This station is located approx 25 miles NW of Austin, Texas. RF capabilities include analog VHF/UHF local metro coverage on the 2m, 70cm, and 220Mhz FM bands. VoIP digital radio communications worldwide are made possible using two Pi-Star hotspots making access to DMR talkgroups available from both DMR and YSF transceivers. For direct access to Wires-X® rooms and nodes, the Yaesu FTM-400 is powered up into direct mode and a Windows PC running the Wires-X® app is used without a need for transmitting any RF because the radio's voIP packets are transmitted directly to the internet from the PC.
The Yaesu FTM-400 and FTM-7250D on the left side provide access to 70cm/2m/C4FM repeaters using identical groundplane antennas. The FTM-400 can be directly powered into Wires-X® mode for direct digital access to YSF rooms and nodes over the internet without the need to transmit any RF. The Radiocity DB-25F (top right) and the Pi-Star DMR hotspot are teamed together to provide exclusive access to DMR talkgroups. The Alinco DR-235 (lower right) provides access to the local area FM 220 repeaters that are still in operation. The Pi-Star DMR hotspot is equipped with the 70cm Ugly Duck that used be on the 2 story eave outside and was replaced with a dual band groundplane in 2026.
My legacy HF control point in those days. The Alinco DR-235 220 monobander (lower right corner) is the only radio still in service today on it's monoband 1/4 λ Ugly Duck dipole.
HF operation is sorely missed, but the HOA did not approve of putting any large HF antennas back up after the wreck.
