🔧 Station Equipment

CT7AKG station hardware and configuration

📻 Transceivers

Icom IC-7100

HF/VHF/UHF Base

Multiband all-mode transceiver with HF + 6m + 2m + 70cm. Adjustable power up to 100W on HF/50MHz, 50W on VHF and 35W on UHF.

Bands: 160-10m, 6m, 2m, 70cm
Modes: SSB, CW, RTTY, AM, FM, DV
Power: 100W (HF/6m), 50W (2m), 35W (70cm)
Features: D-STAR, Dual Watch, Spectrum Scope

Yaesu FT-818ND

Portátil QRP

Compact portable HF/VHF/UHF transceiver with low consumption. Ideal for portable operation, SOTA and QRP.

Bands: 160-6m, 2m, 70cm
Modes: SSB, CW, AM, FM, Digital
Power: 6W (HF/6m/2m), 5W (70cm)
Power: Internal Battery or 13.8V DC

⚡ Antenna Tuner

LDG IT-100

Automatic

Automatic antenna tuner para uso com Icom IC-7100. Permite operação em múltiplas bandas com a same antenna.

Type: Automatic
Bands: 160-6 meters
Power: Up to 125W
SWR: 10:1 ou melhor

📡 Antennas

G5RV Junior

HF Multibanda

Multiband dipole antenna for HF. Smaller version of the classic G5RV, ideal for limited spaces.

Type: Dipole
Bands: 40m-10m
Max. Power: 1000W PEP
Length: ~15.5m
Feed: 450Ω ladder line + coax

Diamond X-200

VHF/UHF

Vertical collinear fiberglass antenna for VHF/UHF. Excellent for local communications and repeaters.

Type: Vertical Colinear
Bands: 2m/70cm
Max. Power: 200W
Gain: 6.5dBi (2m), 9dBi (70cm)

Longwire Antenna

HF

DIY longwire antenna with 1:9 balun. Experimental project for HF reception and transmission, with variable results.

Type: Longwire
Length: ~20m
Max. Power: 100W
Balun: 1:9 DIY

💻 Software

📝 Logging

  • Log4OM
  • QRZ.com Logbook

📻 Digital Modes

  • WSJT-X (FT8, FT4)
  • MMSSTV (SSTV)
  • EasyPal (SSTV)

📡 SDR & Reception

  • SDR#
  • ADS-B