From my simple understanding of Christianity, aren't envy and jealousy sins? 73 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 7:18 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: SteppIr reliability Amen Colin. I fully agree with you here. Alan 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 10:33 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: SteppIr reliability Oh for Christ sakes, not another one!!! Guys, it's ham radio, lets keep religion and politics as minimal as possible as all it does is stirs up debate. And if a guy wants to spend a couple million on a ham station, it's not distasteful...there is absolutely nothing wrong with it and it in no way insults the amateur spirit, in fact, quite the opposite in my mind...but I don't answer to my lord Jesus, so perhaps your perspective is far different than mine when it comes to acceptance of others choices in life. Just because there is a super station in Florida, doesn't suddenly make your DXCC worthless, come on don't be a moron. 73 Colin, V A6BKX -----Original Message----- From: Neil k8it Sent: Friday, August 28, 2015 11:21 AM 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. This just makes trying to score big in a contest and or try getting DXCC worthless 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 spent the money by starting a grant foundation to which thousands of children could 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 Lord 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! 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 -------------------------------------------------- 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 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 > To: [log in to unmask] > 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 > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Aug 28, 2015, at 1:33 AM, Alan R. Downing <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >>=20 >> Stan, KH6CG/W4, to > > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2015.0.6125 / Virus Database: 4409/10531 - Release Date: 08/28/15 >