N4MW Antenna Progression


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1970 2X11 element Cushcraft array for 2 meter FM, chimney mounted using Alliance U-110 with thrust bearing.
1971 Climbed 120 footer at Russ Hellen's Communications to cut lose bent mast pike.
1972 Installed big 2 meter vertical atop the Sterick building in Memphis (400 feet above street, ladder leaning outward against 4 inch pipe 20 foot above roof in northwest corner of building).
1973 Assisted Terry Turner WA4WDU with tower installation (Rohn 25 foldover).
1974 Took down 70 foot tower for K4YPX.
1975 First house - planted 50 foot foldover tower (inherited from WA4WDU when he moved to Puerto Rico) before closing on the house. 
1976 Added 50 foot Rohn 45 tower and 10 foot parabolic to work with W4HHK and WA4HGN on 2304 MHz.
1977 Assisted WB4YXC in putting up 50 foot Rohn 25 tower.
1978 Put up 50 foot Rohn 25 tower for NF4H.
1979  
1980 Moved to new house.  Reinstalled 50 foot foldover woth TH6DXX beam
1981 Installed 100 foot Rohn 20 tower for WB4MQD.
1982 Added 30 foot tower for small six meter beam.
1983 ook down NF4H tower - up again at new QTH.
1984  
1985 Took down 100 foot Rohn 20 tower for WB4MQD.
1986 Took down 50 foot tower for WA4IAX.
1987  
1989  
1990 Installed 20 foot tower and 10 foot dish for 1296 MHz moonbounce (EME).
1991 Installed another short tower next to EME tower with 10 foot long platform for dish feed access.
1992  
1993  
1994 Pulled it all down and moved to Virginia.
1995 Put up 77 foot Rohn 25 tower with antennas for 144, 220, 432, 903, 1296, and 2304 MHz.  TVRO dish.
1996 Put up 50 foot Rohn foldover with M-Squared 6M7 for 6 meters and Mosely TA-33 for HF.  Put beam on 40 foot tower for AE4TC.
1997 Put up 20 foot tower for amateur satellite antennas.
1998 Took down commercial 100 foot Rohn 25 tower with AE4TC.  Put up 66 foot tower for beacon antennas.
2000 Put up 70 foot Rohn 45 foldover for VHF antennas.
2001  
2002 Installed M-Squared 6M11 on 50 foot tower for W4TJ.
2003  
2004