diff --git a/src/mpol/gridding.py b/src/mpol/gridding.py
index ae75fb15..facb234b 100644
--- a/src/mpol/gridding.py
+++ b/src/mpol/gridding.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 from .datasets import GriddedDataset
 
 
-def _check_data_inputs_2d(uu=None, vv=None, weight=None, data_re=None, data_im=None):
+def _check_data_inputs_2d(uu=None, vv=None, weight=None, data_re=None, data_im=None, freq=None):
     """
     Check that all data inputs are the same shape, the weights are positive, and the data_re and data_im are floats.
 
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ def _check_data_inputs_2d(uu=None, vv=None, weight=None, data_re=None, data_im=N
             "All dataset inputs must be the same input shape and size."
         )
 
+    if freq is not None: # TODO:change to wrongdimensionerror
+        assert len(uu) == len(freq), "uu must have same number of channels as freq array."
+
     if np.any(weight <= 0.0):
         raise ValueError("Not all thermal weights are positive, check inputs.")
 
@@ -53,8 +56,7 @@ def _check_data_inputs_2d(uu=None, vv=None, weight=None, data_re=None, data_im=N
     # check to see that uu, vv and data do not contain Hermitian pairs
     verify_no_hermitian_pairs(uu, vv, data_re + 1.0j * data_im)
 
-    return uu, vv, weight, data_re, data_im
-
+    return uu, vv, weight, data_re, data_im, freq
 
 def verify_no_hermitian_pairs(uu, vv, data, test_vis=5, test_channel=0):
     r"""
@@ -144,6 +146,33 @@ def verify_no_hermitian_pairs(uu, vv, data, test_vis=5, test_channel=0):
     return False
 
 
+def _check_freq_1d(freq=None):
+    """
+    Check that the frequency input array contains only positive floats.
+
+    If the user supplied a float, convert to a 1D array. If no frequency array
+    was supplied, simply skip.
+
+    """
+    if freq is None:
+        return freq
+    
+    assert (
+        np.isscalar(freq) or freq.ndim == 1
+    ), "Input data vectors should be either None, scalar, or 1D array."
+
+    assert np.all(freq > 0.0), "Not all frequencies are positive, check inputs."
+    
+    if np.isscalar(freq):
+        freq = np.atleast_1d(freq)
+    
+    assert (freq.dtype == np.single) or (
+        freq.dtype == np.double
+    ), "freq should be type single or double"
+
+    return freq
+   
+    
 class GridderBase:
     r"""
     This class is not designed to be used directly, but rather to be subclassed.
@@ -172,13 +201,18 @@ def __init__(
         weight=None,
         data_re=None,
         data_im=None,
+        chan_freq=None,
     ):
+
+        # check frequency array is 1d or None, expand if not
+        chan_freq = _check_freq_1d(chan_freq)
+        
         # check everything should be 2d, expand if not
         # also checks data does not contain Hermitian pairs
-        uu, vv, weight, data_re, data_im = _check_data_inputs_2d(
-            uu, vv, weight, data_re, data_im
+        uu, vv, weight, data_re, data_im, chan_freq = _check_data_inputs_2d(
+            uu, vv, weight, data_re, data_im, chan_freq
         )
-
+        
         # setup the coordinates object
         self.coords = coords
         self.nchan = len(uu)
@@ -193,6 +227,7 @@ def __init__(
         self.weight = weight
         self.data_re = data_re
         self.data_im = data_im
+        self.chan_freq = chan_freq
 
         # and register cell indices against data
         self._create_cell_indices()
@@ -211,6 +246,7 @@ def from_image_properties(
         coords = GridCoords(cell_size, npix)
         return cls(coords, uu, vv, weight, data_re, data_im)
 
