GW7ERI AMATEUR RADIO
TUTSHILL - CHEPSTOW - MONMOUTHSHIRE
HF Station Information
| Station Location | Tutshill, Chepstow, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom |
| Lat/Lon | 51.38.22 N 02.39.48 W |
| CQ Zone | 14 |
| Locator | IO81QP |
| EPC Number | 2623. EU Area WL-13 |
| DMC Number | 572 |
| QSL | Direct, Bureau, eQSL.cc |
| Clubs | RSGB, UKSMG, AMSAT, EPC, DMC, CWOP, SKYWARN |
| Home Page | http://gw7eri.com/ |
Main Station Transmitter: Yaesu FT1000 Mk V Field
Output: 100 watts on all bands from 160 meters through to 10 meters.
Modes: AM, FM, SSB, CW, RTTY, Packet.
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Digital Modes Transmiter: Yaesu FT847
Output: 100 watts on all bands from 160 meters through to 6 meters, 50 watts on VHF 2 meters and UHF 70 centimeter bands.
Modes: AM, FM, SSB, CW, RTTY, Packet
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My normal Digital Mode out power is 30 watts. For operating PSK31 etc., the FT 847 is interfaced to a dual monitor Dell Dimension E520 PC running MS Vista.
The radio / soundcard interface is accomplished using a West Mountain Radio Rigblaster Pro.
Control of the radio operating functions is via Ham radio Deluxe software, written by Simon Brown HB9DRV.
Digital Modes software is Digital Master DM780 by the same author.
More information on this excellent software can be found at http://hrd.ham-radio.ch/
The RF output waveform is displayed on a Kenwood SM-220 Station Monitor
Due to space restrictions here, my HF antenna is an MFJ-1786 Super Hi Q Loop.
The antenna is 1 meter in diameter and is mounted 7 meters above ground.
