| This is the "heart" of the AARØCAB station. In
the picture is our Yaesu System 600, freqency-agile transceiver. To the right of that our
Yaesu SB-2000L amplifier. On the top row from left to right our Yaesu FT-101E, the
Timewave PK-232/DSP Multi-mode node controller and the 486 DX-33 computer we use for AMTOR,
PACTOR and HF Packet. |
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This is our VHF voice
and PACKET station. It is used for MARS, Amateur and Civil Air Patrol communication
from this location. The station is comprised of a Kenwood TK-730(H)
for VHF voice and a Kenwood TM-261A for digital operation. Between the two radios is our
AEA PK-88 TNC.
We have keyboard-to-keyboard packet direct to all of the local EOC's, ECC's and
the NWS. We also have access to the MTASHN Navy/MC MARS packet node on Mt. Ashland.
We also have VHF voice to all major local Emergency Services Management
officials and offices from this location. |
| This is our printing
station. The two computers used for HF and VHF digital share this one printer over a 2
station LAN. This allows us to use only one printer and enables us to share files between
the two machines, eliminating printing and re-typing messages that arrive on either system
then having to be re-transmitted by the other. It also eliminates the need for
"floppy disk transfers" and human error. |
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This is our "Antenna Farm". On this tower we have
most of our HF and VHF antennas. To the left of the tower is a Cushcraft ARX-2 "Ringo
Ranger" used for VHF voice communications for MARS, CAP and Amateur. Running
away from the tower on the right is one end of our B&W 1.8-30 MHz. folded dipole.
Adjacent to the folded dipole is a G5RV multi-band antenna (Seen as a faint
line running off the top of the picture)
The other 2 antenna on the tower are for commercial VHF Hi and Lo band
operation for the Red Cross Chapter. |