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 I have my license since 1992.

My main short-wave radio is currently a Icom IC-746(The black one in the middle of the second picture) with HF,2m and 6m. It makes 100W on 2m and 85-100W on shortwave. A great machine! I use a Icom SM-20 for the IC-746.

I have a lot of other old transceivers:

Yaesu FT-200 from 1968
Yaesu FL-101 Transmitter with FR-101 Receiver from 1974
Sommerkamp FT-277B(FT-101) from 1977
Kenwood TS-700G (2m Allmode)
NVA R-107T Transceiver
I love sometimes to operate like a OM in old times :-)

I also have some old tube radios/receivers:
Loewe Opta Globus (old wood case tube radio)
Trio 9R-4J
Russian Military P-326M 

I have for QRP portable a Kenwood TS-120V with a selfmade ZS6BKW Dipol and a selfmade Z-Match. It have a nice modulation and a good receiver. 

And I have a selfmade SDR Transceiver LimaSDR with homebrew Bandpass and homebrew 40W Linear.

I also have old CB-Radio Stuff from my beginnings at the 80's. Not enough space for all old radios :-)

My Big Linear PA is a homebrew linear amplifier with one GS35B tube in a computer 19 inch 6HE server case.It can make over 2KW PEP Output (see power table at the end). In Germany is only 750W PEP allowed on shortwave. I can use it for all shortwave radios.

For 70cm Allmode I have a Icom IC-471E with 25W PeP.

My main antenna for 2m/70cm is a Diamond X300 antenna and for long distance repeaters a fixed vertical 5 element beam in NE direction. For 2m SSB I have a 5 Element horizontal on my antenna rotor under the hex beam.

For 10,12,15,17,20 m I have a classic Hexbeam (DL7IO). For 6m I use the hexbeam with the Icom internal tuner.

For 40-160m I have a self-made double dipole with a homemade symetric tuner.

I also have a IMax 2000 Groundplane for 10-15m. So a lot of antennas for different conditions.

For 2m/70cm portable I have a Baofeng UV-3R Portable Radio. Output 2W.
For the digital modes and logbook I have a Dualcore Notebook with self-made interfaces to the transceivers. I use ham radio deluxe.

In the car I have a Icom IC-3220H Dualband with a 2m/70cm antenna with 50 Watts.

See the video from my shack in youtube (old version):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_twJjZErQ-Y&feature=youtu.be

Here a Video, where I compare all my transceiver in the receiving quality (old version)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OybYYRjaaPg&feature=youtu.be

See my eQSLs Album:
https://www.dropbox.com/sc/1mwy2ckbs6pj2ic/pphS3hEWAX