As we add pictures, we expect to add a directory and split the collection across multiple pages so that downloads via modem will be faster. Right now, there are about 500 kbytes of compressed JPEG images so your download time is however long it takes you to download that much data. There are some really good pictures in here!

Editor's note: When I first saw this photo I thought for sure this was a commercial site. Nope, this is a top of the line Amateur Radio site. Pretty impressive!
This is a ham only site at about 2700 feet. We have a long term lease from the government and have title to about 1 acre of land. Both towers are ours; one is 50 feet, the other is 80 feet. The 50 footer has antennas for a VHF repeater - 146.600 -600KHz, a UHF - 442.025 +5 MHz, a 6 meter simplex drop that can be linked to VHF or UHF, a 145.03 +600KHz bit regen packet repeater, a UHF full duplex phone patch link (the nearest phone jack is 10 miles away!) and solar panels. (We have only solar and wind power). The 80 foot tower has antennas for a 1.2 GHz in band (1246 MHz in, 1289 MHz out) ATV repeater and a UHF link to our other site located 50 miles to the east. There is a fully agile TV camera mounted near the top of the 80 footer and another one halfway up on the 50 footer. Both can be moved using DTMF tones. Radios are Motorola Micors and Mitreks, the cavities are Sinclabs. The ATV stuff is TD Systems on transmit and Standard on receive with some hand made interdgital filters making the in band 1.2 gig repeater possible. We have about 3 Watts at the antenna at 1289 Mhz and have great coverage. We use the Link Communications RLC-3 Controller for the voice repeaters and a VS-100 for ATV. The solar panels do about 30 Amps in bright sunlight and the curent wind generator(we have been having problems finding a reliable one) does about 45 Amps in a 30 MPH wind. All feedlines are LDF-5 Heliax.
 
 

Just a few of the antennas in the antenna farm at VE7ICX's home QTH.

These are from my summer vacation. The two attached pictures are of myself working 40 meters CW with my Heathkit HW-8. Power output was 2 watts into a Bazooka antenna strung up about 20 feet in the trees. I worked stations in MN, AZ, IN and talked for almost an hour with a nice guy in central Washington all on one handheld battery attached to the HW-8!!! What a blast! The picture was taken in late July near Cook City, MT just a few miles east of the Yellowstone Park border. It was cool! Down to 36 degrees at night and highs around the upper 50's but the CW was fun!
 
 

1997 June VHF Contest, N7LT (Lyndel) working 6 meters as fast as he can from atop Sawtel Mountian (elevation 9,989 feet). Temp 25 at nite, 55 days. COLD!
 
 

1997 June VHF Contest, N7LT (Lyndel) and KC7HCR (Tye) setting up antennas the night before the contest. COLD 30 degree temps.
 
 

(From Feb 1997) This my son Max and I. Max said he wanted to get his Amateur license this Christmas so I thought, what better gift to get him than a radio kit. We had fun building it and Max has fun listening to radio broadcast from around the world!
 
 

Panorama of the Glacier/Waterton Montana Hamfest, June 1997. What a great hamfest with hams from both the US and Canada having loads of fun! Great swap meet also!

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