+
     def _create_cell_indices(self):
         # figure out which visibility cell each datapoint lands in, so that
         # we can later assign it the appropriate robust weight for that cell
@@ -586,7 +622,7 @@ def __init__(
     ):
         # check everything should be 2d, expand if not
         # also checks data does not contain Hermitian pairs
-        uu, vv, weight, data_re, data_im = _check_data_inputs_2d(
+        uu, vv, weight, data_re, data_im, freq = _check_data_inputs_2d(
             uu, vv, weight, data_re, data_im
         )
 
diff --git a/src/mpol/images.py b/src/mpol/images.py
index 0185766e..509c518b 100644
--- a/src/mpol/images.py
+++ b/src/mpol/images.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import numpy as np
+from scipy.special import j1
 import torch
 import torch.fft  # to avoid conflicts with old torch.fft *function*
 from torch import nn
@@ -11,6 +12,7 @@
 from .coordinates import GridCoords
 
 
+
 class BaseCube(nn.Module):
     r"""
     A base cube of the same dimensions as the image cube. Designed to use a pixel mapping function :math:`f_\mathrm{map}` from the base cube values to the ImageCube domain.
diff --git a/src/mpol/precomposed.py b/src/mpol/precomposed.py
index 149fae73..f07af11e 100644
--- a/src/mpol/precomposed.py
+++ b/src/mpol/precomposed.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 from mpol.coordinates import GridCoords
 
-from . import fourier, images
+from . import fourier, images, primary_beam
 
 
 class SimpleNet(torch.nn.Module):
@@ -35,7 +35,12 @@ def __init__(
         coords=None,
         nchan=1,
         base_cube=None,
+        chan_freqs=None,
+        dish_type=None,
+        dish_radius=None,
+        **dish_kwargs,
     ):
+            
         super().__init__()
 
         self.coords = coords
@@ -50,12 +55,23 @@ def __init__(
         self.icube = images.ImageCube(
             coords=self.coords, nchan=self.nchan, passthrough=True
         )
+
+        self.pbcube = primary_beam.PrimaryBeamCube(
+            coords = self.coords,
+            nchan=self.nchan,
+            chan_freqs=chan_freqs,
+            dish_type=dish_type, 
+            dish_radius=dish_radius,
+            **dish_kwargs 
+        )
         self.fcube = fourier.FourierCube(coords=self.coords)
 
+        
     @classmethod
     def from_image_properties(cls, cell_size, npix, nchan, base_cube):
         coords = GridCoords(cell_size, npix)
         return cls(coords, nchan, base_cube)
+    
 
