The hardware
The gear behind DM2TIM: from the shortwave transceiver and the handheld to an SDR - plus antenna and test equipment in the shack.
Transmit & receive
The radios of the station - from shortwave to UHF.
Elecraft K3
High-performance HF/6 m transceiver, renowned for its excellent receiver - the heart of the HF station.
Icom IC-7000
Compact all-band, all-mode transceiver from shortwave through 6 m and 2 m to 70 cm, with a detachable colour display and band scope.
Yaesu FT3D
Dual-band 2 m/70 cm handheld for FM and digital voice (C4FM), with touchscreen, GPS and APRS.
HackRF One
Wideband SDR (software-defined radio) from roughly 1 MHz to 6 GHz - for receiving, experimenting and exploring the spectrum.
Antennas
How the signal gets on the air.
Long wire
A long wire as a simple, unobtrusive shortwave antenna - usable on many bands with an antenna tuner.
Test equipment
For antenna and RF measurements in the shack.
Siglent SVA1015X
Spectrum and vector network analyser (up to 1.5 GHz) - for SWR, filters, cables and other RF measurements.
The illustrations are my own stylised sketches - not manufacturer photos. They can be replaced with your own photos later.