ZS2EZ SHACK LINEUP
The ZS2EZ zhack is located in a room that forms part of a flatlet at the family home in the residential suburb of Walmer, Port Elizabeth. Our family have occupied this house for the past 53 years. The flatlet is against the boundary wall of the property, and the shack is at the end furthest away from the house. There is a bathroom in the middle, and the bedroom is on the right.
The ZS2EZ residence. The shack is at the left (door behind security gate)
MAIN OPERATING STATION :
Kenwood TS-870S Transceiver, Kenwood TL-922 Amplifier, Yaesu FT-847 with FC-20 Tuner, 6m Tokyo Hi-Power Amplifier
MFJ 989C Tuner, LDG DTS-6, LDG DTS-4 & Rotator Controllers
RADIO's:
Kenwood TS-870S (HF) - fitted with Kenwood MC-60A
Mic and Kenwood SP-31 Speaker
Yaesu FT-847(HF + 6m + 4m + 2m + 70cm)
Kenwood TS-660 Quad Band (15m-12m-10m-6m)
Kenwood TS-120V (HF)
Yaesu FT-7800R Dualband FM (2m/70cm)
Alcom AS-1000 FM (4m)
ANTENNAS:
Cushcraft A3S 3 Element Tribander (10m/15m/20m) with 40m Addon Kit (Rot.Dipole)
Cushcraft A3WS WARC Band 3 Element Duobander (12m/17m) with 30m Addon Kit (Rot.Dipole)
EZWire 160m-6m Endfed Wire
80m/40m Trap Dipole
40m Dipole
Cushcraft MA8040V Dualband (80m-40m) Vertical
M2 6M7 50MHz 7 Element Yagi
70MHz G0KSC LFA 5 Element Yagi
M2 2mCP14 145MHz 7x7 Crossed Yagi
M2 436CP30 432MHz 15x15 Crossed Yagi
Diamond X50 Dualband (2m/70cm) Collinear
Antron 99 27/28MHz Vertical
STATION ACCESSORIES:
MFJ 989C ANTENNA TUNER
YAESU FC-20 AUTO TUNER
KENWOOD TL-922 LINEAR AMPLIFIER (HF)
RM KL-500 LINEAR AMPLIFIER (HF)
TOKYO HI-POWER 180W LINEAR AMPLIFIER (6m)
LDG DTS-6 ANTENNA SWITCH
LDG DTS-4 ANTENNA SWITCH
LVB TRACKER ROTATOR CONTROLLER
YAESU G-1000C ROTATOR
YAESU G-5600B AZIMUTH/ELEVATION ROTATOR
3x HYGAIN ROTATORS
MFJ-564 CW PADDLE KEY
WATSON W-CRI PADDLE KEY
ASSORTED STRAIGHT CW KEYS
HEIL PROSET PLUS HEADSET w/DUAL-ELEMENT BOOM MIC
MICROHAM MICROKEYER
MICROHAM MICROKEYER II
EUROFREQUENCE ED 88 NF ASP AUDIO FILTER
HOMEBREW SOUNDCARD INTERFACE
HAL DXP-38 MULTIMODE TNC
KANTRONICS KAM MULTIMODE TNC
plus an assortment of Power supplies, meters and other accessories
Kenwood TS-870S with SP-31 Speaker, PS-51 Power Supply and Eurofrequence ED 88 NF Audio Filter
HAL DXP38 and KAM Multimode TNCs
Yaesu FT-847 Multiband Transceiver
Kenwood TS-660 Quad-bander
Kenwood TS-120V 10W HF Transceiver
Computer Screen Layout running DXLab Suite
Packet Radio / APRS Station
Cobra 148GTL CB Transceiver