     def forward(self):
         r"""
@@ -66,5 +82,7 @@ def forward(self):
         x = self.bcube()
         x = self.conv_layer(x)
         x = self.icube(x)
+        x = self.pbcube(x)
         vis = self.fcube(x)
+        
         return vis
diff --git a/src/mpol/primary_beam.py b/src/mpol/primary_beam.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..255c2916
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/mpol/primary_beam.py
@@ -0,0 +1,184 @@
+r"""The ``primary_beam`` module provides the core functionality of MPoL via :class:`mpol.fourier.PrimaryBeamCube`."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import numpy as np
+import torch
+import torch.fft  # to avoid conflicts with old torch.fft *function*
+import torchkbnufft
+from torch import nn
+
+from . import utils
+from .coordinates import GridCoords
+
+from .gridding import _check_freq_1d
+
+class PrimaryBeamCube(nn.Module):
+    r"""
+    A ImageCube representing the primary beam of a described dish type. Currently can correct for a
+    uniform or center-obscured dish. The forward() method multiplies an image cube by this primary beam mask.
+    
+     Args:
+        cell_size (float): the width of a pixel [arcseconds]
+        npix (int): the number of pixels per image side
+        coords (GridCoords): an object already instantiated from the GridCoords class. If providing this, cannot provide ``cell_size`` or ``npix``.
+        nchan (int): the number of channels in the image
+        dish_type (string): the type of dish to correct for. Either 'uniform' or 'obscured'.
+        dish_radius (float): the radius of the dish (in meters)
+        dish_kwargs (dict): any additional arguments needed for special dish types. Currently only uses:
+            dish_obscured_radius (float): the radius of the obscured portion of the dish
+    """
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        coords,
+        nchan=1,
+        chan_freqs=None,
+        dish_type=None,
+        dish_radius=None,
+        **dish_kwargs,
+    ):
+        super().__init__()
+        
+        #_setup_coords(self, cell_size, npix, coords, nchan) TODO: update this
+        
+        _check_freq_1d(chan_freqs)
+        assert (chan_freqs is None) or (len(chan_freqs) == nchan), "Length of chan_freqs must be equal to nchan"
+        
+        assert (dish_type is None) or (dish_type in ["uniform", "obscured"]), "Provided dish_type must be 'uniform' or 'obscured'"
+        
+        self.coords = coords
+        self.nchan = nchan
+        
+        self.default_mask = nn.Parameter(
+            torch.full(
+                (self.nchan, self.coords.npix, self.coords.npix),
+                fill_value=1.0,
+                requires_grad=False,
+                dtype=torch.double,
+            )
+        )
+        
+        if dish_type is None:
+            self.pb_mask = self.default_mask
+        elif dish_type == "uniform":
+            self.pb_mask = self.uniform_mask(chan_freqs, dish_radius)
+        elif dish_type == "obscured":
+            self.pb_mask = self.obscured_mask(chan_freqs, dish_radius, **dish_kwargs)
+
+    @classmethod
+    def from_image_properties(
+        cls, cell_size, npix, nchan=1,
+        chan_freqs=None, dish_type=None,
+        dish_radius=None, **dish_kwargs
+    ) -> ImageCube:
+        coords = GridCoords(cell_size, npix)
+        return cls(coords, nchan, chan_freqs, dish_type, dish_radius, **dish_kwargs)
+    
+    def forward(self, cube):
+        r"""Args:
+            cube (torch.double tensor, of shape ``(nchan, npix, npix)``): a prepacked image cube, for example, from ImageCube.forward()
+
+        Returns:
+            (torch.complex tensor, of shape ``(nchan, npix, npix)``): the FFT of the image cube, in packed format.
+        """
+        return torch.mul(self.pb_mask, cube)
+    
+    
+    def uniform_mask(self, chan_freqs, dish_radius):
+        r"""
+        Generates airy disk primary beam correction mask.
+        """
+        assert dish_radius > 0., "Dish radius must be positive"
+        ratio = 2. * dish_radius * np.array([[chan_freqs]]).T / 2.998e8
+
+        ratio_cube = np.tile(ratio,(1,self.coords.npix,self.coords.npix))
+        r_2D = np.sqrt(self.coords.packed_x_centers_2D**2 + self.coords.packed_y_centers_2D**2)  # arcsec
+        r_2D_rads = r_2D * np.pi / 180. / 60. / 60. # radians
+        r_cube = np.tile(r_2D_rads,(self.nchan,1,1))
+
+        r_normed_cube = np.pi * r_cube * ratio_cube
+
+        mask = np.where(r_normed_cube > 0.,
+                        (2. * j1(r_normed_cube) / r_normed_cube)**2,
