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Benin DXpedition March 2006 : Setup

The equipment list is not definitive, just an idea; we'll post here full details later.

Radios:
  • 3 Elecraft K2/100 with DSP and automatic tuner;
  • 1 Elecraft K2 (15 W) with automatic tuner;
  • 1kw power amplifier
  • 300w power amplifier
Antennas:
  • 160m dipole
  • 80m inverted-L antenna
  • K9AY receiving loops for 160-80m (rx)
  • beverage North-South (rx)
  • 40m 1/4 vertical
  • 30m 1/4 vertical
  • 20-17-15-12-10 SpiderBeam wire beam
  • 17m monoband vertical
Accessories: 4 laptop computers;
CW/RTTY multi-mode interface by I1QEQ;
ICE and Dunestar Bandpass filters for all 9 bands;
160m, 80m, 40m stubs to reduce interferences;
Software: WriteLog 10.54, MMTTY, DX Atlas by VE3NEA, WinCAP Wizard for propagation prediction.