Rigs used by DL8ZAJ over the time on VHF / UHF / SHF

2 Meter Band (144 - 146 MHz)

For many years i did use tranceiver built by Götting KG in Röttensen. (For Pictures see seperate chapter (in German)).

My first Tranceiver was a 2G70. I made my first QSO ever on 2 meter under my formar callsign DC6ZF on November the 9th 1974 with Joachim, DC0ZJ (Now DF3FF) using this tranceiver. I used this 2G70 till June 1979 when i got the last generation of Götting tranceivers a HG70D. But i still own it and sometimes i put it on (Real radios glow in the dark).

As mentioned before the next tranceiver was the HG70D (Picture see Götting chapter). I used it till November 1998 when i got the ICOM IC-746 see HF chapter. I also still own this rig.

I use the IC-746 from November 1998 till August on 2001 also on 2 meter. I liked the performance running 100 Watts out on 2 meter and to be able to use the small CW filter working CW on VHF though i have the feeling it is a little bit deaf on the 2 meter section.

In August 2001 my very close friend Kurt, DL3CZ, a pioneer in VHF, UHF and SHF operation became silent key and i got his ICOM IC-271. I am using this rig till today.

70 centimeter Band (430 - 440 MHz)

I made my first QSO on the 70 cm band December 23rd 1975 still signing DC6ZF also with Joachim DC0ZJ (now DF3FF).

I used a homebrew transverter from 10 meter to 70 cm with a AF239 in the receiver and a 2N3866 in the transmitter. I have no photos from this rig itself only the big box above the HW 101 contained all the stuff (see picture section). Because this transverter made only 100 mW i hade a tube PA with EC8010 and EC8020. But i don´t remember the output.You can see a photo of that PA here.

I sold the transverter and got a LT470 from Braun as next transverter.

23 centimeter Band (1296 MHz)

(under construction)

3 centimeter Band (10368 MHz)

(under construction)