Current antenna system
Hy Gain TH2-MK3 at 33 feet
Below that beam there is a 40 meter dipole on one side of the tower, a 17 meter dipole on the other side of the tower.
Off my utility/work shop shed I have a 2 element home brewed 12 M yagi at 24 feet. Will add another section of tower this spring which will get the beam up to 30 feet or so.
Another 30 foot tower holds a 3 element yagi at 37 feet for 6 meters. Off the top of the tower an 80 meter dipole is suspended off a support arm.
I also have a 17 meter vertical that is raised 16 feet off the ground. It runs right up the big maple tree in my back yard. Need to repair the ground radials on it, wind storm ripped them off last week.
Also have a dual band vertical and a home brewed 3 element 2 meter yagi (experiment) .
No room for a 160 antenna. Oh I could put up an end fed but it would not have any height, nor do I have the room to lay down the ground radials. So I just skip that band. I had a 30 meter dipole up but very rarely did I operate on that band.
Nothing for 60 meters, VE's can not operate that band yet unless you applied for the special permit which the government deemed was worth $60. NOT!
Amp is an AL-80A but rarely do I use it except when I operate on 75 M phone. Once in awhile I will tune it up on the higher bands to make a DX contact. But most of my operating is on JT65 at the present time.
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