Alan

Which antenna switching system is he using?

ATB

David W Wood 

-----Original Message-----
From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of Alan R. Downing
Sent: Friday, August 28, 2015 7:29 PM
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Subject: Re: SteppIr reliability

We have incorporated some of those technologies in the station too.  I will
be able to operate the station remotely via the internet, which I can't wait
to do.  We are also using band-pass filters to keep each antenna from
getting into the other antennas shorts.  Building a station like his isn't a
trivial exercise.  There are a lot of problems that must be thought of, and
considerable thought given to address them.  I have learned an awful lot
from this exercise.


Alan - N7MIT






-----Original Message-----
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On Behalf Of Colin McDonald
Sent: Friday, August 28, 2015 10:37 AM
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Subject: Re: SteppIr reliability

it sure is...I think he has 8 or 10 operating positions set up.
His antenna switching system is quite incredible as you can select any 
antenna, or combinations of antennas via computer from each station...and 
the software will recognize if another one of the operating stations is 
using the band you are trying to select for and won't allow it...except 
there are a couple stations that can operate on the same band simply because

the yaggie stacks are far enough away from each other on the property to 
allow both to operate on say 20M or 40M.


73
Colin, V A6BKX
From: Alan R. Downing
Sent: Friday, August 28, 2015 11:04 AM
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Subject: Re: SteppIr reliability

Is that a contest station?


Alan R. Downing
Phoenix, AZ


-----Original Message-----
From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of Colin McDonald
Sent: Friday, August 28, 2015 9:38 AM
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Subject: Re: SteppIr reliability

that's big, but not quite as big as the 26 tower super station operated by
Ve6JY.
Talk about an antenna farm...

73
Colin, V A6BKX
-----Original Message----- 
From: Alan R. Downing
Sent: Friday, August 28, 2015 9:32 AM
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Subject: Re: SteppIr reliability

Neil, Stan is a good friend of mine who, until August 3, 2015, lives in
Hawaii.  He always dreamed of having a spectacular station, and 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 miles
north of Pensacola.  About a year and a half ago, Stan and I began designing
and equipping his dream station.  We worked literally every day on the
project, and by July of this year, we had purchased all of the hardware.
When I use the term "we", I mean that Stan had purchased everything that was
necessary to put up the station that he and I designed.  With all of the
hardware purchased and staged at his farm, Stan and his wife moved from
Hawaii to the Florida farm.  Construction has already begun, and by November
of this year we expect to have the first 5 towers up and running.
Eventually the plan calls for a total of 12 towers, including 3 200 foot
rotating towers, plus 4 squares and various receive arrays for 80 meters and
160 meters.  The station will have multiple stacks on every band 160 thru 6
meters.  It will be one of the largest stations in the U.S.  I won't state
the precise cost of the station, but the hardware alone has cost several
hundred grand.


Alan - N7MIT



Alan R. Downing
Phoenix, AZ

-----Original Message-----
From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of Neil Sablatzky
Sent: Friday, August 28, 2015 4:54 AM
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Subject: Re: SteppIr reliability

Who is Stan, KH6CG/W4, and what is his goals for doing this? Why so many
ant=
ennas?
73 Neil K8IT

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> On Aug 28, 2015, at 1:33 AM, Alan R. Downing <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> Stan, KH6CG/W4, to