Thanks for the video. Please do another showing the coax hook up and what you're using for directional switching.
There is nothing misleading in the video. It was complete in less than two days using quick drying cement. Here is the location of the 80m 4/Sq in the field which is within 500’ of salt-water in Eastport, Maine 73, Ray Higgins http://www.w2re.com/
AKA pay as you go super station and a easy DXCC or other awards for those that dont care to work for it.
That's not how I use Eastport Carl. I can't speak for others. Ray did not pose this as advertisement but as a cool example of what it takes to implement part of a superstation. In that sense he is being quite brave, because of the the flack guys get from pure jealousy. Ironically, none of you guys knows who has the best superstation in this neck of the world. Its not RHR; its not W8JI; its not K3LR; its not KE5EE. Its a Canadian and he's much too modest to tell you--so I won't. You'll just say something stupid and offensive rather than congratulating him for taking the technology to its limit based on his years of successful sweat and toil.
Sorry Nathan but you are way off base. Im not jealous since I had my own station that was world class at the time and when multiple contests a year became a chore to my family I gave it up. I was approached by others to turn it into a remote which turned my stomach and dismantled most of the 19 HF yagis on 4 towers on top of the highest hill in abut 20 miles with a negative horizon for 360 degrees. I have also quit anything to do with DXCC and told the ARRL why....they have destroyed DXCC as a true achievement AWARD that required time, skills, patience and was not a gimmee to anyone that didnt even want to work at it. I have no idea what that rant and multiple insult has to do with anything in this thread. Im off to bed anyway out by 5:30 tomorrow. Carl
Great idea. Next time read-- rather than 'read in-to'. I am my colleagues will continue to: "destroy the DXCC as a true achievement AWARD that requires skill, patience, and was not a gimme to anyone who didn't want to work at it. " I mean , really, we are ALL such BAD people. Don't forget your bedtime milk, Carl.
Important to understand the 'value' being shown here: these verticals have NO GUYS and are easily winched into place. That means you CAN if needed, lower them down temporarily for a bad storm, or for tuning, etc. Given the robust mechanical and 'take down' nature, these are a cheap solution for 80M performance IMO.
Serious question: What is this talk about "destroying DXCC"? It still requires 100 confirmed entities, right?
yeah... but what entities? after they began to take into account pirated callsigns (including of terrorist organizations) it became a dirty game ...
Make DXCC a real test! Spread out the distribution curve! Separate categories for SSB, CW, Digital, Mixed. All entities x All Bands x All Modes ( SSB x CW x Digital-each protocol variant). That should raise maximum possible contacts to upwards of 10,000. Got North Korea on AMTOR, 2200m yet?
