The 80M station usually runs a Yaesu FT-1000D driving a homebrew
4-1000A.
.: 80 M Antennas
NE/SW Bobtail Curtain
NW/SE Bobtail Curtain
3 element vertical beam (NE/NW/SE/SW)
Bi-Square at 170 feet
4 520 foot beverages
Two double-ext Zepps shared with 160
.: The 80 M Operating Position
![](hardware/80m/oppos80.jpg)
.: 80 M Tower Pictures
![](hardware/80m/80vertbeam.jpg)
One of the primary 80 meter antennas is a 4 square vertical array,
switchable NE NW SE SW.
![](hardware/80m/80ant1.jpg)
A close up view of 2 of the elements of the 4 square array.
![](hardware/80m/80feed.jpg)
![](hardware/80m/nwsebobs.jpg)
The NW/SE Bobtail Curtain. This is a phased set of two 3 element BobTail
Curtains. The elements are made from irrigation piping.
![](hardware/80m/neswbobs.jpg)
The NE/SW BobTail Curtain can be seen in the distance.
![](hardware/80m/80ant4.jpg)
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