[CQ-Contest] biggest 20M array in the world ?

[David Pruett]

W8UA and I went out to W6 in 1993 to tour contest stations and go to the 
Visalia DX Convention.  On the way up to the convention, in a caravan with 
N6AA, N6ZZ, K3ZO, etc. we were treated to a detour off the freeway to visit 
W6KPC's QTH and view this array.  It was truly a spectacular sight - a 180' 
structure with an upper rotating tower section supporting the upper two 
pairs of 6L 20's, and the biggest rotating ring I've ever seen for the 
lower pair.  Oh yes, it was all self-standing.

At the time, Jim/N6TJ had just done SOSB20 from the QTH.  I don't know if 
the array if still standing or not (this WAS almost 12 years ago) but at 
the time it was a local "tourist attraction" for the in-the-know hams on 
the way to Visalia.  When we visited, there was a continuous stream of cars 
passing through to see the array!

Dave/K8CC


At 05:34 PM 3/8/2005, Charles.Morrison at apcc.com wrote:
>That may be one of the tallest , Siggi !
>
>W6KPC had a 200+' with 6-+-6 / 6-+-6 / 6-+-6 for 20M
>I recall an OH station having a similar array.
>
>
>There are several stations with " h - frame" arrays for 20M :
>Y   Y
>Y   Y
>
>-  RU1A                  4 x 5L  H-Frame Yagi             37 mtr up Fixed
>to USA
>
>Y    Y
>Y    Y
>Y    Y
>-  OH4A / OH6LI   Largest 20M antenna system in Finland : 2 x 4L/4L/4L
>
>-  N7ML       3x  3L40M on 190'.
>-  W3LPL    4 fixed 2L quad on 80M/75M at 170'. NE/SE/SW/NW  and
>    KC1XX     2L/2L 80M array on a 95M tower
>    are among the largest on 80M in the USA.
>-  7J4AAL   5L rotatable yagi for 75M may be the largest single antenna.
>-  RK3AWL/RL3A has more quad elements than most.
>-  YT6A       5-+-5/5-+-5/5-+-5/7L on 15M
>-  KC1XX     6 x 4L 15M on 190'.
>-  K4XS        6 x 6L KLM 10M yagis on 170ft.
>-  KC1XX     8 x 4L 10M on 190ft.
>-  PJ9W       1990, 1991  Largest temporary station.
>                        Most notable:
>                       160M  3L Delta loop - 1991
>                       80M  3L fullsize
>                       40M  4/4 fullsize   and 10M 4x5L H-frame
>
>W0AIH is the US tower king. N5AU was also a tower king at one time.
>( each with over 20 towers )
>
>Charles Morrison
>ProStaff : Documentation Specialist at APC - East Providence
>40 Catamore Blvd
>East Providence, R.I. 02914 USA
>Tel Ext. 6652
>charles.morrison at apcc.com
>Amateur Radio callsign: N1RR
>
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>
>Message: 5
>Date: Tue, 8 Mar 2005 20:08:50 -0000
>From: Sigur?ur Jakobsson <siggi at xo.is>
>Subject: [CQ-Contest] Who's got the biggest 20M array in the world ?
>To: <cq-contest
>
>Well, Finland is well known for antennas.
>Very big antennas. And OH6KN has a tower.
>
>A very big tower. 105 meters high, (that's 315 feet! ).
>On this tower he has 6 / 6 / 6 Monobanders for 20 meters,
>and 6 / 6 / 6 / 6 / 6 / 6 tribanders.
>
>Anything bigger out there ?
>
>
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