My station equipment and general arrangement at 2012 was as below. 

The antennas in use are a 5/8 ground plane operational over the entire 2Mtr band (144 - 148MHz), a 70cm (430 - 450Mhz) ground plan, and a 1.8 - 30Mhz HF antenna system made up of a All Band HF Dipole and 'Z' Match ATU.

MAIN RADIO EQUIPMENT

Kenwood TS-430S 

The TS-430S covers 1.8 - 30 MHz all-mode with 100 watts of r.f. output. 

For further technical information see: http://www.g3ynh.info/commercial/TS430.html

RigPix: http://www.rigpix.com/kenwood/ts430s.htm

eHam product review: http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/510

Dan KD6YRN shows his restoration of the Kenwood TS-430S 

Kenwood TS-930S 

The TS-630S covers 1.8 - 30 MHz all-mode with 100 watts of r.f. output. 

The Kenwood TS-930S is a superlative, high performance, all solid-state, HF transceiver capable of operation in SSB, CW, FSK and AM modes.

For further technical information see: http://jvgavila.com/ts930s.htm

RigPix: http://www.rigpix.com/kenwood/ts930s.htm

eHam product review: http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/236%3Fehamsid%3D43d404e46b9d1a23d63bd1ac2f9cf5ce

PE9M presents the Kenwood TS-930S HF-Transceiver

Yaesu FT-736R

The FT-736R covers 50, 144 and 430 MHz bands all-mode with 10 watts maximum on 50-54MHz and 30 watts maximum on 144-148 and 430-450MHz and has programmable channels and tone burst.  

RigPix: http://www.rigpix.com/yaesu/ft736r.htm

eHam product review: http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/749

Yaesu FT-212RH

Mobile radio covering 144-148Mhz FM at 5 or 45 watts output with programmable channels and scan profile.  

RigPix: http://www.rigpix.com/yaesu/ft212rh.htm

eHam product review: http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/3834

Yaesu FRG-7 

The model FRG-7 is an all solid state synthesized communication receiver designed to cover the entire high frequency spectrum, 500 kHz to 29.9 MHz. The FRG-7 is a triple conversion super heterodyne receiver utilizing synthesized heterodyne oscillator known as the Wadley Loop System.

RigPix: http://www.rigpix.com/yaesu/frg7.htm

eHam product review: http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/979

AWA RT85 

The RT-85 is a widely used ex commercial mobile radio popular during the 1980's. The RT85 has an output of approximately 20watts at 400-500MHz with (5Khz) FM and 1-99channels. The RT85 is EPROM controlled radio complete with a remote head. For further technical information see http://www.qsl.net/vk3byy/

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