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Registrace 21. 10. 2009
K9CT CQ WW CW M/2
Mark, AG9A in the run chair and Ryan, KB9OWD in the mult/assist chair. Ryan works a double mult and rings the bell.
K3s are interlocked...only one person can transmit at a time. Notice the hand signals.
K3s are interlocked...only one person can transmit at a time. Notice the hand signals.
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K9CT Contest Station 20m OWA Yagi Erection
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John, W2GD and Don, K4ZA on the tower and Mike, N7MB and Craig, K9CT on the ground. Guest appearances by Chuck, KG9N and Ralph, K9ZO. Videographer is Doug, KC9GMS
K9CT Contest Station stack of Steppir DB42 Erection
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John, W2GD and Don, K4ZA on the towers and Craig, K9CT and Mike, N7MB on the ground. Videographer is Doug, KC9GMS
K9CT Contest Station Tour from the crane man basket!
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We are about 80 feet up in a two man basket.
K9CT Contest Station 40m Yagi Erection
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Stack of two 40m OWA Yagis at 107 and 190 feet with crane. John, W2GD and Don, K4ZA on the tower. Craig, K9CT and Mike, N7MB on the ground. Videographer is Doug, KC9GMS
K9CT Contest Station 80m 3 element yagi assembly
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K5GO designed a 3 element yagi using Tornado tuners.
K9CT Contest Station Tower Erection
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Erection of a 190 foot tower using a crane. This is the 40m tower. The crew put up 10 towers in three days.
K4M, Midway Island Antennas on Beach
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This is a description of the antennas setup for the K4M, Midway Island Dxpedtion
Question since I’m ignorant of the subject matter. Are these clubs doing this? Surely not just one person is? Thanks in advance.
R9MCW 73!
Must be fun 73 de KT1R
super video.................
"hey HOA i just wanna put a few antennas in my backyard" "yeah sure go for it"
!!!!!
Just curious....are half those antennas to QRM the backside of the active ones to obliterate your competitors? :-)
Thuis is no hobby and is prof
Love it! De N9NY
Absolutely amazing! 73 de N9NY
now build a 160 meter yagi!
👍! to R3CT
How do they play? I realize this video is 8 years old but I am in the planning stage of stacking two DB-42s. I don't know what tower to use. I don't know if they make ring rotors for the DB-42's or not. That's the same as saying I don't know what rotor to use. It's my understanding that on 40 meters you don't really achieve any advantage by stacking them. Did you just stack them or did you phase them as well? I mean, are they two DB-42s in phase or is one of them out of phase that offers additional noise cancelling? Does one way tighten up the pattern more than the other? As I understand it I like to work 17 meters and I could adjust the vertical spacing to optimize for 17 meters. But nothing on my favorite band which is 40. As I mentioned as well I'm told stacking the DB-42s really doesn't have an effect on 40 meters. I already have a SteppIR. I got mine in 2007 and it's a 3 EL with the 30/40 loop and the 6 meter added. I had it at 65 feet which was just right for 40 meters I guess and I never got a bad signal report. I'm told that I could face it in with the 42s for just a little bit extra. That's an awful lot of loading on a tower. But now, after moving into retirement on a very large ranch I have room to put up several towers. Do I put up a couple of towers with mono banders stacked and phased or do I put up a couple of SteppIR DB-42's with about 35 ft vertical spacing between them and just call it even? How are they on the DX? I'm told I can get the little bit better by using mono banders made of aluminum but we see what just happened in the heartland including Texas that completely froze over. We all know the SteppIR's don't have the same problem with rime ice. That's not to say it won't stick but not like that. But the most important question is how do a couple of stacked DB-42s play as far as DX? I like 40m and 17 meters. 20 m is like shooting fish in a barrel. It's just too easy. So a couple of db-42? Or mono banders? The only thing I would be adding regardless would be an Opti beam OB 80 - 3 + that covers 3600 to the top of 3990.
StepIR maniac!!!
do you think the XYL works ! LOL ... ;-)
I'm sure the bird lovers had all this removed when they destroyed the island....TY Dept of wildlife
Habe ich auch in meinem Garten....
I want to see that in a 75mph wind
Wow, fantastico Craig. With all those those antennas combined you can QSO martian... Congrates....
Trump!
I'd love to see the shack setup . This is ridiculous level . A lot of engineering and thought went into this . Not to mention time and money . I don't know much , I'm a rookie tech who enjoys 10 meter DX and some local 2 meter stuff , so to see this , it really is amazing and I truly appreciate what it took to make this come to pass . I can't imagine the cost ?? I'd say you have more money invested in coax and antennas than I make in a year , not counting the towers , guy wire cables , the property , labor , machinery to prep the land and equipment to raise the towers , a house , that's full of radios , probably some linears and all kinds of other miscellaneous equipment .. I'm gonna guess this whole outfit is hitting the million dollar mark ?? Or close to it ??
Millions $$$
Really impressive. How many people are running this station?
Fenomenaleee
Amazing
amazing , G1SDX
Why ?
That's a good question. Maybe they win cash prizes.
dame..i love like this
73 ...
Great. TNX for QSO! 73 de UA1CBM
Where does the money come from to pay for this super station??? Hundred$ of thou$and$ of dollar$ !!!!
I estimate millions. 40 acres of land, buildings, towers, antennas, radios, amps, computers, miles of hardline, not to mention maintenance equipment, insurance, lawyers, consultants, engineers, etc. The list goes on.
That’s some setup where this is located?
Excellent video! I like observing nature, discover and relax...
Just received this station in Calgary this weekend. Great signal.
Great work. Just received in Calgary.
Now its time for a 160meter Yagi with a rotator :D :D
Big signals require big antennas!
How to make contesting look BORING. How about some audio?
PhantomLake Watch "K5TR WPX SSB rate clip" THAT's contesting! "
Still AWEsome!! see ya on the bands.. 73
Look at all that steel in the air ! Just waiting for a twister or ice storm to make it all recycle scrap ! And we are sitting home with our Skype, face time or any of the 120 programs that you can talk to people around the world...and all they say is QRZ 59 Houston..... Oh, well that's life in the 21st century.....
Super work, Craig! It's always a pleasure to work you in contests, either from my home station (WB5EIN) or when I'm fortunate enough to be on a team at NQ4I. See you in the log, for sure! --Larry WB5EIN
No need for hard hats? Bad safety practices.
nice antenna. To bad its being wasted on contesting....
+Max Hand haters gonna hate
No wonder conditions have been so poor lately.. your damn antennas are sucking all the signals out of the ether! :p
beside that is the wilson magnet mount attached to the bbq..........nice work.
Unfortunately the BBQ is stainless. So they had to hard mount it.
Maybe make a few runs to south america.
Hey I thought its just ham radio not a commercial broadcast station. These stations should not be able to be in the contest, this is a little much.
Why not? Some people worked really hard to build such a station
Why not?
Ham Radio is what you want it to be WA5CVI. From those using 'baccy' tin qrp sets to those showing in this picture. I love building, experimenting and pushing the boundaries, so this set up would not be for me. But if this is what you like, you can't knock it. They certainly have bigger wallets than I do!
i want just one to use during CQWW.
NO way my CCR regulations will allow me to put up this type of antenna system!! This would make a super station for QRP (< 5W ) work with the low cable losses you have. I wonder if anyone in your club has ever gotten a DXCC QRP with these antennas.
nice job and hope to get you one day on air 73s 9k2qa