K4VBB

Moved to Colorado a few years back, and I've done some upgrading recently.  Rigs include a Yaesu FTDX-3000 for the desk and an FT-891 for Field Day use.  For anyone curious about the FT-891, it's worth every penny.  DSP is nothing less than exceptional on that little rig.

Outside I'm running a center fed Fan Dipole cut for 20/40/80m, fed with LMR-400.  It is set up on a self-constructed mast that stands a little less than 40ft high.

Quick Reference:

Rig:                     Yaesu FTDX-3000, Yaesu FT-891

Tuner:                  FTDX-3000 internal tuner, Ameritron ATR-20, FT-891 uses Z-100 Plus

Amplifier:            Ameritron AL-80B

Power Supply:    Alinco DM-30T, Homebrew 40Amp from Dell Server

Antenna:             Center fed Fan Dipole -- 20m, 40m, 80m

                             Mosley MP-33-NW 4 element/5 band Yagi-Uda

                             NMO mount UHF/VHF Comet with 4 welding rods for radials

Mast:                   Homebrew free standing steel mast at 37 feet, constructed from .120 wall DOM tubing for the bottom 2/3rds section, EMT upper section, 1X1 square tubing at the top.  All embedded in A LOT of concrete.

Tower:                Unknown brand Aluminum crank up tower at 60 feet.  Acquired tower for 100 bucks and spent about 3 weeks checking structural integrity, fabricating the tower base, and erecting the tower.  Spent about another 300 bucks in winches, guy wire, and general hardware before it was ready to put up.