I am leaving this page up for a while, this was actualy the old shack.. We found out that Christy was pregnant in December of 2007 so we had to move the shack to make room for the new baby.. The old shack was in a spare room in the house. 

CLICK HERE TO SEE THE BRAND NEW STUDIO!!! (SHACK)

COME ON IN TO THE SHACK !!

THE NEW ANTENNA IS UP!!! 

CHECK IT OUT!!! 

IT IS THE TENNADYNE T12 12 ELEMENT LOG PERIODIC AT 60' FULL OPERATION ON 10-12-15-17- AND 20 METERS, GREAT SWR, ONE FEEDLINE, 30 FOOT BOOM..BIG SIGNAL FROM A CITY LOT!!!!

THE MAIN RIG FOR HF IS THE YAESU FT-2000. IT COVERS 6 THRU 160 METERS ALL MODE

THE CURRENT RUNDOWN GOES SOMETHING LIKE THIS....

THE MAIN HF STATION, IT ALL STARTS AT THE MICROPHONE, SENNHEISER MD-421 MIC ON A  TOPLESS BOOM WITH HAND AND FOOT PUSH TO TALK. W2IHY 8 BAND AUDIO EQUALIZER WITH THE W2IHY EQ PLUS WITH LOTS OF FERRITE BEADS AND HEIL WIRE RUNNING INTO THE YAESU FT-2000..THE FT 2000 IS A BAD ASS HF RIG AND I AM REALLY GLAD I GOT IT..IT DOES 160 METERS THROUGH 6 METERS..OUT OF THE FT-2000 AND INTO EITHER A HEATHKIT SB-1000 OR A HEATHKIT SB220 AMPLIFIER THROUGH THE NEW PALSTAR AT1500DT TUNER AND THEN OUT THROUGH LMR 400 COAX UP TO THE BRAND NEW 58 FOOT ROHN 25G TOWER TO A FAN DIPOLE ANTENNA FOR 160 METERS(LOADED WITH COILS), 80 METERS(FULL LENGTH) AND 40 METERS FULL LENGTH OR THE AWESOME TENNADYNE T-12. I ALSO HAVE A GROUND MOUNTED HUSTLER 5BTV WITH 25 RADIALS JUST UNDER THE GRASS...FOR LISTENING ON HF I HAVE A SOUNDS SWEET SPEAKER..I RUN MOSTLY SSB BUT ON THE WEEKENDS I RUN A LITTLE AM, AND EVERYONE SAYS I SOUND GREAT EVEN ON THE RICE BOX!! NOT BAD FOR A SMALL CITY LOT!!! 

HF STATION #2 IS A YAESU FT-890, I AM RUNNING A HEIL GOLDLINE MIC WITH THE #5 CARTRIDGE INTO AN 80 METER LOOP FED WITH 450 OHM LADDER LINE THROUGH A 4:1 BALUN JUST OUTSIDE THE SHACK WINDOW. I WORK ALL BANDS 80-10 WITH THIS SETUP JUST FINE.

I HAVE TWO DELL P-4 COMPUTERS IN THE SHACK AND CAN RUN DIGITAL MODES ON EITHER RIG AT ANYTIME. I USE RASCAL INTERFACES BY BUXCOM

FOR 6 METER FM I HAVE AN ALINCO 10 WATT 6 METER RIG WITH A DIAMOND COLINEAR VERTICAL AT 20 FEET.WHEN THE BAND IS OPEN EASILY WORK ARIZONA AND CALI. ALSO I HAVE AN ALINCO 10 METER FM RIG THAT IS ALWAYS SCANNING THE REPEATER FRQS AND SIMPLEX..IT PUTS OUT AROUND 10 WATTS INTO A DIPOLE AT 25 FEET .IF NEEDED I HAVE A SWEEP TUBE AMPLIFIER THAT WILL AMPLIFY THE SIGNAL UP TO ABOUT 300 WATTS !! 

FOR 2 METERS I USE AN ICOM V-8000 INTO A 160 WATT AMPLIFIER IF NEEDED INTO A SMALL CUSHCRAFT VERTICAL AT 68 FT OR A CUSHCRAFT 13B2 13 EL BEAM ON THE WEST TOWER AT ABOUT 50 FT .. FOR 440 FM AND 2 METER LINKING I USE A ICOM IC 207H INTO A DUAL BAND WORKMAN ANTENNA AT 20 FEET OR A CUSHCRAFT 19 ELEMENT BEAM ON THE WEST TOWER AT ABOUT 55 FT

 POWER SUPPLIES INCLUDE RS35A ASTRON , RS20A ASTRON, AND A DIAWA SS 330 SWITCHER... I MUST HAVE LEFT SOMETHING OUT...WHAT ABOUT ALL THE HT'S, SCANNERS, COMPUTERS, DUMMY LOAD, COPPER WIRE, COPPER GROUND BUS, HEADPHONES, SCOPES, RADIAL FIELD, GENERATOR, WIRE ,CABLES, CONNECTORS AND ALL THE OTHER STUFF...THIS RADIO STUFF SURE IS FUN

SO FAR I HAVE 3 TOWERS UP ON MY CITY LOT.

