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SP5HACK

Maintainers: wrxchaotasp2sfx

We thank them for having previously participated in the radio shack maintenance: czechu, dfgg

Thanks to many non-HS OMs for supporting, including: Leon SP5DL, Rysiek SQ9MDD, Rafał SQ5FWR, Mirek SP5GNI, Krzysztof SP5OXF

Radio shack equipment has no brain. Use your own.

Due to human safety, legal compliance, and the risk of equipment damage, always ask the maintainers for permission before touching any devices, especially the antenna system, power supplies, and transmitters.

Polish Government/Office of Electronic Communication authorization database (find community stations → use the keyword “HACK”)

  • Authorization DC.WML.5101.2479.2020.2 - SP5HACK issued 2020-10-07, valid from 2020-10-14, valid thru 2030-10-07
  • Authorization DC.WML.5101.1261.2025.2 -SN5H valid thru 2026-02-20
  • Authorization DC.WML.5101.454.2024.2 - SN5H valid thru 2025-01-25
  • Authorization DC.WML.5101.247.2023.2 - SN5H valid thru 2024-01-13
  • Authorization DC.WML.5101.2727.2020.2 - SN5H issued 2020-11-10, valid thru 2021-11-10
  • Authorization DZC.WML.5101.1464.2017.2 - SP5HACK issued 2017-07-13, valid thru 2020-10-14

Contact

  • 2m VHF, QRG 145.475 MHz simplex FM, QTH Warsaw. Active Tuesdays 1900-2300 LT during “Radio Workshops”, if we are around.

Administrative TODOs

  • update amateur radio authorization [done] </del> * <del>request for special callsign [done]
  • lotw
  • email (group?)

Antennas

HF

  • ☑️ 20m dipole
    • temporarily unavailable - don't use
    • Diamond BU50A, 2x5m speaker wire 2.5mm2, H155
    • max 100W
  • ☑️ 80m, 40m, 20m, 15m, 10m EFHW
    • planned uninstallation
    • max 100W
  • ☑️ 40m dipole
    • planned installation
    • Diamond BU50A, 2x10m LGY 2.5mm2, EKH155
    • max 100W

VHF-UHF

  • ✅ VHF/UHF GP 144/440 MHz Diamond X-50N
    • CNT-400
    • max 200W
  • ✅ Meshtastic node @ “868 MHz EU” Medium-Fast (meshtastic app contact link)
  • ✅ LoRa APRS node @ 434.855 MHz
  • 🔼 QFH (quadrifilar helix) NOAA RX antenna

UHF+

  • ☑️ SAT Hotbird 13°E+Astra 19.2°E [red cable]
    • Corab Satellite Dish 80cm
    • LNB Inverto Monoblock IDLB-SINM40-MNOO6-8PP
  • ☑️ SAT Qatar OSCAR-100 26°E [blue+yellow cable]
    • Corab Satellite Dish 80cm
    • LNB Sharp Twin BS1K2EL200A
  • ☑️ SAT Qatar OSCAR-100 26°E
    • Satellite Dish 120cm
    • RX: LNB Opticum LSP-02G + TX: 2,4Gc Helix

Antenna ideas

  • TX Oscar 100 - 120cm [in progress]
  • QFH Airband
  • QFH Meteo NOAA
  • QFH Meteo probe
  • HF GP
  • HF delta loop
  • HF magnetic loop
  • VHF/UHF + rotor (az/el)
  • HF End-fed
  • 🔼 Mini Whip
    • RX only
    • Needs enclosure and R.oof support equipment (power, network)
  • CG Antenna CG-3000 Remote Automatic Antenna Tuner

Antenna Important Notice:

  • Remember: An antenna tuning unit (ATU) does not retune the antenna to a different band; it only protects the transmitter from damage. It does not magically grant resonance or efficiency to an inherently inefficient antenna structure.
  • Exceeding operational limits (power, frequency ranges) can permanently damage the antenna system, measuring equipment, or dummy loads.
  • Always operate in QRP mode (low power) during tests and experiments to minimize risks.

Radio S.hack

  • cable tray [done!]
  • display arm [done]
  • shelves + working table: czechu [done]
  • wider shelves v2
  • lightning protection
  • coax patch panel
  • grounding
  • electrical distribution board
  • 230V AC power distribution
  • 13.8V DC power distribution
  • network connection
  • Yaesu FT897 HF
  • Motorola MC2100 VHF Type:MR304A S/N:204IUC1943 Model:M01KHM9AN5AN
  • Octagon SF8008 4K UHD Single S2X Receiver

R.oof equipment

  • network - fiber patchcord
  • router
  • electrical installation with lightning protection
  • mains power meter with remote readout (pzuk meter)
  • galvanized steel lightning grounding wire 8mm
  • rack
  • GPS
  • additional sat support [done]
  • simple painting glider 4 example <del> [done]</del>

Telegraphy

  • morse code learning device - MorseLAB by SP8KM
  • lambic paddle
  • MorseLAB-compatible (black) Bluetooth keyboard

Projects

Other ideas

  • outernet
  • hamnet
  • viasat/tooway
  • starlink
  • dvb-s2 ip
  • aprs - LoRa done. cross-band?
  • packet radio bbs
  • lorawan
  • meshtastic
  • cbradio
  • pmr446
  • emergency communication
  • fm poland/svxlink
  • websdr service WebSDR
  • weather station
  • time & frequency - GPSDO, NTP/PTP
  • LW time receiving
  • radio museum
  • valve technology
  • operation checklists
  • paper QSL cards
    • card design
    • bureau/direct distribution
  • displays. lots of displays.

Location

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