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©Natasha Bochkov, M.C.S., Martin Bayes, Ph.D., and Donna LaRoche, M.Ed. |
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These photos show some of the different types of ham radio equipment in Mr. Joe Weisse’s shack. Can you name the pieces of equipment? What does each machine do? |
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This photo has two Morse Code keys. The right one is a "straight key" which produces the dots and dashes by pressing the key down at short and slightly longer bursts to spell out the letters. To its left is a more modern-day keyer called the MFJ Electronic Keyer Paddle, model 4228. This enables the operator to move the paddle to the right gives a stream of dots (short bursts) and to the left gives a similar series of dashes that are slightly longer bursts. |
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This is a MFJ Memory Keyer where you can store code messages such as name, equipment used, etc. |
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This is a Whistler Portable Power Station. A battery can operate at least one radio for a sustained period of time, depending on the radios voltage. The radio Shack HTX 404 transceiver can transmit and receive on the 440 amateur frequencies. |
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At top right is a DC power supply for the Drake TR 22C 2 meter transceiver. Middle is a Radio Shack Pro 3 Scanner that covers Police and Fire frequencies. Bottom is a Heath Kit shortwave receiver that covers numerous frequencies. |