The Club Station

Barton Hall.

The club station, W2CXM, is located in the North Tower of Barton Hall. All licensed club members may use the equipment in the station, 24 hours a day. The station is active on 80-10 meters, SSB and CW, and on 2 meters/70 cm, all modes. Occasionally, the station is also active in contests or Field Day. Currently, the club is in the process of assembling both a satellite station and an ATV repeater.

The Operating Position

TH6 Triband Yagi at 100'.

Current station equipment on HF includes a Kenwood TS-440S, Collins 30S-1 Amplifier, a Butternut HF6V vertical for 80 and 40 meters, and a TH6 yagi at 100' for 10-20 meters.

VHF station equipment includes a Kenwood TS-790 UHF/VHF all-mode transceiver and several 2 meter and 440 MHz directional antennas.

The club also operates a 2 meter/220 MHz packet node.

2 Meter Antennas.

Every station has one: The W2CXM junk pile.

Check out the logs from some of the W2CXM's most recent contest entries below:

Please submit new logs to w2cxm@qsl.net

KB2LXS and KG2LH repairing the HF vertical during a Fall 1997 repair session. Ithaca winters tend to be rather harsh on antennas!


Also, check out the W2CXM Repeater