W5YF HF Beam Antenna Tower Party - September 25, 1999
by Robert Monaghan W5VC


Aamer Mahmood, Joe Rodgers, and Tony Klinkert plan out strategy
Club Advisor Luther Pully (in shack) and photos by Robert Monaghan W5VC
(note Amateur Satellite VHF/UHF tower base and rotator station on rooftop)


Joe Rodgers examines high frequency beam antenna and rotator
(Note coil/capacitor traps on beam, rotator mounting, and dark clouds!)


Joe works on clearing rotator cabling and coax feeds to tower first


Club President Tony Klinkert and newest member Aamer Mahmood lower the HF beam onto the roof


Joe and Aamer take a break, admiring their handiwork
The HF beam will now get new coax cabling, L/C traps will be cleaned etc.


Joe Rodgers prepares to remove the heavy pipe support section next
The TAGER microwave tower in the background - possible future amateur packet radio site?


Joe Rodgers works on removing the tower antenna rotator


Aamer Mahmood examines the tower rotator supports up close


Tony Klinkert and Robert Monaghan examine the Moseley TA-33Jr Triband HF beam traps
(photo courtesy of Aamer Mahmood - thanks!)


Joe Rodgers looks really happy now that the heaviest rotator support elements are finally down


Tony, Aamer, and Joe examine the dual band VHF/UHF antenna installed mid-Sept. 1999
(NTU satellite dish, 80-10m dipole, and HF vertical antenna in background)


Aamer, Joe, and Tony discuss the new high frequency vertical antenna setup also installed in mid-September 1999


Tony, Joe, and Aamer joke about using the big dish for "moon-bounce" - an earth-moon-earth QSO contact


Sunset and rain starts just as we leave Saturday evening

Stay tuned for the next installment in our continuing saga of station upgrades and improvements ;-)

Special thanks to Joe Rodgers, Tony Klinkert, Aamer Mahmood, Luther Pully, and Robert Monaghan for their efforts and help!!!

    Antenna Farm Upgrade Projects:

  1. install 80m/40m/20m/15m/10m dipole - done (Thanks to Joe Rodgers!)
  2. install VHF (144-148 Mhz) and UHF (432 Mhz) antenna - done (" ")
  3. install 80m/40m/20m/15m/10m vertical antenna - done (" ")
  4. remove Mosley TA-33Jr Triband HF beam (20m/15m/10m) - done (see above)
  5. remove defective antenna tower rotator and support - done (see above)
  6. repair satellite alt-az dual rotators - to do
  7. install satellite dual band antennas on alt-az dual rotators - to do
  8. install Rohm tower top on matching baseplate - to do
  9. install refurbished triband beam on new/repaired rotator - to do
  10. install replacement coax for UV damaged coax - circa 800+ feet - to do
  11. install amateur television dish and rotator for ATV - to do
  12. ....

Email suggestions, updates, comments, links, and glitches to fix - Thanks!