+                        1.)
+        return torch.tensor(mask)
+        
+    
+    def obscured_mask(self, chan_freqs, dish_radius, dish_obscured_radius=None, **extra_kwargs):
+        r"""
+        Generates airy disk primary beam correction mask.
+        """
+        assert dish_obscured_radius is not None, "Obscured dish requires kwarg 'dish_obscured_radius'"
+        assert dish_radius > 0., "Dish radius must be positive"
+        assert dish_obscured_radius > 0., "Obscured dish radius must be positive"
+        assert dish_radius > dish_obscured_radius, "Primary dish radius must be greater than obscured radius"
+        
+        ratio = 2. * dish_radius * np.array([[chan_freqs]]).T / 2.998e8
+        ratio_cube = np.tile(ratio,(1,self.coords.npix,self.coords.npix))
+        r_2D = np.sqrt(self.coords.packed_x_centers_2D**2 + self.coords.packed_y_centers_2D**2)  # arcsec
+        r_2D_rads = r_2D * np.pi / 180. / 60. / 60. # radians
+        r_cube = np.tile(r_2D_rads,(self.nchan,1,1))
+        
+        eps = dish_obscured_radius / dish_radius
+        r_normed_cube = np.pi * r_cube * ratio_cube
+        
+        norm_factor = (1.-eps**2)**2
+        mask = np.where(r_normed_cube > 0.,
+                        (j1(r_normed_cube) / r_normed_cube 
+                                    - eps*j1(eps*r_normed_cube) / r_normed_cube)**2 / norm_factor,
+                        1.)
+        return torch.tensor(mask)
+        
+    @property
+    def sky_cube(self):
+        """
+        The primary beam mask arranged as it would appear on the sky.
+
+        Returns:
+            torch.double : 3D image cube of shape ``(nchan, npix, npix)``
+
+        """
+        return utils.packed_cube_to_sky_cube(self.pb_mask)
+
+    def to_FITS(self, fname="cube.fits", overwrite=False, header_kwargs=None):
+        """
+        Export the primary beam cube to a FITS file.
+
+        Args:
+            fname (str): the name of the FITS file to export to.
+            overwrite (bool): if the file already exists, overwrite?
+            header_kwargs (dict): Extra keyword arguments to write to the FITS header.
+
+        Returns:
+            None
+        """
+
+        try:
+            from astropy import wcs
+            from astropy.io import fits
+        except ImportError:
+            print(
+                "Please install the astropy package to use FITS export functionality."
+            )
+
+        w = wcs.WCS(naxis=2)
+
+        w.wcs.crpix = np.array([1, 1])
+        w.wcs.cdelt = (
+            np.array([self.coords.cell_size, self.coords.cell_size]) / 3600
+        )  # decimal degrees
+        w.wcs.ctype = ["RA---TAN", "DEC--TAN"]
+
+        header = w.to_header()
+
+        # add in the kwargs to the header
+        if header_kwargs is not None:
+            for k, v in header_kwargs.items():
+                header[k] = v
+
+        hdu = fits.PrimaryHDU(self.pb_mask.detach().cpu().numpy(), header=header)
+
+        hdul = fits.HDUList([hdu])
+        hdul.writeto(fname, overwrite=overwrite)
+
+        hdul.close()
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diff --git a/test/conftest.py b/test/conftest.py
index 2686b89c..51823962 100644
--- a/test/conftest.py
+++ b/test/conftest.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import numpy as np
 import pytest
 from astropy.utils.data import download_file
+import torch
 
 from mpol import coordinates, gridding
 
@@ -53,6 +54,14 @@ def coords():
     return coordinates.GridCoords(cell_size=0.005, npix=800)
 
 
+@pytest.fixture
+def unit_cube(coords):
+    nchan = 4
+    input_cube = torch.full(
+        (nchan, coords.npix, coords.npix), fill_value=1.0, dtype=torch.double
+    )
+    return input_cube
+
 @pytest.fixture
 def averager(mock_visibility_data, coords):
     uu, vv, weight, data_re, data_im = mock_visibility_data
diff --git a/test/primary_beam_test.py b/test/primary_beam_test.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..dcea5a22
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/primary_beam_test.py
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
+import torch
+from pytest import approx
+
+from mpol import primary_beam, images, utils
+from mpol.constants import *
+
+def test_no_dish_correction(coords, unit_cube):
+    # Tests layer when no PB correction is applied (passthrough layer)
+    pblayer = primary_beam.PrimaryBeamCube(coords=coords)
+    out_cube = pblayer(unit_cube)
+    
+    assert torch.equal(unit_cube, out_cube)
+    
+    
+    
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