Colin, I agree with you but it sounds like your panties are in a knot or you
would not jump on others for stating their thoughts. 73
ED K7UC
-----Original Message-----
From: Colin McDonald
Sent: Friday, August 28, 2015 12:00 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: SteppIr reliability
If someone works hard their whole adult life, and then wants to put a
portion of their life earnings into something they love, IE ham radio, why
does there have to be a certain group of people who get jealous and whiny
and offensive just because the guy has the ability to have a little fun
after he retires?
He has no obligation to provide anything to anyone except himself...just
because you have a bit of money saved up, doesn't mean you have to share
that money with everyone, or somehow give anything back to community or the
hobby or whatever...that's just silly thinking born of jealousy and
bitterness I think.
I have fun with my few hundred dollar station, and I doubt it would be a
hundred times the fun if it was a 10 thousand dollar station...that's good
for me...and I certainly don't get my panties in a knot because someone else
wants to spend a couple million on their station. There will always be
someone with a bigger dick out there and that doesn't bother me.
When you start spouting about what other people have and what you don't
have, you quickly become marked as the fool you are by doing so...
73
Colin, V A6BKX
-----Original Message-----
From: Frank Ventura
Sent: Friday, August 28, 2015 11:38 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: SteppIr reliability
Neil, I'll put the religion aside. Honestly I only answer to my wife. I can=
see both sides of this issue. Obviously it is his money and he can do what=
ever he pleases. On the other handthere is a spirit to this, and any other,=
*hobby* that people respect and look up to. If someone wants to build ther=
e palace of towers, amplifiers, coax, receivers, etc maybe they can find it=
in his heart to make it a living museum that can be opened to the public e=
specially those that are not yet in the hobby.=20
Frank
-----Original Message-----
From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]] =
On Behalf Of Neil k8it
Sent: Friday, August 28, 2015 1:22 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: SteppIr reliability
Alan, Thanks for the reply
BUT WHY?
I have been in this hobby for over 41 years and can appreciate that it is a=
technical expensive super station. However with my limited budget and most=
Amateur Radio ham budgets, we will never compete with this type of station=
.=20
This just makes trying to score big in a contest and or try getting DXCC wo=
rthless for most Amateurs. Stan is not an Amateur at this point. He brings =
distaste to the true Amateur spirit. Like others have said he can have spen=
t the money by starting a grant foundation to which thousands of children c=
ould receive an education in technology. If he did that the certificate for=
his efforts would be the best kind. It would come from his heart and our L=
ord Jesus!
If you agree with my comments just reply and say AMEN. It does not matter =
if your Lord is not Jesus, it's the point I am trying to get across to Stan=
!=20
Jesus is the person I answer to.
Thanks
73 Neil Sablatzky K8IT
Allstar Node 41838 KITLINK
Allstar Node 42087 KITLINK HUB
IRLP Node exp0068
Echolink K8IT-L
WIRES-X K8IT 11479 Room 21479
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From: "Alan R. Downing" <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, August 28, 2015 11:32 AM
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: SteppIr reliability
> Neil, Stan is a good friend of mine who, until August 3, 2015, lives=20
> in Hawaii. He always dreamed of having a spectacular station, and=20
> since he sold his business and retired, was in a position to realize his =
dream.
> Toward that end, he purchased a farm in north west Florida, about 30=20
> miles north of Pensacola. About a year and a half ago, Stan and I=20
> began designing and equipping his dream station. We worked literally=20
> every day on the project, and by July of this year, we had purchased=20
> all of the hardware.
> When I use the term "we", I mean that Stan had purchased everything=20
> that was necessary to put up the station that he and I designed. With=20
> all of the hardware purchased and staged at his farm, Stan and his=20
> wife moved from Hawaii to the Florida farm. Construction has already=20
> begun, and by November of this year we expect to have the first 5=20
> towers up and running.
> Eventually the plan calls for a total of 12 towers, including 3 200=20
> foot rotating towers, plus 4 squares and various receive arrays for 80=20
> meters and
> 160 meters. The station will have multiple stacks on every band 160=20
> thru
> 6
> meters. It will be one of the largest stations in the U.S. I won't=20
> state the precise cost of the station, but the hardware alone has cost=20
> several hundred grand.
>
>
> Alan - N7MIT
>
>
>
> Alan R. Downing
> Phoenix, AZ
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: For blind ham radio operators=20
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> On Behalf Of Neil Sablatzky
> Sent: Friday, August 28, 2015 4:54 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: SteppIr reliability
>
> Who is Stan, KH6CG/W4, and what is his goals for doing this? Why so=20
> many ant=3D ennas?
> 73 Neil K8IT
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Aug 28, 2015, at 1:33 AM, Alan R. Downing <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>=3D20
>> Stan, KH6CG/W4, to
>
>
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