BATC SummerFun Contest 14 - 15 June 2014

[G8GKQ]

Don't forget that the BATC SummerFun Contest will run from 1200 UTC (GMT) on Saturday 14 June 2014 until 1200 UTC (GMT) on Sunday 15 June 2014. There is also a Dutch ATV Contest on the same weekend.

There is a prize of a Nexus 7 for the highest placed BATC Member in the Digital Section. The Digital Section Rules are published below.

The full Summerfun Rules are here: http://www.batc.org.uk/contests/BATC_Su ... _Rules.pdf and the Blank logsheets are here: http://www.batc.org.uk/contests/ATV_IARU_Logsheet.xls. Contest logs to me (contests@batc.org.uk) by e-mail or post before 30 June.

Dave
G8GKQ
BATC Contest Manager

Digital Section Rules

The Digital Section is simply another scoring method for Contacts made within the normal contest rules:

1. To be counted within the Digital Section, contacts must be valid for scoring within the wider SummerFun Contest. The rules are published at: http://www.batc.org.uk/contests/BATC_Su ... _Rules.pdf

2. Only contacts made using DVB-S or DVB-T transmission modes can be counted within the Digital section.

3. Only contacts made on 70 cm and 23 cm can be counted within the digital section. Contacts on both bands are to be scored at 1 point per km for a one-way digital contact and 2 points per km for a 2-way digital contact. If a 2-way contact is made, but one transmission path is analogue, the contact counts as a one-way contact for the Digital Section.

4. The winner of the digital section will be the BATC Member who achieves the highest total of points for 70 cm and 23 cm under these rules.

5. In the event of a dispute, the decision of the BATC Committee will be final.

[M0DTS]

Thanks Dave.. only a few weeks to get organised now!

I will be out /P in two locations:
Saturday - 1pm onwards from IO94DE near Masham, 260mAsl
Sunday - 8am Onwards from IO94LI, North of Helmsley on the North Yorkshire Moors 350mAsl.

I will be QRV on all bands:
70cm - 100W and 25el yagi
23cm - 300W and 2x28el yagi
13cm - 30W and 80cm DIsh
9cm - 200mW and Panel
6cm - 5w and 80cm Dish
3cm - 1w and 80cm Dish
1.2cm - 100mW and 25dB horn - Unlikely!!!!

All bands Analogue/Digital apart from 6cm.

Hope to see lots of you on the bands!

Rob
M0DTS

[g8gtz]

Hi

I will be on from my "home" station:

70cms - 130 watts in to 19 ele tonna
23cm - 60 watts in to 25 ele yagi
13cms - maybe rx only
3cms - 60cms dish rx only

Talkback on 144.750 and http://www.dxspot.tv

Please post here if you intend to be on - lets try and get a lot of activity going for this one and make it a similar success to the activity day held in August a couple of years ago. I will put out an all members email next weekend.

IMPORTANT - any one intending to operate on 13cms MUST register with Ofcom using the following email address pssramateurs@ofcom.org.uk Full details are found here http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/binari ... tement.pdf

73
Noel - G8GTZ

[M0ATV]

Will try to be on if can get day off from work sorted, will be QRV on >>

70cm digital 75w TX and RX as well
23cm analogue/digital 150w/50w and RX

please beam my direction IO83WJ Stockport, lots of RX stations around this area now, hope to see some of you on air,73 Tony

[G1LPS Terry]

Hi All
I will be active from IO94EQ82 kirk Merrington 6 miles South of Durham City 200m asl
70cm AM & digi rx
23cm fm & digi
13cm fm & digi
9cm digi
6cm fm
3cm fm
1.2cm hopefully if complete in time

Regards
Terry G1LPS

[PA3CRX]

In the Netherlands, the starting time is not identical as in UK (in NL contest period is Saturday 18:00 UTC to Sunday 12:00 UTC). So please be not disappointed is you do not see activity from the Netherlands in the beginning.

Saturday evening I will be present on 70 cm (receiving with an RTL dongel), 23 cm, 13 cm and 6 cm (analogue). The location of my QTH does not make it likely to contact any station in UK

On Sundaymorning I go portable to http://no.nonsense.ee/qthmap/?qth=JO22QA39UX , 80 meters above sea level.
The station I carry through the woods:
- 6 cm: 1,5 W into a 45 cm dish,
- 1,2 cm: 0,8 W into a 35 cm dish.

If you would like to have an idea about the Dutch ATV participants three months ago (March contest), please visit http://www.pi6anh.com/veron/_pages/defa ... artikel=51

Enjoy!
Chris, PA3CRX

[g8gtz]

There is also a French ATV contest on this weekend "le Championnat de France TVA" and Dominque F5AXP has posted details of the BATC contest on the French ATV reflector at http://fr.groups.yahoo.com/group/ListeATV/ - if you have yahoo account and speak French , you can log in and read the messages.

Note - they use 144.750 FM and 144.170 SSB for talk back.

And Hepburn http://www.dxinfocentre.com/tropo_nwe.html seems to be indicating conditions may be good for the weekend

Hope to work to work you all during the weekend

Noel - G8GTZ

[G4KLB]

If you work someone on analogue and digital on a given band do you have to submit two excel spreadsheets?
I assume its best to use different numbers for analogue and digital as well.

[G6MNJ]

I will be on the air this weekend from my new QTH in Cornwall! IO70OG - Mevagissey CORNWALL PL26 6TZ 260ft ASL.

I will be TX (300W) and RX on 437Mhz DATV and hoping to contact France as I have a clear path across the sea to the north coast of France. Also be active on 23cm analogue TX and RX for local stations as power is just 18W.

Look forward to hooking up either via 144.750 or dxspot.tv

73 Paul G6MNJ

[G0KTD]

G0KTD Keith
I will be on on Saturday 14th and Sunday 15th from IO70OI /P on Saturday from
High ground 50.374974deg North 4.7788022 deg West 909 ft asl.
19 element yagi 25 watts Digilite 70 Cms.
Sunday From home 263 ft asl Tandberg setup 100/150 watts on 70 Cms.
talk back 144 750.
hope to see some body and they see me?