May 11/12 Activity Weekend
May 11/12 Activity Weekend
As the weather forecast looks good, I am planning to be out portable on both days:
Saturday 10 May on Povington Hill near Lulworth in Dorset IO80WP11AF. I can potentially take all bands from 437 MHz to 24 GHz, and currently have skeds with G0UHY (437) G8GTZ/P (10/24) and possibly G8VPG/P (10). Please let me know if you are available. I'm planning to be active from 1 pm till 4 pm.
Sunday 11 May at Lane End near Winchester IO91JA. This has a reasonable take off to the North and East, but suffers from vegetaion on the higher bands. I hope to test 1255 with G8GTZ and am looking for other skeds. I'm planning to be active from 1 pm till 4 pm.
Talkback on 144.75 FM and Zello ATV South.
Dave, G8GKQ
Saturday 10 May on Povington Hill near Lulworth in Dorset IO80WP11AF. I can potentially take all bands from 437 MHz to 24 GHz, and currently have skeds with G0UHY (437) G8GTZ/P (10/24) and possibly G8VPG/P (10). Please let me know if you are available. I'm planning to be active from 1 pm till 4 pm.
Sunday 11 May at Lane End near Winchester IO91JA. This has a reasonable take off to the North and East, but suffers from vegetaion on the higher bands. I hope to test 1255 with G8GTZ and am looking for other skeds. I'm planning to be active from 1 pm till 4 pm.
Talkback on 144.75 FM and Zello ATV South.
Dave, G8GKQ
Re: May 11/12 Activity Weekend
I'll be out /p from IO94LI from Saturday Afternoon ~2pm till Sunday Evening.
Mainly active on 70/23 but will have most other bands too.
Please leave a message for particular sked/band and I'll check I bring it along!
Rob
M0DTS
Mainly active on 70/23 but will have most other bands too.
Please leave a message for particular sked/band and I'll check I bring it along!
Rob
M0DTS
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Re: May 11/12 Activity Weekend
Due to the closure of the M25/A3 junction (my main route to other high places) and the likely traffic chaos in the surrounding routes I'll be running from home with 70cms only (unless we get a lift in which case I'll try 23cms too). JO01AI09kq Bromley Kent.
Mains power means I can run full legal power on 70cms now so hope to be seen at least one way.....
Fingers crossed for some lift too
Gareth
Mains power means I can run full legal power on 70cms now so hope to be seen at least one way.....
Fingers crossed for some lift too
Gareth
Re: May 11/12 Activity Weekend
I'll set up for 2m from home. I can run 70cm but I seem to live in a 433MHz RF black hole on that band
Re: May 11/12 Activity Weekend
Hi,
For those who want to try longer distances. I'm Sat/Sun QRV for skeds from home and will monitor zello ATV South.
Especially at 70cm it may be worth trying a QSO with some patience and airplane reflections.
QRV with DATV on:
70cm: 4x16el Yagi 200w
23cm: 26el 30w.
13cm: 67el 15w
73 Rob PE1ITR - JO21QK.
For those who want to try longer distances. I'm Sat/Sun QRV for skeds from home and will monitor zello ATV South.
Especially at 70cm it may be worth trying a QSO with some patience and airplane reflections.
QRV with DATV on:
70cm: 4x16el Yagi 200w
23cm: 26el 30w.
13cm: 67el 15w
73 Rob PE1ITR - JO21QK.
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Re: May 11/12 Activity Weekend
Not a bad path for me if my RF escapes eastwards up the Thames valley. Almost due East @ 91 degrees/272.
Happy to try both ways either day, especially if we get a bit of tropo.
Gareth
Happy to try both ways either day, especially if we get a bit of tropo.
Gareth
Re: May 11/12 Activity Weekend
Thanks to all who I exchanged pictures with today - a really enjoyable outing. Sorry that I could not transmit much on 70 cm - my primary lead-acid battery has died after 7 years of service. I'll be out again tomorrow near Winchester (IO91JA) from 1pm till 4pm.
Today's contacts:
I'll post the screen captures tomorrow.
Dave, G8GKQ
Today's contacts:
- G8LES 91 km: 437 (2-way) 1255 (one way) 2395 (one way)
- G0UHY 102 km: 437 2-way)
- G4XAT 169 km: 437 (one way)
- G4SAQ 70 km: 437 (one way)
- G8GTZ/P 75 km: 10 GHz (2-way) 24 GHz (2-way)
- G4CPE 184 km: 437 (one-way)
- M0DTS/P 418 km: 437 (one way)
I'll post the screen captures tomorrow.
Dave, G8GKQ