Installed RIGrunner 8012, fed by Astron RM60. Now have to install lots of PowerPole connectors.
Top Band and ICE 419
Finally strung my 160 meter dipole up in the trees on the north side of my property. It runs east-west, and is more or less an inverted vee. The peak is at about 60 feet, and the ends are about 15 feet up. I know it is not the optimum setup, but it is better than none! Also spent some time tweaking some intermittent problems with my TopTen Band Decoders, Ice 419s, and Six Pack. Finally resolved by making a modification to the source driver boards in the the Band Decoders. The mod is to install 1N4148 diodes to prevent the Ice from switching the Six Pack relays.
Concrete and Steel
Today I got the first tower base and guyposts set in the ground and concreted in. The project used 8 cubic yards of ready-mix. Now, I’ll wait at least 3 weeks to stack the first tower, 120 feet of Rohn 55G.
Conduit through walls
Installed 4″ PVC pipe through walls to route coax/control into shop and then into shack.
Moving Day!
I moved my first desk and equipment into the shack. More pictures can be found in the photo album. I must still install my grounding panel and route all coax and control cables into the shack for my existing antennas. Once the new tower is up, there will be a major overhaul of coax and control cabling to accommodate the several changes and new antenna that will be installed.
Construction of New Shack Begins!
It will be 18 ft by 10 ft, and have its own electrical subpanel to supply it. A full kitchen and bathroom/laundry room are attached. 