Station
My primary station consists of an Icom IC-7300, a Palstar HF-AUTO tuner, an Ameritron ALS-1306 Amplifier, a 160m Full Wave Skyloop at roughly 40 feet elevation, and a Hustler 6BTV ground mounted with 16 radials buried under the grass. I also have a backup station with a Yaesu FT-950, but it is rarely used and does not normally have an antenna connected.
The one thing that might be a bit unusual about my station relative to many others is the number of computers and monitors in use. The primary station has a Linux Mint PC with 4 monitors. Additionally, I have a Raspberry Pi 4 running this blog. I have a Raspberry Pi3B+ Running HamClock. I have a Windows 10 PC which runs a VirtualBox VM that in turn runs My Home Assistant. The 2 Pi's and the WIn10 pc all share a monitor, mouse and keyboard to help conserve space. And I have a Windows 11 PC housed in a Media style PC Case. This is used for various tasks such as modeling files for a 3D Printer, and would run the Yaesu backup Transceiver if needed. Below are some pictures of the Station setup.
These are my four monitors that I use when running my main station. My station is controlled by a Linux Mint PC, using a custom program that I created which runs as a browser application. You can see it on the bottom right monitor.
This is my main station. It consists of an Icom IC-7300, a Palstar HF-AUTO tuner, an Ameritron ALS-1306. I have a monitor which displays HamClock running on a Raspberry Pi3B. On the shelf above the station are my Wouxun KG-UVD1P and a Satellite from my Orbi Mesh WiFi router.
This is another computer in a Stereo type case, which connects to my backup station. Pictured is a design in SolidWorks being displayed on the monitor. Also seen is my Yaesu FT-950, which is my backup Transceiver. Forgive the messiness. There are always projects and breadboards on my desk.
The blue shape is the path of a 565 +/- feet long full wave 160m Skyloop antenna at roughly 40 feet elevation. The black line is the path of the feedline into the shack. This is my main antenna and is connected to my Palstar HF-AUTO tuner.