The BARC Communication Center uses an antenna system on the rooftop of the school building. There is one tower with a rotator that can be controlled from any station. At the top the tower is a multi-band beam with a VHF/UHF dual-band vertical antenna just below. Attached to the tower is an EFHW antenna for 80-10 meters. There is also an R9 vertical for 80-10 meters.
Tower
Multi-Band Hexbeam 10-12-15-17-20 meters
Dual band 2 meter/70 cm vertical
5.8 GHz Mesh Dish
EFHW 80-10 meters antenna
Others
R9 Multiband Vertical 80-10 meters
Two other dual-band VHF/UHF vertical antennas
HDTV antenna
A patch panel is used to connect any radio to any antenna so that all stations have access to whatever antenna is needed. The rotor patch panel allows any station to control the rotor on either tower. A fully-equipped workbench is used to repair radios, coax, and other radio equipment. Members are welcome to use the workbench to repair or test their own radio equipment. The workbench has connections to a dummy load and to the antenna patch panel for testing radios.
