The setup of HB9O

HB9O is representative of typical amateur radio stations at home or in a car. The 2 working areas are equipped as follows:

Working area Operating modes Equipment
Mobile station Voice communication in FM and in digital voice - on VHF and UHF - with other amateur stations. Frequencies used: 144 - 146 MHz (VHF) and 430 - 440 MHz (UHF).
  • ICOM IC-E2820
Home station Communication on short wave (3.6 - 30 MHz) and VHF (2 m) using telegraphy (CW) and voice (SSB, FM). Furthermore, digital communications (like PSK31, RTTY, SSTV, etc.)
  • ICOM IC-746 (transceiver 100W for shortwave and 2 m)
  • Flex-Radio FLEX-3000 (transceiver 100W for shortwave based on SDR)