Tour of
Phil/W5RP's shack and antenna farm
Photos by Glenn/AA5PK
On May 9, club members met
at Phil/W5RP's QTH to tour his antenna farm and radio shack.
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Tower
1![]() 200 feet tall with 5-element 17 meter mono-banders at 194' and 150'; 3-element 40 meter mono-bander at 175'; 5-element 6 meter mono-banders at 130', 107', and 77', 47', 8-element 10 meter mono-banders at 125', 95', and 67'. All booms are 48' except the 40 meter yagi which is 42'. |
Tower
1![]() A view from the base |
Tower
1![]() Another view from the base. The remote antenna switches are visible at the bottom of the photo. |
Tower
1![]() Tower rotator |
Tower
1![]() Club members congregate at the base of the tower |
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Tower
2![]() 200 feet tall with 5-element, 20 meter mono-banders at 195', 145', 95', and 45'; 7-element, 15 meter mono-banders at 158', 112', and 66'; 7-element, 12 meter mono-bander at 75'. All antennas on 48' booms. An 80 meter rotating dipole is not yet installed. |
Tower
3![]() Log periodic, VHF and UHF yagis, and 40 meter loop |
Lots
of coax![]() Cable runs from towers 1 and 2 |
Wind
Generator![]() Wind generator with delta loop antennas. |
Phil/W5RP![]() Phil describes the antennas, rotors, and wind generator systems. |
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| Tower and antenna erection was done by Paul Nyland/K7PN of Custom Metal Works | |||||
![]() The operating position |
![]() Another view of the operating position |
![]() Switches to select individual or gangs of antennas on towers 1 and 2 |
![]() Phil/W5RP at the operating position. |
![]() The main HF rig |
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![]() Rob/N5OIU tests out 20 meters |
![]() Rob/N5OIU trying to break a DX pileup (with the Alpha 87A turned on). |
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