N4AF

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I was first licensed as KN4PQL in 1958.
In 1996 Lynn & I retired and moved from Apex, NC to a 75 acre (30 hectare) QTH located at Blounts Creek NC, near the juncture of the lower Pamlico river and Pamlico Sound.
GPS= N35 22.010 W76 55.050.
Since then I have been very QRL setting up a station and antennas.
Here is a look toward Europe from the 20M tower.
This is the view to the Northwest off the 20m tower (very flat topography)
Looking to the Southwest the vista is similar (that is a lot of driveway to care for !)
A Northeast view, looking back at the buildings, is here.

The present Blounts Creek NC station consists of two Elecraft K3's (SO2R) driving either a LK500ZC, Alpha 99, or Alpha 89 amplifier.
Two MP's are also in reserve.

I use a M2 4L 10, on a 80' AB105 40m tower that also supports a single element 40M quad loop to the west and a 80M inverted vee,
a 130' 20m AB105 low band tower that supports a M2 4L 20 @ 130', 160M folded monopole, 80M 4 square , one end of 40M 5L quad and 8L 20M yagi fixed on Europe, and a 40m tower that is 130' high and supports a XM240 yagi and the other end of the catenary holding the big 40m quad and 8L 20m. The two catenary towers are about 60 meters apart providing a 220' "boom".

We have recently also installed a 160M antenna designed by K2AV giving us some directionality to Europe. This antenna is about 800' from the shack and is fed by open wire with 9:1 transformers on either end.

Also a fourth 35M Rohn 55 15M tower has been added. A picture of a double PVRC mount on the tower is located here.

73, Howie N4AF

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CW - 100%. I enjoy ragchewing and contesting- NO packet DXing

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Enjoy tennis, gardening, sci-fi books, computer programming, good music, and reading.
Radio: A PBS junkie...
Volunteer firefighter: Blounts Creek VFD

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