Montana Ranchin’: Building Your Dream Station

K7NM · Apr 21, 2024

Big sky - Big wallet!

After being a BC engineer in northern Montana for a number of years, I know two things: It's colder than you mother-in-law's kiss in the winter and nothing breaks in nice weather. Best of luck guys! Can't wait to hear it QRV.

NL7W · Apr 22, 2024

K7NM said: ↑

Big sky - Big wallet!

After being a BC engineer in northern Montana for a number of years, I know two things: It's colder than you mother-in-law's kiss in the winter and nothing breaks in nice weather. Best of luck guys! Can't wait to hear it QRV.
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It's certainly warmer than south-central Alaska, where Chris is from!

AD4ZU · May 2, 2024

K0UO said: ↑

Great overall information. Building a first class station takes lots of planning and good input.

Know your ground, know your antenna system, know your planned distances and take off angles.

If you're working the lower bands you definitely want to plan for some low noise receive antennas, even if you're in a quiet location.

My nearest neighbors are over 2 miles away, and we pretty much control all the property, so there won't be any closer.

I took my four 200 ft rotating Towers with stacks down years ago. Too much work climbing towers, fixing rotators, and fighting ice and wind storms.

73 from,
The K0UO " Rhombic Antenna Farm" miles of wire in the Air & On the AIR daily
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There's a "hobby" and then there's addiction at the expense of what's important. Right?

K0UO · May 2, 2024

KT7J said: ↑

I have met quite a few hams out here that I believe think you can't work Montana to Europe on 75 meters SSB, from the looks i get when I bring it up. Other than a couple of other contest stations which aren't on much at all, I'm told I'm pretty much the only active one on 75 for the last 10 years or so, excepting this past winter.

I hate to think about how much work it would be to keep stacked 40 meter beams 150 feet up east of the divide, might be fun to try this NE of Livingston, how the cows stay upright I've no idea.

Oh yeah, good luck with the beverages too, apparently there is not place the elk don't come through, I have to lay mine on the ground and battle the ground squirrels.

Sounds fun though, I keep thinking thinking about installing 4 towers for 160 and to hold 75 meter phased sterba curtains but then it warms up and I go fishing.

Phil KT7J
Helena
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80 meter phased sterba curtains See.... ..

https://www.k0uo.com/post/8o-meter-8-element-sterba-curtain-200-feet

OA4DSS · May 5, 2024

K0UO said: ↑

Great overall information. Building a first class station takes lots of planning and good input.

Know your ground, know your antenna system, know your planned distances and take off angles.

If you're working the lower bands you definitely want to plan for some low noise receive antennas, even if you're in a quiet location.

My nearest neighbors are over 2 miles away, and we pretty much control all the property, so there won't be any closer.

I took my four 200 ft rotating Towers with stacks down years ago. Too much work climbing towers, fixing rotators, and fighting ice and wind storms.

73 from,
The K0UO " Rhombic Antenna Farm" miles of wire in the Air & On the AIR daily
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OA4DSS · May 5, 2024

Keep it going better.!
Best wishes.
OA4DSS
73

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