Jean Claude Ham Van
K6SBR is as much a mobile station as a home one. The van, which Cody named Jean Claude Ham Van, carries a telescoping mast that goes up in minutes and puts a VHF/UHF antenna well above the rooftops, which is what you want for working W0RRZ club repeaters and simplex across the Grand Valley or for setting up a portable station at a club event or public service activation.
TO FILL IN from Cody: mast height, what antenna rides on top, what radios and power are in the van, and where this photo was taken.
Photo of the home operating position
Equipment
| HF transceivers | Yaesu FT-991A and Yaesu FT-891 |
|---|---|
| VHF/UHF | VGC VR-N7600 and VR-N7500 network radios, Yaesu FT5DR handheld, and the FT-991A on 2 m and 70 cm |
| Antennas | A rotating collection. Asked for a list, Cody's answer was "too many to count." |
| Power | 5 to 100 watts on HF, 5 to 50 watts on VHF/UHF |
| Modes | Mostly data modes, including APRS and SSTV |
| Logging | QRZ Logbook and QSLWorld |
The location
Grand Junction sits at about 4,600 feet in the Grand Valley, where the Colorado and Gunnison rivers meet, with the Book Cliffs to the north and Grand Mesa, the largest flat-top mountain in the world, to the east. The ARRL lists the area under the Rocky Mountain Division. It is dry high-desert country with a lot of sky and, for HF, relatively quiet noise floors compared with a big city.