THE NORTH TOWER IS 58 FOOT ABOVE GROUND WITH 10 FT OF HEAVY STAINLESS STEEL MAST PIPE ON TOP..IT STARTED WITH A HOLE IN THE GROUND 4'X4'X4' AND 45 BAGS OF CONCRETE, THE TOWER IS ALL BRAND NEW ROHN, WITH A FLAT TOP PLATE WITH A THRUST BEARING INSTALLED. ALL TOWER HARDWARE IS ROHN (HOUSE BRACKET, GUY BRACKET, THRUST BEARING , FLAT TOP PLATE, THE TOWER IS GUYED WITH NON CONDUCTIVE PHILLEYSTRAN 2100 TO CUSTOM WELDED ANCHOR POSTS BURRIED DEEP IN THE GROUND WITH LOTS OF CONCRETE. I CAN SAY NO EXPENSE WAS SPARED ON THIS TOWER..LOTS OF GROUNDING AND A CUSTOM COPPER GROUND CAGE IS ALSO INSTALLED OUTSIDE OF THE CONCRETE (IN CASE I WANT TO SHUNT FEED IT). ON TOP IS THE TENNADYNE T-12..THIS ANTENNA IS AWESOME, FIRST CONTACT WAS ON 20 METERS INTO GERMANY WITH 100 WATTS..IT IS A PILE UP BREAKER. NO MOVING PARTS, NO BERRYLIUM TAPE OR FIBERGLASS, ITS ALMOST 100 LBS OF ALUMINUM !! ROTATED BY AN OLD TAILTWISTER WITH A NEW FORD BLUE PAINT JOB. IF YOU EVER HAVE THE CHANCE GET A T-12! ALSO ON THIS TOWER I HAND THE 160-80-40 METER FAN DIPOLE.

THE WEST TOWER IS ABOUT 50 FEET OF ROHN AND HAS A CUSHCRAFT 13B2 FOR VHF AND A CUSHCRAFT 19ELEMENT FOR UHF. THE ANTENNAS ARE ROTATED BY A HAM IV ROTATOR.

THE EAST TOWER IS ABOUT 50 FEET OF ROHN AND HAS A TRAM UHF VERTICAL ON TOP AND A DUAL Band  VERTICAL ON A SIDE ARM. THIS TOWER IS USED FOR THE LOCAL UHF 440 REPEATER

IN BETWEEN ALL THE TOWERS AND A TREE IN THE FRONT YARD IS A DROOPY 80 METER LOOP

I STILL HAVE ROOM FOR AT LEAST ONE MORE TOWER AND ITS ON THE GROUND RIGHT NOW! IT WILL BE UP SOON. DO ALL THESE ANTENNAS ON A SMALL CITY LOT INTERFERE WITH EACH OTHER? YES THEY DO. IT HAS BEEN A RF NIGHTMARE. FOR A WHILE I HAD RF FEEDBACK COMING BACK DOWN THE FEEDLINES OF THE UNUSED ANTENNAS, THAT IS WHERE LOTS OF 1:1 BALUNS (RF ISOLATORS) COME IN. THE FERRITE BEADS HELP ALOT TOO

I WANT TO THANK A LOT OF FOLKS FOR THEIR HELP ALONG THE WAY, SAM AND RUBY JACKSON, JACK POTEET AKA BEARTRACKS, RUSTY R., JAMES B BEAM, THE CROWN ROYAAL DISTILLERY, STAN ENLOE K5HXI SK, JIM LITTLE K5BAI, PAUL GREEN KC5OOS, MURPH WV4R, BILLY N5YSQ, RED WW5RED, WAYNE WATTS KB5VEZ, RANDY N5DDS, CHARLES AB5AB SK, JOHN N5GCL, TERRY SITZ KE5GKC, PHRED KM5SB, MIKE KM5SA, HENRY K5BUG, MIKE C FROM PLANO, THE EHAM ELMERS, TOWER TALK, WAYNE SCOTT N4RAP, BILL K5ZZP, BART, DANNY KM5VK, GARY KI5SI, THE CORONA BREWING COMPANY, EBAY®, VARIOUS CEDIT CARD COMPANIES AND ALL THE FOLKS THAT BOUGHT USED HAM GEAR FROM ME TO FUND ALL OF THIS INSANITY

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