W4DFU Club Equipment

Equipment Check-out

Alumni and friends have created an equipment loan pool so members may be able to check-out amateur radio equipment for trial and learning experience.  Equipment is also often checked-out for testing purposes. Links to operating manuals are included. If you would like to check out gear listed as available contact faculty advisor Dr. Jay Garlitz, jgarlitz@ufl.edu.  Permission is required and the equipment must be returned when requested.  Books are available for loan as well.

Equipment Bank

Model/SN/Owner

On Loan or being tested

On Loan to

ICOM IC-V8 HT/SN1501646/owned W4DFU
in hard case with AA charger, batteries (2500MH):
AVAILABLE for Special events, day checkout.  W4DFU Emergency Radio (kept at station) , (see manual)
ICOM IC-V8 HT/SN1501642/owned AA4FL
in hard case with AA charger, batteries (2500MH) ,
MFJ I-288 boom headset:
Loaned to staff Gary Kinser, KI4HPW, (see manual)
ICOM IC-T2H HT/SN053778/owned W4DFU
in hard case with AA charger, batteries (2200MH),
MFJ I-288 boom headset:
Loaned to Small Satellite club for test lab, (see manual) checked out 03/1/09, Jimmy Tzu, Dante Buckley and Shawn Allgeier
ICOM IC-T2H HT/SN053779/owned W4DFU:
in hard case with AA charger, batteries (2500MH):
Loaned to Shushant Kadimdivan, VU3KEY and Obulapathi Challa, KJ4HRD in part for Echolink testing, (see manual)
Kenwood THK2HT/SN60800291/owned W4DFU
in plastic case with AA charger, batteries (2500MH), MFJ K-288 boom headset:
AVAILABLE, (see manual)
Kenwood THK2HT/SN60800292/owned W4DFU, MFJ K-288 boom headset: AVAILABLE, (see manual)
Kenwood 2 band TH7A(G)/SN90400048/owned W4DFU in large Pelican case with Kenwood Battery charger, extra battery, Palm device for satellite passes, Kenwood headset: This Satellite and APRS capable HT (handheld) is kept at W4DFU and priority use is for Small Satellite Design Club, testing and field contacts.  AVAILABLE for DAY CHECKOUT, (see manual). Make sure HT is shut off when charging battery in cradle.

Checked Out 3/13/09, Dante Buckley

Arrow II handheld Satellite 146/437-10WBP antenna in soft carrying case with duplexer/owned W4DFU: Priority use is for Small Satellite Design Club, testing and field contacts.  AVAILABLE for DAY CHECKOUT

Checked Out 3/13/09, Dante Buckley

APRS equipment, GPS Tracking to that works with the Kenwood TH7A(G), in plastic case/owned W4DFU: AVAILABLE for Special Events and Experimentation

Checked Out 3/13/09, Dante Buckley

Yaesu FT-60R Dual Band Handheld 2m/70cm/SN6C330324/AA Case/programming software/overnight charger/hard case, for portable Satellite use:

Checked out to Shawn Allgeier  to build an antenna from the link that would be become club property for him and others to use and share…
http://www.gatorradio.org/FT60R_Satellite.html

Kenwood TR7950 2 MTR XCVR/SN6010341/with MFJ Mighty Mite 20A Power Supply/owned AA4FL:

Robert Edwards, K4MVJ, for test, (see manual)

Ten-Tec Model 570 Century 21 CW Transceiver, S/N 570-1461/owned Gator Alumni and Friends:

Scott Harden, AJ4VD
Two Ten-Tec Model 670 Keyers/owned AA4FL: Scott Harden, AJ4VD
ICOM IC-551D 6m 80W XCVR/SN/owned AA4FL: Bruce McIntosh, WA4UF, (see manual)
ICOM IC-551 6m 10W XCVR/SN02310/owned W4DFU
with Swan CM17L desk mic:
AVAILABLE, (see manual)
Heathkit SB200 Linear AMP/SN /owned AA4FL: Bruce McIntosh, WA4UF
ICOM AG35 70cm preamp/SN 06863/owned W4DFU: Jay Garlitz, AA4FL, for test
Mirage KP-440 70cm pre-amp/SN26191 /owned W4DFU: Jay Garlitz, AA4FL, for test
RadioShack #20-461 Programmable Scanner/owned W4DFU: AVAILABLE
MFJ 1278B Multi Mode Controller/owned W4DFU: AVAILABLE
AEA PK-232MBX Data Controller/SN36525/owned W4DFU: AVAILABLE
Heathkit Phone Patch/owned AA4FL: AVAILABLE
Cushcraft Vertical Antenna/owned W4DFU: Awaiting Club Use
ARISTA Power Supply 46-479/owned W4DFU: AVAILABLE
Tenna Phase III Power Supply 7A/owned W4DFU: AVAILABLE
Mirage 70cm AMP D1010N/owned W4DFU: AVAILABLE/needs testing
Mirage 2M AMP B1016/owned W4DFU: AVAILABLE/needs testing