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QRZ Photos and Graphics

Every image from the retained QRZ masters has an instructional home. Use the placement links to review each one in context.

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43 image files and retained versions: the original 41-image master, two October 21 additions, and the current QRZ ten-band filename version. This includes the archived portable and receive-only project pictures. The introductory cover illustrations are separate.

Recent Build Photos and Control Close-Ups

New station records added after the QRZ masters. These links open the images beside their explanations.

Learn

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W3UJ beginner guide from radio reception to panadapter, SDR and integrated station

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Current QRZ revision: RF hardware and software together, illustrative spectrum examples, and optional starting points. The earlier website revision has been replaced.

Primary home: What an External SDR Adds

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Original display examples: Yaesu FTDX10 3DSS, Icom IC-7300MK2 spectrum and waterfall, and W3UJ SDR Console with RX888 MkII

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Original source display examples at different captured frequencies and settings; not a calibrated receiver test. Earlier same-frequency illustration archived.

Primary home: Beyond the Built-In Waterfall

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W3UJ yes or no SDR decision tree: existing transceiver, built-in panadapter, external SDR, receive-only antenna, coordinated SDR integration and expansion

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Current QRZ decision guide: optional goals, separate CAT tuning and PTT/RF protection; not a required upgrade sequence.

Primary home: Choose Your First SDR Approach

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Four SDR receivers used at the W3UJ operating bench

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Four receiver examples from the W3UJ bench, not a required shopping list.

Primary home: Choose Your First SDR Approach

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QRZ IMAGE 42
Online WebSDR example on 40 meters

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Original QRZ material placed with the explanation it supports.

Primary home: Try SDR Before You Buy

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Build

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W3UJ current SDR station wiring and component installation

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Actual physical installation: compare the cabling with the system diagram and trace RF, PTT, USB and power separately.

Primary home: Build the RF, PTT, and Computer Connections

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QRZ IMAGE 19
W3UJ current two-rig integrated SDR station configuration

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The W3UJ two-radio master configuration is a station reference, not a universal connection plan.

Primary home: Build the RF, PTT, and Computer Connections

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QRZ IMAGE 22
Dedicated SDR Switch power control

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Dedicated second supply and master power control for the SDR Switches, separate from the main radio supply. The station inventory identifies a Mean Well LRS-100-12; check the actual supply label, voltage and polarity before wiring. This photograph documents the installation and is not an AC wiring tutorial.

Primary home: Build the RF, PTT, and Computer Connections

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QRZ IMAGE 23
Mini-Circuits ZFRSC-42 RF splitter used in the SDR receive system

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Mini-Circuits splitter presented on the approved cream background. Original QRZ photograph retained in the source archive.

Primary home: Build the RF, PTT, and Computer Connections

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W3UJ SDR Build Zone - Your SDR Journey Starts Here

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Original QRZ material placed with the explanation it supports.

Primary home: Build Your First SDR Receive Path

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QRZ IMAGE 25
Comet CF-530 duplexer used to combine HF and VHF/UHF paths in an earlier single-SDR-Switch configuration

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Original QRZ material placed with the explanation it supports.

Primary home: Plan Your SDR Station

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FT-991A 8-pin mini-DIN to RCA PTT control cable

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Original QRZ material placed with the explanation it supports.

Primary home: Build the RF, PTT, and Computer Connections

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SDR Switch PTT control connection

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Original QRZ material placed with the explanation it supports.

Primary home: Build the RF, PTT, and Computer Connections

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DXE-3RIGKEYLINE PTT keying integration

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Original QRZ material placed with the explanation it supports.

Primary home: Build the RF, PTT, and Computer Connections

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QRZ IMAGE 33
Other radios - same principle, different connection: Yaesu, Icom, and Kenwood transmit-control reference examples

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Approved website redraw preserves connector roles and brand-specific reference detail; original QRZ graphic archived. Pin roles are not physical wiring positions.

Primary home: Apply the SDR Approach to Another Radio

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W3UJ three SDR Switch PTT control chain showing DXE-3RIGKEYLINE PTT OUT to HF PTT, HF AMP to VHF/UHF PTT, and VHF/UHF AMP to receive-only PTT

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Multiple-switch PTT control: DXE-3RIGKEYLINE PTT OUT → HF PTT; HF AMP → VHF/UHF PTT; VHF/UHF AMP → receive-only PTT. This is the control chain, separate from RF routing. Read the timing, isolation and power-loss checks below.

Primary home: RF Routing and PTT Protection

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Operate

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Actual W3UJ SDR Console RX888 MkII Multi-View showing ten amateur bands focused on CW and data operating segments

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Earlier ten-band screenshot retained for source continuity.

Primary home: Operating with SDR Console

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Current QRZ ten-band SDR Console display

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Current QRZ ten-band display beside the operating explanation. The earlier screenshot remains available in this guide.

Primary home: Operating with SDR Console

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Station & Projects

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W3UJ receive-only installed-system overview

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User-approved photo-based replacement, October 25, 2026. Historical QRZ artwork retained in the source archive; the current diagram separates receive RF from PTT control.

Primary home: A Separate Antenna for Receiving

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W3UJ receive-only expansion using a customized SDRSwitch.com receive-only switch in conjunction with an SDRSwitch.com RXin/RXout switch; receive-loop splitter to ANT A and separate receive-antenna branches to ANT B and ANT C

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Configuration-specific receive-only expansion with a customized switch and an RXin/RXout switch. Coordinated PTT protection is documented separately; this is not generic standard-switch port guidance.

Primary home: A Separate Antenna for Receiving

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Portable SDR Operations field deployment and system overview

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Illustrative project overview, separate from the actual portable-build photographs.

Primary home: The Portable SDR Project: Inside the Build

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QRZ IMAGE 38
Assembled portable SDR case and displays

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Original QRZ material placed with the explanation it supports.

Primary home: The Portable SDR Project: Inside the Build

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Portable SDR lower equipment and power compartment

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Original QRZ material placed with the explanation it supports.

Primary home: The Portable SDR Project: Inside the Build

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Portable SDR deployed operating position

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Original QRZ material placed with the explanation it supports.

Primary home: The Portable SDR Project: Inside the Build

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Reference

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W3UJ amateur radio and software-defined radio station banner

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Original QRZ material placed with the explanation it supports.

Primary home: How the W3UJ Station Developed

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W3UJ SDR station at-a-glance overview

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Original QRZ material placed with the explanation it supports.

Primary home: How the W3UJ Station Developed

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W3UJ single-transmitter FT-991A station

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Original QRZ material placed with the explanation it supports.

Primary home: How the W3UJ Station Developed

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Integrated HF and VHF/UHF SDR system

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Original QRZ material placed with the explanation it supports.

Primary home: How the W3UJ Station Developed

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Checked against the current public QRZ biography and the retained October 19 and October 21 masters. This index covers images used in those sources; it is not a verified inventory of unused files in the private QRZ upload manager. Original station images stay with their instructional material.

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