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February 10th and 11th activity days
Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2018 9:57 am
by g8gtz
Time flies and it's another activity weekend!
I'm planning to go out on Saturday only as I'll be going to the Didcot rally with the BATC stand on Sunday.
Current options for Saturday are weather dependent (looks like rain!) but could be:
The Ridgeway near Didcot or Walbury - maybe some 24GHz with G0MJW and G4FRE or 5.6GHz towards the Luton area?
Dunstable Downs - 5.6GHz and other bands and maybe 24GHz NB with G4BAO near Cambridge.
73
Noel - G8GTZ
Re: February 10th and 11th activity days
Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2018 10:10 am
by Wolfie G8VAT
Oh me gosh is it that time again..? better get me skates (Skis?) on.. 
Re: February 10th and 11th activity days
Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2018 10:28 am
by g0mjw
Better dig out 24GHz but we will be busy Saturday afternoon with Rally Preparations.
Re: February 10th and 11th activity days
Posted: Thu Feb 08, 2018 7:12 pm
by G4FRE
Having been out doing contests for the previous 5 weekends and as I am going to Harwell Rally Sunday I will not be QRV this weekend
Dave
G4FRE
Re: February 10th and 11th activity days
Posted: Fri Feb 09, 2018 11:45 am
by g8vpg
I want to test my 5.6GHz equipment now that I have done some more work on it, but Saturday is wet all day and Sunday is the Harwell rally, so it will have to wait until next month.
73 Shaun G8VPG.
Re: February 10th and 11th activity days
Posted: Fri Feb 09, 2018 1:57 pm
by G8GKQ
Hi Shaun
I will have my 5.6 GHz Equipment on the BATC Stand at the Harwell Rally on Sunday if you want to do any local tests.
Unfortunately I am unable to get on the air on Saturday.
Dave, G8GKQ
Re: February 10th and 11th activity days
Posted: Fri Feb 09, 2018 6:42 pm
by g8vpg
Thanks Dave. I haven’t done anything to the RF part, so it should be OK as I worked G4UVZ at 46km last time. I’ve changed the relay driver circuit to that in the current CQ-TV, since the Ebay upconverter wiped out 2m talkback with hash and done a few mechanical mods to firm everything up. See you Sunday. 73 Shaun.
Re: February 10th and 11th activity days
Posted: Sat Feb 10, 2018 10:00 am
by M0DTS
I may be out from IO94MJ Sunday for a few hours...
Temp forecast 0C and 40mph winds... any northern takers?!
Rob
Re: February 10th and 11th activity days
Posted: Sat Feb 10, 2018 7:46 pm
by Wolfie G8VAT
Hi Rob, Yep I should be out for an hour or two tomorrow and just local too. I've been concentrating on 5665MHz and have got transmit constructed, Receive works but isn't really portable ready although I'll take it along. Rx on the dish will have to wait until I can repair my Transfer relay..
I'll put the 23Cms stuff in too but it's messy to setup the big mast so I'll resort to the Alford Slot, I should be due South of you in IO93KQ or possibly IO93JP since KQ has too many obstacles to the North, 8 Cooling Towers for a start...
Re: February 10th and 11th activity days
Posted: Sun Feb 11, 2018 10:00 am
by M0DTS
Sorry I'm not going out today, yesterday i looked at forecast and it was very poor so didn't get the gear organised to go.
Wx this morning looks much more appealing, typical!
I don't have the new 6cm gear quite up to scratch yet for portable so it would have just been 23cm/2m.
Rob