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Re: 159km G to GI on 5.6GHz
Posted: Sat Jun 30, 2018 8:28 am
by G8JAN
M0DTS wrote: ↑Sat Jun 30, 2018 8:13 am
Congrats on the DX!
What a difference a bit of hot weather makes to the dx possible
Rob
Rob thanks for the 24 cms pics the other evening. My shack was in a total mess due to reconstruction work on the roof. Idiot that I was I took the wrong feed from my RX into my computer and only got black and white images! But I got Allan G0K00's 10 Ghz signals via your 24 cms transmission. You had your monitor running in the background! Pity we couldn't make it on 5 Ghz but I only had a temporary set up on my lawn. Nothing up on the mast where it needed to be!
Pete G8JAN
Re: 159km G to GI on 5.6GHz
Posted: Sat Jun 30, 2018 1:35 pm
by gi7ugv
Glad to get a two way on the third attempt at a slightly different location and with the better conditions.
Hopefully manage more contacts across the water in the future, Cornwall sounds a push but who knows
Re: 159km G to GI on 5.6GHz
Posted: Sat Jun 30, 2018 2:20 pm
by g8gtz
@ Pete G8JAN
You don't need me - you can do it all by yourself, looks like you've caught the bug again! Besides I'm trying to get the Southern team in to action and beat the lot of you
My advice looking at the weather forecast is to forget the rally tomorrow and get up to West Runton!
Enjoy Barford - wish I was there, maybe next year...
73 Noel - G8GTZ
Re: 159km G to GI on 5.6GHz
Posted: Mon Jul 02, 2018 10:03 am
by G8JAN
Noel does this mean you are forsaking your grass roots mates in the outer fringes of civilization?
The rally was OK yesterday Pete and I had a good natter with a few ATV interested people. We are both trying to improve our portable gear for another session at the coast (must make sure mine works the next time Duh).
We are also discussing putting up some sort of manned beacon on 5Ghz. I've an idea for a horizontally polarized omni directional antenna with gain. ATV is all subject to having no domestic chores to do so time is limited.There is no such thing as retirement!
Re: 159km G to GI on 5.6GHz
Posted: Mon Jul 02, 2018 8:40 pm
by g8gtz
I've made contact with PA1SDB on Twitter and he is interested in doing some tests but he is in the North of Holland so it would have to be Skegness or further North - Rob or G8AGN may be interested as well. I will let you know his reply.
https://twitter.com/P_Knol/status/10137 ... 94432?s=20
73
Noel
Re: 159km G to GI on 5.6GHz
Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2018 6:04 am
by G8PEF
Keep us posted, chaps - my preferred operating positions are currently inaccessible (road closures and they're on fire anyway), so when I and the gear are ready for a try-out, I might fancy taking a trip to the east cost
73 John
Re: 159km G to GI on 5.6GHz
Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2018 7:05 am
by G8AGN
g8gtz wrote: ↑Mon Jul 02, 2018 8:40 pm
I've made contact with PA1SDB on Twitter and he is interested in doing some tests but he is in the North of Holland so it would have to be Skegness or further North - Rob or G8AGN may be interested as well. I will let you know his reply.
https://twitter.com/P_Knol/status/10137 ... 94432?s=20
73
Noel
Noel
Richard, G0RPH, and I are definitely interested!!!!
73
Barry, G8AGN
Re: 159km G to GI on 5.6GHz
Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2018 7:23 am
by g8gtz
I've suggested PA1SDB registers on the forum and replies directly.
BTW - need to check what frequencies they operate on - may not be the same and it may have to be split operation.
Good luck
Noel
Re: 159km G to GI on 5.6GHz
Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2018 8:35 am
by G8JAN
Sounds good to me Noel and I think Pete G4NJJ would be up for it too. We are both trying to get our portable gear sorted out at present in between domestic chores! If we can get possible dates sorted out and a good location it will give us something to work towards. It would be great to have a big group attempt.
Pete
G8JAN