WADSWORTH SALES INCORPORATED

20.5' TALL - 40" OFFSET WIDTH - 67 LBS

"THAT IS ONE BIG HONKIN ANTENNA" IS WHAT KEN -KB9I-

SAID TO US THE FIRST TIME HE READ THE SPEC'S ON THIS ANTENNA!

AND YOU THOUGHT WE WERE KIDDING ABOUT THE SIZE

LOOK HOW THE WIND IS BLOWING ON THE ANTENNA - IT WAS A CHALLENGE AT 400'

THE ROPE IS BEING BLOWN "WAY OUT THERE" BY THE HEAVY WINDS

OVER 30 ANTENNAS ON THIS 400' COMMERCIAL TOWER

THANKS TO MIKE - KB9JXZ FOR THE EXPERT INSTALL

ALONG WITH KEN - KB9I HELPING AT THE TOP

TRIPLE CLAMPING THE ANTENNA DIRECT TO A TOWER LEG

NO WAY WE WOULD USE THE WIMPY STANDOFF FOR THIS "HONKER"

THE OLD VHF 4 DIPOLE (TO COME DOWN NEXT) IS AT THE FAR LEFT

MIKE (KB9JXZ) IS OUT ON THE ARM REMOVING THE OLD ANTENNA

DOWN COMES THE OLD ANTENNA AND THE GIN POLE

 THE NEW "CROWN JEWEL" OF THE 400' TOWER

MORE TOWER & 2-METER REPEATER ANTENNA PHOTOS

 THESE PHOTOS ARE FROM THE FIRST ATTEMPT TO PUT THE ANTENNA UP WHEN

BOB N9NIX AND MIKE KB9JXZ MADE THE ATTEMPT.

IT WAS JUST TOO COLD AND WINDY ON THAT JANUARY 27th 2007 DAY.

YES OUR REPEATER GROUP IS NUTS TO TRY THIS IN JANUARY!

MIKE KB9JXZ LOOKING DOWN AT BOB N9NIX

BOB N9NIX LOOKING DOWN THE TOWER

400 FEET IS A LONG WAY DOWN

THE VIEW OF ROUTE 120 GOING INTO MCHENRY FROM THE 400 FOOT LEVEL

THOSE CEMENT MIXING TRUCKS SURE LOOK SMALL FROM HERE

DELIVERY PHOTOS OF THE ANTENNA

A CLOSE UP LOOK AT THE CONSTRUCTION QUALITY OF THE ANTENNA 

THIS IS HOW THE ANTENNA SHIPS OUT FROM THE FACTORY

PAUL (W9DWP) CAME BY TO HAVE A LOOK AT THE NEW ANTENNA

A CLOSE UP OF ONE OF THE 4 DIPOLE ELEMENTS

WOOD 'BAND STRAPPED' TO THE ANTENNA TO PROTECT IT DURING TRANSPORT

AND KB9I's HAPPY FEET BECAUSE THE "HONKER" HAS ARRIVED!

KEN WANTED TO SHOW US ALL A REFERENCE OF JUST HOW BIG IT REALLY IS.

UPDATE

A NEW FRIEND AND GUARDIAN OF THE KB9I 2-METER ANTENNA

THE ANTENNA MAKES A GOOD "LOOKOUT POST" FOR THE "BIRDS OF PREY"

 A RED TAIL HAWK ON THE TOP DIPOLE BOOM

  THE ANTENNA FOR THE KB9I REPEATER WAS SUPPLIED BY