When the grid goes dark, W2JKT stays on the air.
A 24/7 communications station built to carry email, messaging, and position data through weather events, outages, and disasters — on fully backed-up power.
Six ways to reach the station
Digital nets and voice, spread across HF, VHF, and UHF so a message gets through on whatever band is open.
VarAC Node
Keyboard-to-keyboard email, text messaging, and data transfer over HF.
Winlink Client
Radio email that keeps flowing when the internet does not.
APRS Digipeater
Position reporting and short messaging across the 2m network.
APRS Digipeater
Extended APRS coverage on the 70cm band.
Hams Over IP
Voice over IP bridging for amateur radio operators.
Dual-Homed Uplink
Always-on internet with automatic failover between two carriers.
Equipment & power
A full HF, VHF, and UHF radio suite and a battery bank sized for a week off-grid, all remotely operable.
Kenwood TS-590SG ×2
HF/50MHz all-mode — VarAC on 20m, Winlink on 6m.
Kenwood TM-D700 ×2
VHF/UHF dual-band with TNC — APRS on 2m & 70cm.
Acom A1200S
Solid-state linear amp — 1.8–54 MHz, 1200 W.
Palstar HF-AUTO
Automatic antenna tuner — 160–6m, 1.8 kW PEP.
GMKTec NucBox M5 Plus
Ryzen 7 mini-PC — 32GB, 1TB, dual 2.5GbE.
Digital Software Suite
VarAC, Winlink Express, APRX, VARA HF. →
LFP Battery Array
Home-brew 12V LiFePO4 banks — the station's primary power reserve.
Ryobi RYI818
1800W pure sine power station, hot-swap batteries.
Renogy 2000W Inverter
Pure sine 12V→120V, 4000W surge.
800W Solar Array
Keeps the bank topped between grid and generator.
AIMS 75A Charger
Smart AC-DC converter, 12V/24V.
WEN DF400i Generator
4000W dual-fuel inverter, electric start.
The power system, monitored to the cell
Every battery, bank, and inverter reports in real time through EasyBMS — the same software that runs this station is what you can run on yours.