W8ER Station

I am using Apache Labs Anan 10e transceiver with Thetis software. The 10e drives a Russian made EB500 SS amplifier and if band conditions require it, I can drive an old Drake L4b to near legal limit.

Thetis runs on a homebuilt Intel i9 computer using Windows 10.

An EV RE320 drives a Symetrix 528e and that supplies the Anan with transmit audio. The Anan sends receive audio to a Symetrix 420 20 watt amplifier and it drives a pair of JBL bookshelf speakers on a shelf right abouve my head.

Antennas

The 65 foot Rohn 25 tower is located 250 feet behind my house. I'm not fighting RF in the shack problems anymore. I have 2 runs of hardline running underground to the tower. The antennas are wire dipoles, each trimmed for the frequencies that I normally use.

Computers

The main desktop computer at W8ER is a homebrew Intel I9. It uses an Asus motherboard and has 32G of high speed RAM. For storage it is using plug in 500G SSDs. Typically I use Windows 10, but I can also plug in other drives from the front panel with other Operating Systems like Windows 11 and Linux Mint.

Intel NUC's

A computer that has fascinated me since it's introduction is the Intel NUC. I have several, doing various duties around the house. They are all networked together. NUC's are fascinating little computers that are able to keep up with the BIG guy and are very reliable. They are all very busy doing things like being the server, hosting this web site, w8er.com!