About the W7BMH Packet Radio System

Current Configuration 20-Jan-2025

High Frequency Radio System

· Radio is a Kenwood TS-2000

· Power out is 60 watts

· Antenna is a full wavelength loop for the 80 meter band at 25 feet above ground and fed with 300-Ohm ladder line using a 4:1 current balun and 25 feet of LMR 400 coaxial cable

· Signalink digital interface

VHF Radio System 1

· Radio is a Marantz C5900 Tri-Band 6M / 2M / 70 cm

· Power out is 8 watts

· Antenna is a Larsen 5/8 wavelength ground plane at 20 feet above ground

· Signalink digital interface

VHF Radio System 2

· Radio is the sub-band on the Kenwood TS-2000

· Power out is 5 watts

· Antenna is a horizontal Cushcraft 10-element Yagi

· Internal Tasco 1200 Baud AX.25 TNC in KISS mode

Operating System and Software

· Windows 10 operating system

· BPQ32 Version 6.0.24.42 by G8BPQ

· HF 300 Baud AFSK AX.25 packet modem is UZ7HO SoundModem

· HF 300 Baud AFSK IL2P packet modem is UZ7HO SoundModem

· QPSK V26A 600 Baud IL2P protocol with added CRC bits by G8BPQ QtSoundModem

· VARA HF modem by EA5HVK

· VARA FM modem EA5HVK

· WinRPR AX.25 proprietary software modem with permission from SCS Corporation and kindly provided in coordination with the The Virginia Packet Network

· ARDOPC modem by G8BPQ

· VHF1200 Baud AX.25 packet modem is UZ7HO SoundModem

· ISP is TMobile Home Internet

· Reverse-proxy http, udp, and tcp tunnels provided by LocalXpose