GW8DX -Station Details
LOC: IO72XA
WAB: SN62
CQ: 14
ITU: 27
IOTA: EU-005
GW8DX hit the airways from Pumsaint on 25th March 2024 with a single 10m Yagi on an 80ft Versatower and a new Yaesu FTDX-101D. New antennas will be added as the weather improves through Spring into Summer. Initial results on 10m have been very encouraging indeed, with signals reaching every corner of the globe on CW, SSB and FT8. Noise levels are low.
Transceiver: Yaesu FTDX-101D (2024) - 300Hz CW roofing filters on both receivers
PA: OM Power 2 x FU728F Automatic (2022) + single GS35B for 6/4m
Tower 1: Versatower BP80HD + Spid RAK rotator + GXP 14-4 quad-band HF Yagi
Tower 2: Versatower BP120XHD + Spid BIG RAK rotator (still on the ground)
Tower 3: Versatower BP80HD (still on the ground)
Tower 4: Versatower BP80HD (still on the ground)
160m TX antenna: Top loaded vertical 55ft tall over sixty radials
80m TX antenna: Dipole up 80ft - more to be installed Summer 2024
RX arrays: OK2ZAW 4-way 600ft Beverage system - more planned Summer 2024
Various: 2 x Green Heron RT-21 rotator controllers, Microham Microkeyer III, DX Engineering NCC-2 with 75-50ohm boards, receiver guards and pre-amps.
