KA1MDA STATION CONFIGURATION
ANTENNAS
23 centimeters: DIRECTIVE SYSTEMS 2345LY 45 ELEMENT LOOP YAGI, 12' BOOM, 20 dBi GAIN
70 centimeters: K1FO DSFO432-25 25 ELEMENT YAGI, 17' BOOM, 16.5 dBd GAIN
2 meters: KLM 2M-16LBX 16 ELEMENT YAGI, 28' BOOM, 14.5 dBd GAIN
6 meters: HYGAIN VB-66DX 6 ELEMENT YAGI, 24' BOOM, 10.3 dBd GAIN
2m/70cm FM: COMET GP-9 VERTICAL, 18' LONG, 11.9 dBi (70cm) / 8.5 dBi (2m) GAIN
160-10 meters: B&W-90 FOLDED DIPOLE
FILTERS
70 centimeters: DCI-435-10C 430-440 Mhz BANDPASS FILTER
2 meters: DCI-146-4H 144-148 Mhz BANDPASS FILTER PAR VHF TN 152-158 VHF PAGER NOTCH FILTER
6 meters: HOMEBREW FOLDED QUARTER WAVE BANDPASS FILTER
160-10 meters: B&W LOWPASS FILTER
PREAMPS
70 centimeters: Advanced Receiver Research SP432DVG Preamp
AMPLIFIERS
70 centimeters: MIRAGE D1010 (10W in, 100W out)
RADIO
160m - 23cm: Kenwood TS-2000X
2m & 70cm: Icom IC-706MKIIG (used for packet, APRS, and local FM)
COMPUTER SOFTWARE
VHF Contests: N3FJP's VHF Contest Log
GENERAL LOGGING: N3FJP's AC Log
SATELLITE TRACKING: DK1TB's SatPC32
PC TIME SYNC: NLSA's NOVA GPS