My base station

**SOHC** · 03-23-2014, 03:05 AM

Here is my base station, its on top of a hill out in the bush overlooking the sea so there is heeps of skip and no interference from electrical things, I have an old bus seat I sit in.

Early Cobra 2000 GTL, converted to 240 volt and 26 mhz, this has more punch that every other radio I have ever owned.

Home made 5/8 wave Station master, its tide up with rope as it gets super windy here, you can see a slight bend in the radiator this has been fixed but happened in a storm before i added the ropes, I plan to build a 3 element Yagi beam next, I have a Dipole it just needs a reflector and a detector added.

1978 American Electronics radio, clarafire unlocked for 10kc shift, 26 and 27 mhz my favorite radio. I need to get a power supply as I only have a car battery to power this.

**solarradio351** · 03-23-2014, 04:36 AM

Crank it up SOHV NZ is just booming everyday into Tasmania.... like that 2000 mate...

**SOHC** · 03-23-2014, 01:17 PM

I will crank up the AE soon, are you around the radio during the week?

1975 JIL base station, 11 channel, this is from the days when you couldn't have more than 1 watt, this cranks out 6 watts, I use this everyday its hooked up to a 1/2 wave dipole.

a simple dipole 1:1 SWR on my favorite channel, its made from a fuse form the HT power lines with the radiators held in with bolts.

**solarradio351** · 03-23-2014, 02:46 PM

I make time everyday for the things I like... too much " have too's " can ruin a life.... On everyday at some stage, rainy days inside on radio !

**SOHC** · 03-25-2014, 02:08 AM

I now have the Cobra in a 1000 bits, frequency counter playing up and adding a heat sink and a fan.

**solarradio351** · 03-25-2014, 03:16 AM

Are they easy to work on ? Older gear is better to play with more room like spread out, wiring diagram's are more straight forward .. what computer type fan has NO noise ? Any ideas ?... cheers

**SOHC** · 03-25-2014, 02:33 PM

Originally Posted by solarradio351

Are they easy to work on ? Older gear is better to play with more room like spread out, wiring diagram's are more straight forward .. what computer type fan has NO noise ? Any ideas ?... cheers

It is easier to work on than the new radios, and I could get the factory service sheets off the net, I think all fans will make a bit of noise, its better than your radio cooking tho

**stang** · 03-25-2014, 04:36 PM

Nice looking setup you have there. A bus seat no doubt makes a good radio bench. Better than a stool for sure! Good luck working on it.

**solarradio351** · 03-25-2014, 07:24 PM

I've got 55 2seat stainless nice seats out of my 60 foot bendy bus, can't give them away.. had on Gumtree for $20 each no takers ! Nice seats cloth trim Graffiti proof they say ! .... I've got a hydraulic swivel seat ! Stole it and computer desk of the Wife ! Ha ha

**SOHC** · 03-26-2014, 01:52 PM

I got my bus seat off someone who bought the whole set from a bus witch was being turned into a house tuck, he thought he was going to make a killing selling them but had to give them away in the end,

Solar Radio 351 I got a fan from Jacar its so quit you wouldn't know its there.