Amateur Radio Station W1HLO

At W1HLO, we have a few radio stations that we operate from.

Satellite Station

Thanks to the generosity of the ARDC, we have a satellite station that we use to talk with other hams through amateur radio satellites. We were also very fortunate to have a scheduled contact with the International Space Station using our radio station. Here is a news broadcast from our contact.

HF Station #1

At this particular operating station, we primarily talk on 10m, 15m, and 20m using our Mosely tri-bander. We don't have a mast going through our roof that we turn by hand like W1HLO did in the old days, however, we do use a CGE rotator that was donated to us! We also operate CW from this station. Our rig is an ICOM IC-7300 connected to an Ameritron AL-80B for a little extra "oomph."

HF Station #2

Our second HF operating station is a Yaesu FTDX-5000 connected to a wire dipole on the roof. We tend to operate on 40m and 80m from this station. It is also equipped with a modem so we can do RTTY. We also operate CW from this station. Our HF stations are in different rooms so that we can operate and teach simulatneously with two radios.