TA-53M 10 - 30 meter plus WARC band beam

50 MHz EME Array  M2 2 X 6M7  13.0 dbd, modified SB-220  1.0 kW

Hy Gain Hy Tower 80 / 160 meter Vertical

 

 

Current 3 meter ( 10 feet ) dish used on 1296, 2304 and 10 GHz EME

1296 MHz / 2304 MHz/ 10.368 GHz  3.0 Meter ( 10 foot )  0.3 f/d Aluminum Modified Az/El Winguard Dish 28 dBd/ 32 dBd/ 45 dBd

1296 MHz  VE4MA Septum Feed with scalar with WD5AGO feed mount <0.6 db NF preamp

2304 MHz EME WD5AGO  VE4MA/Septum  Circular Feedhorn 3.0 Meter ( 10 foot )  0.3 f/d Solid Aluminum  Dish 32 dBd ( pictured )

( 1296 feed installed in picture, both feeds are interchangable within 15 minutes )

 

Original Prodelin 3 meter dish

 

Original 3 meter dish and one of two 7 element 6 meter antennas used for EME

 

 

 

144 MHz through 1296 MHz Amplifiers

Left Top to Bottom ( Amplifiers custom built by K6KWQ ):

50 MHz Single GS35B 1.5 kW Amplifier RF Deck ( NOT SHOWN )

432 MHz Single GS35B Amplifier RF Deck

Bird Panel Mount Dual Wattmeter

Power Supply Unit for 432 MHz Amplifier

1296 MHz Single Water Cooled GS-15 400 Watt Amplifier RF Deck and Power Supply

Right:

144 MHz Single GS35B 1.5 kW Amplifier RF Deck and Power Supply

 

 

K7XQ Home Station Profile:

 

160/80/40/30/20/17/15/12/10 Meters Hy-Gain Hy Tower Heathkit SB-1000 1 KW

30/20/17/15/12/10 Meters Mosley TA-53M 4 ele Beam 1 KW  Heathkit SB-1000 1 KW

6 Meters EME/Tropo 2 X 7 element ( M2 6M7 ) 13 dBd single GS35B 1500 watts

2 Meters EME/Satellite 4 X 4 W.L. switchable polarization  10 ele Horizontal / 10 element vertical ( M2 2MPX20's ) 19.5 dBd single GS35B 1500 watts

432 MHz EME/Tropo 4 X 9 W.L. 24 dBb ( M2 432-9 W.L. ) modified for cross polarity ( vertical elements added )  Upgrading to 8 yagi EME array by summer 2008  single GS35B amplifier

144 MHz/432 MHz Satellite KLM 2M-22C & 435-40CX Circular polarized

1296 MHz Tropo 2 X 13 WL 2 X 35 ele ( M2 23CM35EZ ) 21 dBd air cooled dual 7289 Amplifier 200 watts

1296 MHz EME 3 Meter Dish 31 dBd single 1296 MHz GS15B amplifier 400 watts

2304 MHz EME 3 Meter Dish, Spectrain SSPA 180 watt

10.348 GHz EME  3 Meter Dish 25 Watt (2) Hughes TWTA Amplifiers under construction

10.348 GHz Tropo/Portable 0.6 meter N6JV splash feed dish, 10 GHz DEM Transverter, modified Qualcomm +30 dBm / 1 Watt amplifier

 

 

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