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If you have already had a QSO with me and would like to know what equipment I used, this is the place for you to look at. Of course every amateurs shack is changing all the time and my shack is no exception. But the devices mentioned in this page are ready for service most of the time.
Shortwave: Transceiver TS 450 S from Kenwood with 100 Watt output power. Antennas: for 40 meters an Inverted Vee Dipol and for 10 meters a diagonal wire dipol (better than nothing, hi). Additionally I have a homemade superheterodyne for 80 meters on my bedside table for checking the conditions.
50 MHz: I do not have (not yet) a license for the 6 Meter-Band so I did not mount a antenna. But I have already built myself a converter to 28 MHz so that I can receive 50MHz signals with my TS 450. Maybe the new german radio amateur law will bring a chance for a 50 MHz license. (Right now no 50 MHz licenses are handed out in germany)
144 MHz: For FM a TM 241 E from Kenwood with 50 Watt output power at a vertical X500 from Diamond. For SSB and CW a Kenwood TR 751 E with 25 Watt output power at a horizontal 10- element Yagi.
432 MHz: For FM a FT6200 (Duobander 70cm/23cm) from Yaesu featuring 40 Watt output power at a small vertical duobandantenna (about one meter - ufb for talking to my friends in the nabourhood). For SSB/CW I have a transverter from Microwave Systems with an IF of 28 MHz. So I can use my TS 450 for 432 MHz also. The output power of the transverter is just below 10 Watt and is amplified up to 100 W with an PA from VHT. After 15 meters Aircell 7 koaxcabel the signal is transmitted via a 21- element yagi.
1.8MHz-432MHz: For portable operation I also own a Yaesu FT817 all mode transceiver, featuring 5Watts of power on all bands to 432MHz.
1296 MHz: For FM I use the already mentioned FT6200. In order to receive the ATV-Relais DB0SCS or other FM-TV Signals I have a UFD 91 satellitereceiver from Kathrein at a 35- element Yagi. Sometimes the yagi is connected to the FT6200 for DX.
2320 MHz: I am able to receive Narrowband-FM with a homemade converter that I have built lately. (The description can be found in the project list.) The downconverted signal is then demodulated by a homemade FM/SSB-Receiver (my diploma thesis). For transmitting I have a +12dBm beacon TX that can be FM modulated (also built a few weeks ago). My homemade ATV-TX right now has 30mW.
3400
MHz: Currently I have homemade beacon and a homemade receiver converter to
144MHz. I am working on more equipment for this nice and chalenging band.