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W7PLC Hybrid Gateway Station.

W7PLC Hybrid Gateway Station. 9/23/2020
2 years ago I started with a basic packet station, computer, KPC-3+ and a FT-2900R feeding a 7.8dB gain VHF vertical antenna. This worked fine for a while until I realized there was a need for a Gateway station in West Olympia.
I downloaded and installed RMS Packet and RMS Trimode. This gave users internet access via my VHF radio which was parked on 145.630MHz. With good coverage and lots of users, I decided to upgrade to a Hybrid station, adding HF to the mix. I also have a good, stable Comcast internet connection.

W7PLC now a hybrid

W7PLC is now a hybrid gateway running a Kenwood TS-2000 into an end fed wire. Scanning 3586.9, 7101.9, 10146.3, 14110.4, 18108.7 ARDOP and VARA HF 2300

W7PLC-10 changes

"Upgraded" from KPC-3+ TNC to VARA FM, now active on 144.950MHz in the Olympia, WA area. Using a Yaesu FT-2900R and a dual band antenna at 30 ft. Possibility of UHF operations in the future.

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