Antenna Farm:There are three towers located at the Lincoln, RI site.
The first to go up was the 50' south tower for the VHF/UHF antennas.
There is a Diamond X-500-HN on the very top which is used for the main AX.25 pbbs user port and the Tcp/Ip CENTMA 1200 bps repeater in Southboro, MA. and a side mounted Austin 5/8th wave vertical for the ARPS system. Below the Diamond are several yagi's:
Below the various yagi antennas are a few 5/8th wave vertical antennas for 2 and 220 user ports. The second to go up was the 40' north tower for the HF antennas.
There is a Crushcraft R5 on the very top which is used for the AX.25 pbbs ten meter user port . Below the R5 is a Crushcraft 2/440 beam which is mounted above the rotor and is connected to the Tcp/Ip node ka1rci.ampr.org for sysop fun and games. The next antenna is the large HF beam also above the rotor. Just below the rotor is a multi-trap dipole for 10, 15, 20, and 40 meters. Below the HF antennas are several yagi's:
The last tower to go up was the 80' west tower for the Voice Repeaters.
There is a Diamond X-500-HN on the very top that is used for the 449.325 voice repeater and the 145.090 AX.25 port on the RILINK:KA1RCI-6 node. Side mounted just below is a Diamond X-2000-HN that is used for the 223.960 voice repeater And the 440.700 AX.25 port on the RILINK:KA1RCI-6 node. |