Activity Weekend 12/13th Feb 2022

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M0DTS
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Activity Weekend 12/13th Feb 2022

Post by M0DTS » Mon Feb 07, 2022 4:55 pm

Hi All,

I wonder if anyone is planning to be on this coming Activity weekend?
I plan to be out at IO94LI provisionally on the Saturday with 2m and 23cm.
This will be the last outing for my old Red Van!

High winds and low temps forecast both days so all the lower bands are out of the question!
Saturday is the best forecast so far but may change...

Rob
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g8gtz
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Re: Activity Weekend 12/13th Feb 2022

Post by g8gtz » Mon Feb 07, 2022 6:00 pm

Hi Rob,

Yes, I'm planning to be out on Saturday...

Location TBD but somewhere in IO91!

Bands TBD but probably 146 and maybe 23cms.

I'll confirm later in the week.

Noel - G8GTZ

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Re: Activity Weekend 12/13th Feb 2022

Post by radiogareth » Fri Feb 11, 2022 12:27 pm

I'm still tied up with my son's kitchen build/floor tiling but might be back on Sunday where I can operate 2m and 23cm from home, but it's not from a good location. If there's any lift around maybe....
Gareth

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Re: Activity Weekend 12/13th Feb 2022

Post by G4FKK » Sat Feb 12, 2022 12:50 am

More in hope than experience, I shall be watching out on 2m and keeping an ear on Zello from home on Saturday.

Rob, I believe Richard, GI4DOH, was thinking about going /p with his 23cm gear. Hopefully he'll also join the Zello net.

73, Martin

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Re: Activity Weekend 12/13th Feb 2022

Post by g8gtz » Sat Feb 12, 2022 9:00 am

I shall be out from 1 pm local at IO91JH (Hannington) with good take-off North and East, so a reasonable chance of working you Martin :-)

Bands = 146 and 23cms
Talkback 144.750 and Zello ATV south.

Hope to work a few stations :-)

73
Noel

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Re: Activity Weekend 12/13th Feb 2022

Post by g8gtz » Sat Feb 12, 2022 11:00 am

Change of plan - just checked the main Lime based QRO system and appears I've got instability / spurious on each band - looks like the LIme :-(

So I will try to get out with my QRP (1 watt) 146 Mhz system only.

73
Noel
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Re: Activity Weekend 12/13th Feb 2022

Post by G8GKQ » Sat Feb 12, 2022 11:06 am

I'll be going out today (Saturday) to Dean Hill near Salisbury (IO91EA) with 146 and 23 cms. Aiming to be on-air at 1 pm local until 4 pm.

Talkback 144.75 and Zello ATV South

Dave, G8GKQ

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Re: Activity Weekend 12/13th Feb 2022

Post by G8GKQ » Sat Feb 12, 2022 5:16 pm

An enjoyable afternoon. Two-way pictures with G8GTZ/P at 44 km on 146 MHz. MER 20, so lots of margin! Unsuccessful attempts with M0DTS (370 km) and G4FKK (110 km).

However, I did manage to wake up GB3SQ on 23 cm at 40 km.

Dave, G8GKQ
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Re: Activity Weekend 12/13th Feb 2022

Post by g8gtz » Sat Feb 12, 2022 6:28 pm

An interesting afternoon - in the end I took my Portsdown / Langston Lite designed for driving transverters with a DG8 pre-amp on rx.

Only ran 1 watt max power but Dave copied it over 40 kms with the transmitter wound back to 25 milliwatts!

Also great to copy Martin G4FKK (via a/c scatter?) at 75km.

Failed with Rob and missed Graham and Steve over in Cheltenham - Zello talkback worked well.

73

Noel - G8GTZ
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Re: Activity Weekend 12/13th Feb 2022

Post by g0mjw » Sat Feb 12, 2022 11:35 pm

I was listening on 144.750 all day but didn't hear any activity. It was very windy today.

Mike

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