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15 METER ANTENNAS

 

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Pictures #1 and 2 show the main 15 meter antenna which is a stack of 4 W2PV 4 element yagis (26' booms) @ 40', 80' 120' and 160'.  The top one is fully rotatable and the bottom 3 rotate from 130 degrees to 305 degrees (covering Europe and Asia).  Top rotator is a Ham-M and the bottom rotator is a Tailtwister.  Tower is Rohn 25.
Pictures #3 and 4 show the 137' mast that is mounted along side the tower to rotate the side mounted antennas. The mast is made of 20' lengths of 2.5" schedule 40, aluminum pipe, clamped with steel clamps.
Pictures #5, 6, and 7 show the Tailtwister at the bottom of the tower.

Also on this tower is a fixed SE 204BA (skewed element) @ 60' and 2-10 meter antennas @ 130' and 100'  .