HAM GEAR

Main Shack — Off-Grid

TypeEquipment
RadiosYaesu FT-891 — shared with indoor/portable setup
Yaesu FT-2980R — 2m VHF
AntennasSirio Gain-Master — 10m
Harvest Taurus JN-316
Arrow Antenna OSJ 146/440 — dual-band VHF/UHF
TunerATU-130 — shared
Radio powerPowerwerx SS-30DV

Indoor / Portable Setup

TypeEquipment
RadiosYaesu FT-891 — shared
Baofeng UV-25 — VHF/UHF
TunerATU-130 — shared
PowerTekpower TP30SWI — indoor power supply
Humsienk LiFePO₄ 12V 100Ah — portable

Antennas

Sirio Gain-Master and Harvest Taurus JN-316

I switch between these HF antennas depending on what I am doing. The Sirio Gain-Master has worked better for me on 10 meters. I have used the antennas to make DX contacts with stations in places including Angola, South Africa, Japan, and Fiji.

Arrow Antenna OSJ 146/440

This is my dual-band VHF/UHF omnidirectional antenna for 2m and 70cm.

Indoor / Portable Dipole

I have also used two Shark antennas on a dipole mount for indoor and portable experimenting. One setup was about 10 feet high beside a 15-foot-tall house and almost touched the gutter.