Equipment
The team will setup and operate three stations on 10 to 40 m. Two of these stations will be for CW and SSB, while the third for FT8. We also attempt to have a fourth station dedicated to 6 m. Our intention is to operate, as much as possible, around the clock. The main goal is to be able to contact as many unique stations, from virtually all areas of the world.
We will study the propagation forecast for all regions and will make changes based on daily observations, concentrating on those bands which will offer the best propagation conditions.
Equipment will include:
Station #1: CW
Station #2: SSB
Station #3: FT8
Working on Station #4: 6 m
Additional components, spares, and tools.
We will study the propagation forecast for all regions and will make changes based on daily observations, concentrating on those bands which will offer the best propagation conditions.
Equipment will include:
Station #1: CW
- ICOM IC-7000 transceiver;
- Elecraft KPA-500 amplifier;
- Multiband vertical wire antenna with 10 m mast;
- Laptop computer.
Station #2: SSB
- ICOM IC-7300 transceiver;
- RM KL506 300W amplifier;
- Multiband vertical wire antennas with 10 m mast;
- Laptop computer.
Station #3: FT8
- ICOM IC-7300 transceiver;
- Multiband vertical wire antennas with 10 m mast;
- Laptop computer;
- Use of WSJT-X software and operate F/H on HF bands outside the regular FT8 frequencies;
- FT8 operating frequency will be posted on the DX Summit prior to the start of each band operation.
Working on Station #4: 6 m
- ICOM IC-7300 transceiver;
- 3 el-beam;
- Laptop computer;
- Use of WSJT-X software and operate in simple mode on 50.313 MHz.
Additional components, spares, and tools.
