N6JV

Sacramento




N6JV is located in South Sacramento on the Elk Grove border. The lot is only 103' X 66', so there is little room for antennas. The 60' of Rohn 25 must do. The bottom antenna is a Force 12 XR-5. Above that is a homebrew 2 element 30 meter yagi and 40 meter dipole. At 70' is a homebrew 4 element yagi for 6 meters. There are three 80 meter sloping verticals and the tower is gamma matched for 160 meters. A 2 foot dish is used on 10 GHz.





That station uses an ICOM 756 PRO III, a FT-1000MP and an ICOM 706 MK2. There are separate 1000+ watt amplifiers on 160, 80, 40, 20, 17, 15, 12, 10 and 6 meters. A 200 watt amplifier is used on 30 meters. There are separate antenna couplers for all bands 160 through 10 meters. Amplifiers, couplers and the common power supply, occupy 4 six foot racks. A 20 watt TWTA amplifier is used on 10 GHz.



Spare tubes are kept in the garage transmitting tube museum. About 1200 tubes with dissipations up to 1.5 million watts.