W1SMS EME STATION & ACTIVITIES

Station Equipment

• Antennas and Feed Lines
  • 144MHz 4X Modified Cushcraft 3219 72 total array elements @ 35′ high (middle of array).
  • Homebrew elevation mechanism mounted onto a rotating Rohn 55 tower.
  • LMR-600 connections from the antenna array to the transmitter shed.
• Switching and Preamps (located at the base of the tower)
  • Tower mounted T/R switching.
  • LNA with bypass. 
  • Remote switching between the EME array and the top mounted terrestrial Yagi.
• Transverter and High Power Amplifier (located in the remote transmitter shed)
  • DEMI 144>28MHz Transverter.
  • Solid state 150 watt intermediate (driver) power amplifier
  • Homebrew 5CX1500A 1500 watt final power amplifier
  • ARR T/R sequencer

• Transceiver
  • Flex 5000A

Friends of W1SMS

• WW2DX – Click here to link to his website detailing a successful portable EME operation on July 15, 2016 at CY9C Saint Paul Island