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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, AL1200, or Alpha 89 amplifier.
I use a 5L 10m yagi, on a 80' AB105 10m tower that also supports a single element 40M quad loop , a 130' 20m AB105 low band tower that supports a M2 4L 20 @ 130',
160M folded monopole, 80M 4 square
, and a 40m tower that is 130' high and supports a XM240 yagi
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 supports a M2 15M-4. A picture of a double PVRC mount on the tower is located here.
73, Howie N4AF
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Please send any comments to: Howie Hoyt N4AF
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