In Part 1 of “My (New) Station”, back in the March issue of CQ, I related some of the inspection and planning for the rebuild of the station here at the QTH as the multi-year renovation of my house is coming to an end. A lot has happened since then. I am back on the air with HF and V/UHF, going through a testing and evaluation stage. Everything tested so far is performing adequately. The rotor for the HF triband beam, which would turn but didn’t indicate direction, has been replaced. I couldn’t get the direct replacement for the T2-X, and at the recommendation of the tower contractor I hired, got the Yaesu G-2800. So far, I’m extremely pleased with the rotor and I love the preset and speed control features. The contractor’s concern was the size and weight of the Telrex TB6EM, an ‘oldie but a goody’ tribander with a 24-foot boom, full-size reflectors (the longest – for 20 meters – at 36 feet), and a very sharp beam width.
The operating equipment (Photo A) is back
