NR5M - Contest station

A quick tour of NR5M near Houston, TX

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[AudiophileTubes]

Beyond awesome station, BUT there is NO challenge in working DX. I'd be bored, frankly. Try working 250 DXCC entities running 100 watts 'barefoot' and simple wires, verticals, or a spider beam! I have a thousand times more respect for the op that has achieved DX this way. That said, as a 'contest station', you NEED this kind of 'firepower' to win!

[w0mm]

@AudiophileTubes I worked my first 300+ countries with 100 watts and wires at 20ft (wkd 8BDXCC also) from the US and from Europe. I know the feeling. But like you said you REALLY need to have this kind of station if you want to be a top M/M contest station...

[10SD112]

i DON'T NEED ALL THIS STUFF,200+ DXCC CONFIRMED IN 27 MHZ,ALL WORKED WITH 100W AND A 3 ELEMENT YAGI @ 40FT

:=)

[w0mm]

@10SD112 100 watts on 27 MHz is illegal...why not become legal and become a ham? :P

[ku4gw]

Where's the challenge? Like shooting fish in a barrel!

[w0mm]

@ku4gw Please come shoot the fish in a barrel with us :-)

[nm5m]

Wonderful video! This station is HAM RADIO DISNEYLAND!

Eric NM5M

[w0mm]

Come play with us and you'll see how fun it is!

[jumpinjan]

Thanks W0MM, for the video tour. Great composition of video & music....Thanks...Jan...73 N8CBX

[AudiophileTubes]

@ku4gw I absolutely agree KU4GW! Strictly for winning radiosport contests though, you need this much 'firepower'. For working honor roll DXCC, I have no respect for someone having achieved this with 1K and a google-element antenna. I respect the Ham who has done it with just 100W and simple antennas. Now THAT is real operator talent!

[AudiophileTubes]

@wb6rrk To each his own. Contesting is a GREAT way to bring up the DXCC total worked amount. I don't care about points or winning.

[HA5UA]

Glad to see the station!

Workd 4 bands during CQ WW CW.

I haven't anatenna the missing 80 and 160m

NR5M is famous between hungarian contesters,usaly the strongest signal from US call aera 5

I feel the spirit :) because the big guns make more joys for the small pistols!

[uslines]

I was glad to QSO you today. My 5 watts and dipole from France. But yikes, with that antenna farm I am less impressed with myself. You could have heard me if I was five miles underground

[imscuba]

@wb6rrk Its radio sports ! Some people like to talk about their medical problems day in n day out.. some talk abt avation, some bounce signals off the moon.. some like to build stuff.

[imscuba]

LOL @ 200 DXCC on 27 MHZ.. yea.. try that on 80 or 160m..enuff said.

[wb6rrk]

Good grief, I'm a ham and I find this ridiculous. Where's the amateur or hobby part of this station? It looks more like OCD to me.