One of my favorite modes of operating is ATV (Amateur TeleVision).   This is the ultimate in interactive Amateur Radio.  I really enjoy digging weak signals out of the noise on the VHF/UHF/SHF bands, but I can quite often be found chatting with the guys on 160 Meters (1.850,  1.858, & 1.970 MHz), even mobile! 

   My HF station consists of an Icom 756PRO  , a QRO HF-3KDX amplifier, a Palstar AT4K antenna tuner, and a pair of 1/4 wavelength 160 Meter sloper antennas attached at the 98 foot point on the tower.  One antenna is sloping to the South West, and the other is towards the North East.  I can switch between them and can achieve a small amount of directivity, even on 160 Meters.  I have recently added in a W2IHY Audio Equalizer, which I built as a kit.

  My VHF/UHF/SHF station starts with the Icom 756PRO for 6 Meters, a Yaesu FT-847 for 2 Meters, and another Yaesu FT-847 for 432 MHz, and a third Yaesu FT-847 dedicated to satellite operating.  For 222 MHz, I am using my Kenwood TS-690S into a Down East Microwave transverter producing 30 Watts.   I also have 2 Down East Microwave transverter kits that are connected to another 2 Meter all-mode Kenwood TM-255A for the 903 MHz &  1.2 GHz bands.  The 40 Watt radio is fed into a home-brew attenuator circuit, complete with T/R switching for the transverters.  The transverters need 200 mW of drive, so I basically convert 39.8 Watts of RF into heat.  I recently added on another Kenwood TM-255A as the IF radio for 2 new transverters for the 5 & 10 GHz bands.  The transverters are mounted in a weather proof box close to my 2 foot microwave dish, which is mounted to the side of the tower.  Stay tuned for details on the new 2.4 & 3.5 GHz radio gear I will be installing.

  My VHF/UHF power amplifiers consist of an RF Concepts RFC 2-315 170 Watt "brick" for 2 Meters, an RF Concepts RFC 3-312 120 Watt brick for 222 MHz which actually produces a solid 150 Watts!  I also have a Teletec DXP-U150 for 432 MHz (which is used for CW, SSB, and ATV).  For 903 MHz, I have a converted commercial Ericsson cellular telephone amplifier achieves 50 Watts output on CW, FM, & SSB.   I converted a second Ericsson amplifier for use on 900 MHz ATV, which works excellent.   I also have an 18 Watt "brick" made by Pauldon for 1.2 GHz.  On 5 GHz, I am using the Down East Microwave 500 mW power amplifier, and on 10 GHZ, I use a converted Qualcom 1 Watt amplifier module.