My Equipment

Hi, I'm DL8BNG. My amateur radio license class E was issued on Jan 2025; class A was issued on May 2025. So I still have a lot of experimenting to do.

DJI_0542
Darmstadt, Germany

Here's some of the radio and auxiliary equipment I use.

For the short wave bands, I almost exclusively use the Hermes Lite 2 SDR these days, either in QRP mode (5 Watts PEP) or with a linear amplifier. It can operate in the full range of 9kHz to 30MHz.

Hermes Lite 2 SDR+Amplifier
Hermes Lite 2 SDR + 300 Watts Amplifier

I am still experimenting with my antennas; currently, I use a single 15m long multi band trap circuit dipole for short wave radio. This dipole supports the 10m, 15m, 20m and 40m bands. I prefer the software quisk because I find its interface easy to use and comprehensive.

quisk SDR software
Using the quisk SDR software

For the VHF/UHF/SHF bands:

Icom IC9700
Icom IC9700 2m/70cm/23cm transceiver

ID5100E mobile transmitter
ICOM ID5100E+Diamond power/swr meter

 

VNA
Using the RigExpert VNA to analyze the Diamond X-30 antenna

 

ID52E transmitting from Mathildenhöhe, Darmstadt, Germany
Mobile ICOM ID-52E, this picture was taken at Mathildenhöhe, Darmstadt, Germany.

PAC2200 power analyzer
Mennekes AMAXX housing + PAC2200 power meter

 

 

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