15 Meters has a wide variety of antennas available, allowing most directions and propagation modes to be covered without waiting for antennas to rotate. Two towers are dedicated to 15M, a 190 x 18" Wind Charger holding the 4/4/4/4 stack, and a 183' Rohn 45 with the side mounted 5/5 and the high 5ele Telrex. The side mounts are all homebrew and powered by Ham-type rotors. The station usually runs a Yaesu FT-1000 to an Alpha 87A. The 15M operating position can be configured as a single-operator position for running all bands. The transition to single-op is difficult and is done only occasionally.

.: 15 M Antennas

4/4/4/4 elements independently rotatable

5 element Telrex at 185 feet

3 elements at 40 feet

5/5 element Hygain 155BA at 110/70 feet

4 element Telrex at 45 feet

Tribanders and Dual Bander

.: The 15 M Operating Position

.: 15 M Tower Photos

4/4/4/4 modified/extended HyGain 155BA' for 15 meters on a 180 foot tower. Tower is 18" face Windcharger. Each ant is independently steerable.

4/4/4/4 modified/extended HyGain 155BA' for 15 meters on a 180 foot tower. Tower is 18" face Windcharger. Each ant is independently steerable.

5 element Telrex at 185 feet, 5/5 element Hygain 155BA at 110/70 feet,4 element Telrex at 45 feet

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