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BIG GUNS

BIG GUNS. Pat Ross – VE3CNX London Amateur Radio Club 11/09/08. Big Guns are all operators who can hear and be heard better than I can!. Pat Ross – VE3CNX.

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BIG GUNS

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  1. BIG GUNS Pat Ross – VE3CNX London Amateur Radio Club 11/09/08

  2. Big Guns are all operators who can hear and be heard better than I can! Pat Ross – VE3CNX

  3. Seriously – Big Guns are those operators who usually:Chase DXBig ContestersHave Big Antennas/Antenna Farms/ Antenna Arrays “Hot” ReceiversRun “Big Power”

  4. Some Big Guns are “Alligators” “Alligators”Have “big mouth” Run California KilowattButHave “Small Ears”Can’t hear stations returning their “CQ’s”Big Guns can “Copy” as well/better than they can “Transmit”

  5. Who Are These Big Guns?First off – Need to Recognize that they represent a small percentage of total (Global) Ham PopulationFew Govt’s maintain detailed demographic stats of their amateur radio operator populations

  6. Majority of hams worldwide reside in Japan, US, Thailand, South Korea, Europe. Only Yemen and North Korea currently prohibit their citizens from becoming hams.

  7. Ham Population • JAPAN 1,296,059 1999 • USA 722,330 2007 • THAILAND 141,241 1999 • SOUTH KOREA 141,000 2000 • GERMANY 79,666 2000 • TAIWAN 68,692 1999 • CANADA 63,547 2007 • SPAIN 58,700 1999 • UNITED KINGDOM 58,426 2000 • RUSSIA 38,000 1993 • BRAZIL 32,053 1997 • ITALY 30,000 1993 • INDONESIA 27,815 1997

  8. HAM POPULATION • FRANCE 18,500 1997 • UKRAINE 17,265 2000 • ARGENTINA 16,889 1999 • AUSTRALIA 15,328 2000 • SWEDEN 10,817 2000 • INDIA 10,679 1999 • VENEZUELA 10,600 2000 • SOUTH AFRICA 6,000 1994 • FINLAND 5,900 2000 • NORWAY 5,302 2000 • MALAYSIA 2,730 2006 • CUBA 1,870 2000 • CHINA 800 2000 • PAKISTAN 214 2000

  9. HAM POPULATION • BANGLADESH 28 2000 • IRAN 10 2000 • United Arab Emirates 10 2000 • VIETNAM 8 2000 • LIBERIA 7 2000 • ETHIOPIA 6 2000 • SYRIA 6 2000 • SUDAN 5 2000 • DPR Congo 5 2000 • LAOS 2* 2000 • LIBYA 1* 2000 • * denotes only have Club Station(s)

  10. HAM POPULATION • In vast majority of countries, hams are predominately male. • US – approx 15% are women • China – approx 12% are women • In most countries – no minimum age requirements to earn licence • Average age of radio operators in some countries is over 60 years of age

  11. POWER LIMITATIONS • Most countries limit output power • USA 1500 Watts PEP • Canada 1000 W (Advanced Qualification) • UK/Australia/South Africa/and many other countries – only 400W • SOLUTION: “Antenna! Antenna! Antenna!”

  12. SOME CLUES AS TO WHO ARE THE BIG GUNS • Usually very active on the air • 10,000 + lookups on QRZ.com good indicator • QRZ counter used to stop at 25,000 • That changed last year • Recently have seen some with 70,000+ lookups • QRZ profile includes link to their website • Pictures of Antenna farms/arrays/walls of awards • Many have 2 letter Call signs • Usually break through pileups on first attempt

  13. BIG GUNS I HAVE WORKED • 7J4AAL – “Kan” – Hiroshima Japan • 34,000+ lookups on QRZ.com • Have worked him on 75 Meters • But he is big gun on all bands • This antenna CL75 CX-M (Monster) is triband 5-element Yagi-type antenna for 1.9 3.5 3.8MHz band, • the whole antenna operates as a dipole antenna for 1.9 MHz band. • Completed in 2003 • This scale is the world biggest among those of the existing ham antennas.

  14. 7J4AAL

  15. 7J4AAL

  16. 7J4AAL

  17. 7J4AAL Construction

  18. Monster Tower

  19. G0EVY • G0EVY – “Dave” – Bromsgrove UK • 75 meters – Can hear him every night 3.788 • 17,000+ lookups on QRZ.com • Has 80 meter beam mounted on a crane 46 meters above ground. • The boom is two 60 foot towers welded togtherr and • Crane can drop beam in 3.5 mins. • Footprint of the antenna covers 1000 sq. meters • Dave is a Rag Chewer.

