CTDXCC Contest Branch Meeting June 16, 2007

Bob hosted a Saturday afternoon gathering of the CTDXCC Contest Branch at his station in Williamson County on June 16, 2007.

	Club members gather around the feedpoint of Bob's K9AY design receiving loop antenna array. Bob wore heavy boots to protect against chiggers.		One of the towers at the W9BF station has a Moseley two-element 40 meter yagi and a Force 12 C31XR tribander for 20 meters, 15 meters, and 10 meters.
	The feedpoint for the four receive-only loop antennas.		From left to right: Marv Bloomquist N5AW, Jim George N3BB, Terry Gerdes AB5K, and Jay Sewell W5SL.
	The property is on a cliff above the South San Gabriel River, with a great horizon to the north.		This 70' tall crankup tower supports a Cushcraft A3WS tribander for 30, 17, and 12 meters, and a Cushcraft A50-5S for six meters.
	Jim George N3BB inspects the base of one of Bob's towers, a large crankup model.		Bob points out the wireless ISP antennas on the smaller of his two towers. This tower is also shunt-fed as a vertical radiator on 160 meters.
	A large air variable capacitor at the base of the tower is used to tune it for operation on 160 meters.		Inside the station, Bob describes his collection of radios, amplifiers, and station accessories.