· Two fixed beams for both 15m and 20m look down from their masts now.

 
left: That Cushcraft XM520 is a real monster...; right: ye olde Hygain 204BA going up...

· In March 1999 we brought a 100ft mobile tower down to Morocco (fully automatic; combination of electric, hydraulic and pneumatic components). It is now equipped with a rotary 2-ele Cushcraft 40-2CD, but for security reasons [=wind...] only at 65ft:

 

· Another Cushcraft 2-ele 40-2CD beam for 40m is put up - only on a 6m long pipe, but overlooking the ocean towards Europe. This antenna was intended for high angle QSOs to Southern Europe during daylight time.


DK6WL and DK2OY are dreaming of 40m pileups...

· The ethernet cabling works are finished - the CT network is working. Interesting: the total length of the ethernet segment (RG-58 coax) is more than 400 meters [IEEE-specified length: maximum 175 meters] - and it is working fine. We tried to insert a two-port-BNC-repeater to reduce the segments to the specified lengths, but then the network is crashing... No idea... No repeater...