  20. G0EVY crane mounted Beam

  21. VE3EJ • VE3EJ – “John” - Grassie, ON • Big DX’er • 29,874 lookups on QRZ.com • 160M - Base loaded ¼ wave vertical and 4 square and beverages for receiving. • 80M – 4 square ¼ wave verticals • 40M - Full size 3 element yagi on 56 foot boom @ 150 feet, 2 element yagi @t 110 feet • 5 towers - 150, 150, 130, 100 and 60 feet • 20M - 5 element yagis on 56 foot booms @ 50, 100 and 150 feet. • 15M - 5 element yagis on 40 foot booms @ 160, 120 and 80 feet.  5 element yagi at 50 feet • 10M - 5 element yagis on 28 foot booms @ 160, 75 and 40 feet.  5 element @ 80 feet. • 6M - 6 element yagi @ 75 feet

  22. VE3EJ • Worked 338 Countries (All) and 350 with deletes • Of these John has worked • 243 on 160 and • 327 on  80!! • Has 29,000 feet of ground radials for 80 meter 4 square!

  23. VE3EJ 4 Square

  24. VE3EJ Towers

  25. VE3EJ

  26. VE3EJ – John’s Shack

  27. ZS6CCY • ZS6CCY “Bill” – South Africa – • 75M and 20M • 49,864 lookups on QRZ.com • Uses 4 square on 75M • For 20 M has six element KLM Yagi with 58' boom mounted at 95' on the tower • Previously worked in Port Hedland, WA • Where I was stationed for 4 years – but • I have never met him off the air

  28. ZS6CCY 4 square

  29. ZS6CCY 20 M

  30. ZS6CCY SHACK

  31. ZS6CC6 SHACK

  32. ZL3SV • ZL3SV “Gary” – NEW ZEALAND • 75 METERS • 34,427 lookups on QRZ.com • Owns Comms business • Ant is 500 metre (1500 feet) long, sloper antenna - average height 80 metres (240 feet) • I worked him on Field Day 2007 on 100W with longwire antenna

  33. ZL3SV with 50-600 ohm balun

  34. ZL3SV Feed Line

  35. ZL3SV – 300 ft above ground - high point

  36. K1JJ - • K1JJ “Tom” – Connecticut • 19,998 lookups on QRZ.com • Towers on a ridge, 805' above sea level • Two 190' self-supporters • One guyed 150' • One guyed 110' • One guyed 60' • Dual quads system. (4 elements total) A two-element quad on a 40' boom at 190' high (63 meters) phased to a second identical two-element quad at 190' high on a separate tower

  37. K1JJ’s Antenna Farm

  38. K1JJ 20M Stacked Arrary

  39. K1JJ one 20M beam - 300 pounds on 60' boom 80 meter Dual Quad in back

  40. NQ4I • NQ4I - “Rick”– Georgia • 70,270 lookups on QRZ.com • Commercial Pilot – QSO’s Aeronautical Mobile on 20M • QTH is a fully equipped “Super” Contest Station • Incl. 8 Yaesu FT1000D’s and • 5 Yaesu FT1000 Mk V’s • All With Alpha 78’s and Henry Linears • For 75 Meters – had a full sized beam up 125 feet – but disassembled it and turned it into • A full sized 3 X 3 phased Vertical Array.

  41. NQ4I Antenna Farm

  42. PA0GMW • PA0GMW “Paul” – NETHERLANDS • 75M - • 35, 893 lookups on QRZ.com • Uses set of Drakes R4C & T4XC • Antenna 4 square built on reclaimed land (salt marsh) • In wet weather, base of antenna 4 feet under water. • Great signal!

  43. PA0GMW 4 Sqare

  44. W2ZM • W2ZM “Bob” – Central NY • 9824 lookups on QRZ.com • 75 M – Works mostly am grey line to JA/VK/ZL • Wire Beam for TX and Beverages for RX • Double ended extended ZEPP up 90 feet with reflector on either side. • Usually does better than the 4 squares • Using a FT1000MarkV for exciter on transmit full legal power and FT1000D for receive and • Bob is big on running antique gear – google W2ZM and see his fascinating collection of vintage gear.

  45. W2ZM operating his 1921 1KW rotary spark set

  46. GI0AIJ • GI0AIJ “Ivor” – Northern Ireland • 20 M • 20,661 lookups on QRZ.com • Professional Race Car Driver • Antenna farm includes • 130 ft. free standing tower60 ft. crank up tower210 ft. rotating towerIvor is an entertaining Ragchewer

  47. GI0AIJ Antennas

  48. VK3MO • “Ian” – Victoria, Australia • 20 meters • 30,200 lookups on QRZ.com • Running TS-140 @ 100 watts into • Four (4) -5 Element yagis on 44 foot booms on 200 foot tower with 19 db gain! Bottom yagii 54 feet high. • I worked him Long Path (LP)

  49. VK3MO Stacked Array

  50. VE3XN • VE3XN – Garry Hammond – Listowel • Works all bands – big contester • Writes for TCA • 30,933 lookups on QRZ.com • 4 element SteppIR Yagi including • 2 element 40M beam • 80 Meter Delta Loop • Worked all countries (338) including N. Korea • QSL Card Field Checker • Seemingly endless list of Awards

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