BATC Forum

Hi

The weather may not realise it, but the May activity weekend is only a week away - this runs at the same time as the big IARU microwave contest and the RSGB 10 GHz contest so if you radio club is running a station, why not suggest running ATV as well. It does also mean some of the more popular sites may be a bit busy, so get there early!

Due to the ARISS contact on the following Monday, I will only be out on Saturday and will be going down to Dunkery Beacon in Somerset - for more details see https://wiki.batc.tv/Dunkery_Beacon_near_Minehead - with really good take off in all directions except due west.

Station details:
146 MHz RB-TV - 5 watts to 9 ele yagi
70cms RB-TV and DATV - 25 watts to 19 ele yagi

Talkback:
144.750 - vertical and horizontal
http://www.dxspot.tv
Mobile - 07881914287

10 GHz Narrow Band - 7 watts to 60cms dish

If you are intending to be on air (not just out portable) let us know and don't forget to add your favourite /p site to the BATC wiki pages at https://wiki.batc.tv/Directory_of_portable_sites and also to the Google maps page at https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid= ... -HE2sxqL0c

Hope to work you
73
Noel - G8GTZ

Ivor G1IXF and myself will be out on the Saturday at a site near Chepstow, South Wales. This has a good take off from South, through East to North. We will be running our new 146.5MHz RB-DATV equipment, 5W into a 9 element Tonna, with talkback on 144.750MHz, horizontal or vertical. I could possibly also go out on Sunday, if there are still stations to work on 146.5MHz.
Shaun G8VPG.

I hope to be out on the Saturday on the Welsh borders trying some 250km+ paths to M0DTS/P, around Llaithddu and Anchor, south-east of Newtown, Powys.

One of the locations has line of sight to the same place on the Brecon Beacons as Dunkery Beacon. It looks fairly sharp on the plot, so well worth a try. Dunkery is on the left. It won't be too good towards Chepstow.

Brian

I will be active from Walbury Hill in Berkshire https://wiki.batc.tv/Walbury_Hill_near_ ... _Berkshire on Saturday afternoon.

I will have 146.5 Digital, and 437 Digital and Analogue. Possibly also 10 GHz narrowband and ATV Receive (Digital and Analogue).

Talkback on 144.75 and https://www.dxspot.tv/

Dave
G8GKQ

Hi All

I can do 2m and 70cm digital but only from home IO91IO. This location @100m ASL is good to the North but not good to the South due to my proximity to the Ridgeway though Walbury is OK.

Mike
G0MJW

Hi All,

I will be active portable from IO94MJ on the North York Moors from about 12pm Saturday.
Primary bands will be 2m and 23cm but I will have most other bands with me.

Rob
M0DTS

Hi
On Saturday I will be active from home (IO91RV) from midday using 2m and 70cms. I can operate down to 125k/s on both bands.

Arthur G4CPE will also be active on Saturday on 2/70 and 23.

Good luck all.

73 Steve
M0SKM

Thanks to all who took part in the Activity Weekend.

Very successful from my point of view. I know that the following were active:

Saturday:

G8GTZ/P - Dunkery, Somerset
GW8VPG/P - near Chepstow
GW4EWJ/P - io82jl22 Newtown, Wales
G8GKQ/P - Walbury Hill
M0DTS/P - North York Moors
G3KKD - Cambridge
G0MJW - Harwell
M0SKM - Houghton Regis, Bedfordshire
G4CPE - Upper Sundon, Bedfordshire
G8LES - Alton, Hants
GW0KAX, South Wales

Sunday:

G8GKQ/P - Portsdown Hill, Portsmouth
G4GUO - Worthing Sussex
G8ADM - Pinner, Middx
G8LES - Alton, Hants
M0DTS - Yarm
G0MJW - Harwell
M0IKB - near Scarborough

There must be more.... Please post here if you were active and not listed - I want to write up a report for CQ-TV.

Thanks

Dave
G8GKQ

Hi Dave,

Thanks for the QSO - Mike G0MJW

I never heard GW4EWJ/P but tried and failed with Rob M0DTS. Noel G8GTZ/P's signal on 146.5MHz was tantalizingly close to symbol lock but not quite.

Mike

M0SKM - Houghton Regis, Bedfordshire.

Active Saturday morning only. Contact with G4CPE and G3KKD.

Steve