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Callsign	N5XTR
Name	Joel Bryant
Country	United States
License Class	General
Been a Ham Since	2005
Joined 01/31/2008
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N5XTR

Other/Previous Callsigns

KE5GEL

My Ham Radio Interests

Really enjoying PSK31 on HF, starting to get the satellite bug and contesting mobile on VHF/UHF.

My Equipment

Yaesu FT-857D - HF/VHF/UHF allmode
RCI-2950 - 10 meter allmode
Midland 13-510A - 2 meter FM
Alinco DR-635T - VHF/UHF FM Mobile
Alinco DJ-596T - VHF/UHF FM HT
Alinco DJ-196T - VHF FM HT
LDG AT100pro - matching network
Pyramid PS21K - DC power supply
D&A Maverick 250 HF Amplifier 4 6JT6 -> 4 6LQ6 Tubes 600w
Yaesu FL-2100B HF Amplifier 2 x 572B tubes 1.2 kW
Tram 1480 - 2m/70cm vertical
Homebrew Hamstick fan dipole for 75,40,20,10, and 6 meters.
Homebrew Dipole for 6, 10 and 12 meters.

Other Interests

Really love First Person Shooter games for the Playstation 3 like Medal of Honor and Call of Duty.

My Radio Clubs

ARRL
W5LCC

N5XTR's Pictures

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My radios at the base. Equipment list= Midland 13-510A VHF, Yaesu FT-857D hf/vhf/uhf, RCI 2950 10m, LDG AT100pro, MFJ Versa tuner 949D, Grundig SW receiver, MFJ 6m tuner, Dosy SWR/pwr meter, SBE desk mic.

My HF amplifier. D&A maverick 250, 10m only but working on a band switch.

Working PSK31 with Digipan after workday.

Sept 2006 VHF setup - Cushcraft 2m 11el and Cushcraft 70cm 11el with 220 and 50 mhz verticals

Sept 2006 VHF setup @ W5LCC clubhouse 1hr before contest

My Antennas at home. Pushing the Landlords Buttons.

January VHF setup - 2m 11el and 70cm 11el yagis, 2m squalo 70cm halo, 6m vert

antenna setup as of march 08 - tram 1480, hamstick fan for HF and EA HDTV that gets no rfi from HF

New QSL design (I have a photo printer so I have alot of designs)

My radios at the base. Equipment list= Midland 13-510A VHF, Yaesu FT-857D hf/vhf/uhf, RCI 2950 10m, LDG AT100pro, MFJ Versa tuner 949D, Grundig SW receiver, MFJ 6m tuner, Dosy SWR/pwr meter, SBE desk mic.

My HF amplifier. D&A maverick 250, 10m only but working on a band switch.

Like the way tubes glow? I do.

Working PSK31 with Digipan after workday.

Sept 2006 VHF setup - Cushcraft 2m 11el and Cushcraft 70cm 11el with 220 and 50 mhz verticals

Sept 2006 VHF setup @ W5LCC clubhouse 1hr before contest

My Antennas at home. Pushing the Landlords Buttons.

January VHF setup Clearance was 13' 2"

January VHF setup - 2m 11el and 70cm 11el yagis, 2m squalo 70cm halo, 6m vert

new tags only 2 bucks extra

Digipan on the big display

phasing box for the 4 hamstick elements

antenna setup as of march 08 - tram 1480, hamstick fan for HF and EA HDTV that gets no rfi from HF

Just above the local structures @ 30'

New QSL design (I have a photo printer so I have alot of designs)

Station Blog

HF Portable Ops in Okieland! 3/19/2008 9:43:04 PM (216 views) (1 comments)

I am traveling to my fathers farm for Easter weekend. The plan is to take my HF gear and do some portable operating. The only antenna at my disposal will be his 3-mile long hotwire fence, hopefully I will be able to load it up for 20, 40, 75 and 160 meters. Should be lots of fun and hope to see you on the air!

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Hamstick Fan Dipole for HF 3/17/2008 11:12:24 PM (449 views) (2 comments)

I have had a lot of emails about my HF antenna, so here is a brief description.

I operated mostly mobile and only 10m and up from my home. After discovering PSK31 and other digital modes I wanted to relocate my ft-857d to the house and connect to my PC. The change wasn't really that difficult until I moved to a cheaper QTH.. ...