Biography

Amateur radio license since 1981
prefer CW and digital modes

QRV on 160m to 10m band (low power)
mainly 40m, 30m and 17m band
on VHF/UHF/SHF mainly portable operation

Worked DXCCs:

Equipment

Yaesu FT-897D + FT-817 for HF / VHF / UHF
homemade AF/PTT/seriell com Interface
HF antenna 17m Wire (1.8 to 30MHz) + autotuner

DJ100TC with included APRS-coder (portable, car, backpack, bicycle)
german description tag:
http://dl2sch.de/aprs_vhf_handfunk.html
http://dl2sch.de/dokumente/8_047APRS-Tracker.pdf

Bosch KF166 - 144.8 MHz modificated for APRS (mobile car, ship)
german description tag:
http://dl2sch.de/aprs_vhf_kf166.html

VHF 2m: 2El.HB9CV, 8El.Yagi
UHF 70cm: 2El.HB9CV

homemade:
Foremast 5El.Yagi(9dbd, h48° 3db/v58° 3db vertically polarized -> 270 °)
UHF 70cm: 9El.Yagi (11dbd, h35° 3db/v40° 3dB) for portable operation
VHF/UHF VHF 3x1m alumast for 8EL.yagi VHF + 9EL.yagi UHF

VHF homemade PA A/B(Input max.3W -> Output abt.20W)
VHF RX-preamplifier, gain >18db (BF981)