{"id":32,"date":"2025-12-04T19:39:45","date_gmt":"2025-12-05T01:39:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aa6kj.hopto.org\/wp\/?p=32"},"modified":"2025-12-04T19:56:46","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T01:56:46","slug":"the-new-tower-works-great","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/aa6kj.hopto.org\/wp\/?p=32","title":{"rendered":"The new tower works great!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/aa6kj.hopto.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/antenna-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-33\" srcset=\"http:\/\/aa6kj.hopto.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/antenna-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/aa6kj.hopto.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/antenna-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/aa6kj.hopto.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/antenna-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, http:\/\/aa6kj.hopto.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/antenna.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>145&#8242; Rotating\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/rohnnet.com\/55g-series-guyed-towers\/\">Rohn 55<\/a>\u00a0tower (tower hardware &amp; installation\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.qrz.com\/db\/KC1XX\">KC1XX<\/a>)\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Antennas:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>160m\/80m inverted L with 80 radials<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>60m dipole<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>40m 3 element yagi (<a href=\"https:\/\/jkantennas.com\/jk403.html\">JK Antennas<\/a>) at 145&#8242;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>30m 2 element yagi (<a href=\"https:\/\/jkantennas.com\/jkwarc.html\">JK Antennas<\/a>) at 105&#8242;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>20m 3\/3 yagi stack (<a href=\"https:\/\/jkantennas.com\/jkmidtri.html\">JK Antennas<\/a>) at 132&#8242; and 90&#8242;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>17m 3 element yagi (<a href=\"https:\/\/jkantennas.com\/jkwarc.html\">JK Antennas<\/a>) at 105&#8242;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>15m 4\/4 yagi stack (<a href=\"https:\/\/jkantennas.com\/jkmidtri.html\">JK Antennas<\/a>) at 132&#8242; and 90&#8242;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>12m 4 element yagi (<a href=\"https:\/\/jkantennas.com\/jkwarc.html\">JK Antennas<\/a>) at 105&#8242;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>10m 5\/5 yagi stack (<a href=\"https:\/\/jkantennas.com\/jkmidtri.html\">JK Antennas<\/a>) at 132&#8242; and 90&#8242;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>6m 6 element LFA yagi (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.innovantennas.com\/en\/shop-page\/6-element-50mhz-lfa2-yagi-6-8m.html\">InnovAntennas<\/a>) at 52&#8242;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Antenna switching:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hamation.com\/bm5.html\">Hamation Bandmaster V<\/a>&nbsp;controller<br>and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dxengineering.com\/parts\/dxe-rr8b-hp\">DX Engineering RR8B-HP<\/a>&nbsp;remote switch<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Stack match:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hamation.com\/pb2.html\">Hamation PB-2 controller<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hamation.com\/pb2.html\">Hamation<br>SM-2 switching unit<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rotor:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.k0xg.com\/products\/product7.html\">K0XG rotor<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.k0xg.com\/products\/product1.html\">bearings<\/a>&nbsp;from&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.qrz.com\/db\/KC1XX\">KC1XX<\/a><br>and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenheronengineering.com\/product\/rotator-controller-rt-21\/\">Green Heron RT-21 controller<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>UNUNs &amp; 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