Difference between revisions of "Duke 497"
From Free Knowledge Base- The DUCK Project: information for everyone
(Created page with "Duke 497 is the callsign of a high power Citizen Band station operating out of Southern Iowa in the late 1980s and early 1990s. DX reported contacts from this station include...") |
m |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| − | Duke 497 is the callsign of a high power Citizen Band station operating out of Southern Iowa in the late 1980s and early 1990s. DX reported contacts from this station include Alaska, Hawaii, Great Britain, South Africa, and Australia. The station typically operated on SSB at frequencies on are near 27.385Mhz. | + | Duke 497 is the callsign of a high power [[Citizen Band]] or 11-Meter station operating out of Southern Iowa in the late 1980s and early 1990s. DX reported contacts from this station include Alaska, Hawaii, Great Britain, South Africa, and Australia. The station typically operated on SSB at frequencies on are near 27.385Mhz. |
| + | |||
| + | Equipment used by the operator included a Cobra 142GTL, and a President HR2510. Antenna systems used were mainly a Hy-Gain SPT-500 Super Penetrator and the [[Avanti Moonraker]] 4. Duke 497 was known for being outspokenly opposed to the Antron 99 stating it was significantly inferior to the SPT-500. | ||
Revision as of 15:00, 25 February 2018
Duke 497 is the callsign of a high power Citizen Band or 11-Meter station operating out of Southern Iowa in the late 1980s and early 1990s. DX reported contacts from this station include Alaska, Hawaii, Great Britain, South Africa, and Australia. The station typically operated on SSB at frequencies on are near 27.385Mhz.
Equipment used by the operator included a Cobra 142GTL, and a President HR2510. Antenna systems used were mainly a Hy-Gain SPT-500 Super Penetrator and the Avanti Moonraker 4. Duke 497 was known for being outspokenly opposed to the Antron 99 stating it was significantly inferior to the SPT-500.
