Overview

Antenna system at AC0C is based on 4 towers:

• "20m Tower" - 20m, 15m and 6m beams plus 80m dipole. 114' Rohn 55G. Fiberglass rod guys.
• "40m Tower" - 40m, 30m, 17m and 10m beams. 126' Rohn 55G. Fiberglass rod guys.
• "160m Tower" - 160m vertical and 80m 4-square. 131' Rohn 25G. Fiberglass rod guys.
• "Test Tower" - 12m beam on a tower near the house. 30' Rohn 25G. Attached to 12' support.

The 4 towers are supplemented by some RX antennas and a 40m 4-square.

Relative locations of the towers is shown below in this annotated satelite view. The two main beam towers are on a nearly N-S line with the 160m vertical tower off to the NE. Tower location is constrained primarly by a seasonal creek that runs through the property - the creek and the associated trees conspire to make some of the site unusable without a lot of site prep. The neighboorhood is NE of the nearest city about 2 miles and most plots are several acres in size resulting in a reasonable noise profile. Fortunately in the NE direction there is only one houses for distance of several miles making the important NE direction the lowest noise level.

Related presentations:

• PDF: Antenna Pictures and Other Stuff - Comments on each of the antennas on site. 6 MB
• PDF: Fire Control - Covers station automation including integration of rigs and antennas. 9 MB