I've busted my butt building several superstations. Yes, it is gratifying
to work that new one with the station I built. Yes, it's fun busting the
pileup on the first call with the station I built.
Let's look at the guys who may not be physically capable or may be QTH
challenged. Don't they deserve a chance to drive an Indy 500 station? No,
they didn't build it, but hey...it's fun to drive.
Many top shelf ops guest op at stations because they fall into the above
categories... physically unable to build a station and/or QTH challenged in
a condo etc.
Bill K4XS/KH7XS
In a message dated 8/4/2013 4:43:09 P.M. Coordinated Universal Time,
K8RI-on-TowerTalk@tm.net writes:
On 8/4/2013 11:30 AM, Jorge Diez - CX6VM wrote:
> Hi Jim
>
> "Yep, the best DXCC and contest scores that money can buy!" Are you
talking
> about the big and expensive contest stations around the world, included
in
> USA? It might be offended by this, have spent much money on their
stations
> :-) (just a joke)
>
> How much cost your station?. This is how much you paid for your DXCC. I
> don´t want to think how much cost my station!, this is what I pay for my
> DXCC and contest scores!
>
> Everyone "pay" for DXCC, I don´t know anyone that didn´t spend money,
even
> to build their own radio and antenna, you always need to buy parts, so
this
> comment makes little sense.
Good point Jorge and as I did my own tower work, if I count my time as
being worth just minimum wage (and we know tower climbers get more than
that...A lot more than that) then my antenna system is worth many tens
of thousands of dollars. I have a lot more time/dollars in the station
than outright money.
>
Taking up the tribander
http://www.rogerhalstead.com/ham_files/TOWER24.HTM
> I'm not talking about your case or mine that we are fortunate to be able
to
> put towers and antennas, but as is you've said, there are people who
cannot
> install their antennas restrictions. So this is a opportunity for some
guys,
> I didn´t say that ALL people will do radio from this site!
My favorite photo http://www.rogerhalstead.com/ham_files/Tower29.htm
>
> And also agree with you that is great the personal satisfaction of
operate
> the station I built, I can talk about that, but from this side of the
world
> where the population is very small, we do wells by hand with a shovel,
They won't even allow dug wells in this area.
but when I was a kid our neighbor had one.
we
> raise the antennas and towers with ropes and manpower, not with
bulldozers
> and cranes that make the job quite very easy :-)
That is the way I did my entire station and I get as much satisfaction
(maybe more)from building towers, installing antennas, and getting the
working as I want, as I do from making QSOs.
It's those cold winter nights with the snow drifting and the roads
closed, that I enjoy sitting in front of the rig and easily making
contacts.
Hot summer days too, but they just make me lazy.
>
> I just pointed that there´s a site that will be useful for someone.
>
However I'm getting ready to install an LM470 crank up. I'm welding the
tower mounts and building the rebar cage and will probably need to get
some help holding things in place while wiring and likely welding, but I
have given up and hired a contractor to install the base and place the
tower so it's ready for me to raise. I have a volunteer who is willing
to dig the hole and may do that, before getting the contractor to set
the base/rerod cage.
Unfortunately I only have one good working hand and arm. They are
improving, but there is still no fine motor control and little strength.
So, I now have to call on the local Hams , or hire things done. I
have found many willing hands.
Most of the antennas are down for maintenance at present and when I look
at that 100' 45G, I often wish I had put up a big crank up instead. Then
I realize at that point I would have been hard pressed to afford a crank
up equivalent to the capacity and height of the 45G and would have
needed a lot more help and concrete. <:-))
OTOH I do know one local ham who made top of the honor roll with a
modest station. Yes he had a good transceiver and amp, but IIRC he only
had a 60' 25G with a tribander and wire antennas. His was a combination
of timing, skill, and patience.
I hope to have the tribander on the LM470 with the 7L 6-meter beam and
the 40M3-125 on the 45G, so I can just sit back and operate this winter.
<:-))
73,
Roger (K8RI)
> 73,
> Jorge
> CX6VM/CW5W
>
>
>
>
> -----Mensaje original-----
> De: TowerTalk [mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] En nombre de Jim
> Brown
> Enviado el: domingo, 04 de agosto de 2013 03:51
> Para: towertalk@contesting.com
> Asunto: Re: [TowerTalk] Remote Ham Radio
>
> On 8/2/2013 2:55 PM, Jorge Diez - CX6VM wrote:
>> You can easily get DXCC on all bands and break big pile ups!
>> Incredible for daily DX
>
> Yep, the best DXCC and contest scores that money can buy!
>
> As I see it, DX and contesting achievements are at least as much the
result
> of building a station. I've operated a major contest from a pretty good
> station in PJ4, but I wouldn't say that it's any better than the one I
built
> with help from my friends. But location matters -- 90+% of the contacts
are
> with a different continent, with a great shot to both NA and EU. Rent a
QTH
> and you can set a world record. Ditto for places like EA8, Azores, etc.
>
> Yes, you can get great QSO/hour rates at places like this, but I get FAR
> more personal satisfaction operating the station I built, building my
> operating skills, and turning in better scores each year. I have a lot
more
> respect for someone who and build AND operate that station than for
someone
> who simply buys time at someone else's station.Jorge
>
> Not to take anything away from those who are stuck in real estate where
they
> simply cannot do anything with antennas. We've all been there, and this
sort
> of thing could be an opportunity for those folks. BUT -- how about
getting
> together with your club and building a great CLUB station that you can
come
> an operate? You can learn from the process of building it, and take
pride in
> what you (and your cohorts) have built. THAT'S the true spirit of ham
radio.
>
> 73, Jim K9YC
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