W1LAG
Trumbull, CT USA
W1LAG Located in Trumbull, CT
 

Larry Gross
First ticket - March 2004
Extra Class ticket - April 2004
(Yes, it is a vanity license.)

Located 60 miles (97 km) from New York City
and 150 miles (241 km) from Boston

 

Antenna

Radio Works Carolina Windom 160 "Special"
50 feet (15.2m) high flat-top installation
#12, 259 strand insulated copper wire option
I spray painted the normally white matching unit & isolator black
Oriented 120°- 300°
Installed 3 April, 2004
Suspended between two trees 160 feet ( 49m) apart
      
Attached to 5/16-inch (0.8 cm) black dacron rope routed through
        marine swivel pulleys screwed to the trees.  The rope is tied off
        at ground level on each side.  One side includes a heavy duty
        spring with 31 lbs. ( 14 kg) pull in order to maintain tension
        and compensate for tree movement.   A 1.5 lb. ( 680g) weight is
        attached at the end of each rope near the antenna insulator.
        When the antenna breaks, the weights are sufficient to bring the
        rope back to ground level.
75 feet ( 22.9m) of RG-8x coax connects the isolator to the shack
An ICE 300/U Impulse Suppressor / Arrestor is used before
        entering the shack
Three eight foot ground rods are used for the system ground

 

Antenna Picture

Carolina Windom Diagram
pulley installation tension spring non-metallic weight Impulse Arrestor
Installing the pulley Tension Spring Weight to retrieve rope
when antenna breaks
Impulse arrestor shown
with 1 of 3 ground rods
Ham Shack

HF Transceiver
   Ten-Tec Jupiter model 538
   100 W PEP SSB and CW
   Built-in DSP and autotuner
   Remote encoder/ keypad
   Optional fan cooled final

Ten-Tec Model 705 mic
Ten-Tec Speaker
VHF/UHF Transceiver - Yaesu FT-8800R
VHF/UHF Antenna - Diamond X-50
2.8 GHz self- built PC

  W1LAG ham shack

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