On January 31's we made another trip to HB9. to pick up Walter's ( on4bcb ) pré-amplifier. Dominique took us to HB9JAW and HB9Q to visit their stations. We where 28 hours on the way, but had a wonderfull day. Below some of the impressions: (click on pictures to enlarge)

HB9BBD

Préamp testing        Noise figure          S11 testing            Dominique with test equipment

Tube selection        Some TH327 amps  Pulling a tube       Discussing amplifiers

HB9Q

70 & 23 cm antenna   2m EME              amplifier's location   HB9Q by sunset

  HB9Q shack           Antenna @ sunset    HB9Q                Dan, HB9CRQ

Station Control        Dan in front           Me in front            70 cm feed in antenna

In front of feed       HB9Q dish lay out  HB9Q station lay out

HB9JAW:

HB9JAW himself             Antenna in stow position            amplifier box TH348

      Moving up        2, 70 and 23 feed          mesh                moving "up"

                            Antenna deploying 

N2UO

Marc @ his antenna  Stressed dish          VE4MA Feed                  AZ/EL system

Home made PA        Inside PA               Marc in his shack       Homebrew drive amp.

K2UYH

Al's Feedhorns         Dish at down            Myself in front         Walter and Dominique

                                                                                        holding Al's Dish