The entire radioshack was build up by Leif/SM7EWC and Stellan/SM0LQB from 2003 to 2005.

 

We had to start from virtually nothing with help of blueprints found at krigsarkivet (Swedish war archive).

 

All radios in operational mode (No antenna connected yet to

3W UK)

 

About 20 contacts have been made so far with CW on 3,5 MHz

Video showing the first time the radio is in operation!

 

RF-meter on 15W KV M/39

 

  "Doubble thounge key"

3W UK transmitter M/39 (1939) and

15W KV M/39 (1939)

      

    Insulater on deck                   Pottery insulator underdeck

     Prepairing the table

Some pictures from the restauration of the radioroom

Coppertube antennafeeder

             

Leif bending the coppertube           Work in the radioroom

for the feeder inside the boat

     Leif fixing interior

   

      Stellan pulling feeders           Leif cutting carpet for the

                                                 table in the radioshack

    

   Soldering antennawire              First noise in the headset!

   More work on deck....

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