Activity Weekend 15/16th April
Activity Weekend 15/16th April
The April Activity Weekend features 2m, 4m and 6m. 23cms will also be used as usual.
Hopefully the weather will be suitable for portable operations.
73
Clive
Hopefully the weather will be suitable for portable operations.
73
Clive
Re: Activity Weekend 15/16th April
I hope to be out portable, not sure which day yet.
I will only have 2m and 23cm, unless someone local wants 4m or 6m?
Rob
I will only have 2m and 23cm, unless someone local wants 4m or 6m?
Rob
Re: Activity Weekend 15/16th April
I will be qrv Sunday April 16 from 11 utc on 2m and 70cm DATV as F/PE1ITR from presumably the locator square JN39FL.
Talkback via dxspot chat or zello channel "ATV Nederland".
73 Rob PE1ITR
Talkback via dxspot chat or zello channel "ATV Nederland".
73 Rob PE1ITR
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Re: Activity Weekend 15/16th April
I can only go out on the Saturday (weather dependant), but from a reasonable local spot. JO01AI35VE the Keston Windmill carpark. Might have my portable dish finished to try on QO-100 as /P too. Martlesham microwave round table on the Sunday......
Probably only with 2m and 5W+12dBd antenna on 23cms.
Gareth
Probably only with 2m and 5W+12dBd antenna on 23cms.
Gareth
Re: Activity Weekend 15/16th April
I'm confirming Saturday for my activity.
No sign of tropo on the forecast unfortunately
I'll be at IO94LI from ~10am with 2m and 23cm.
Rob
No sign of tropo on the forecast unfortunately
I'll be at IO94LI from ~10am with 2m and 23cm.
Rob
Re: Activity Weekend 15/16th April
I'll be on Saturday from home ~ 10am
2mtr & 23cm I093GM Barnsley, right next to J36 M1
Ken G8VDP
2mtr & 23cm I093GM Barnsley, right next to J36 M1
Ken G8VDP
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Re: Activity Weekend 15/16th April
Well....that sort of went well, except that my #1 PD4 would not transmit (cause yet to be ascertained) and I left the #2 Pluto in the shack so I could not use the #2PD4 as a source. Fortunately only a 2 mile drive the the Keston Mill Car Park which once again was reasonably quiet.
Managed to RX martin G4FKK MER 6 with him running just 250mW, what a difference some height makes. Tried for others including Rob up north but no joy. New car (to me) mast support works as before but I need to make a new wider plywood rear parcel shelf as the floor is too low (which I knew).
Band Viewer once again proved an asset as did decent RF switching/steering arrangements.
There is always next month, pre-contest testing perhaps and Mills on the air when I might well operate from The Jill Windmill near Brighton.
https://www.jillwindmill.org.uk/
Gareth
Managed to RX martin G4FKK MER 6 with him running just 250mW, what a difference some height makes. Tried for others including Rob up north but no joy. New car (to me) mast support works as before but I need to make a new wider plywood rear parcel shelf as the floor is too low (which I knew).
Band Viewer once again proved an asset as did decent RF switching/steering arrangements.
There is always next month, pre-contest testing perhaps and Mills on the air when I might well operate from The Jill Windmill near Brighton.
https://www.jillwindmill.org.uk/
Gareth
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