International ATV Contest 10/11 Sep - Activity

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International ATV Contest 10/11 Sep - Activity

Post by G8GKQ » Wed Aug 24, 2011 5:46 pm

Please post in this forum if you are planning to participate in the International ATV Contest on 10/11 September.
Please state callsign, Locator, bands and talkback freq.

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Re: International ATV Contest 10/11 Sep - Activity

Post by M0DTS » Wed Aug 24, 2011 6:45 pm

Hi All,

I will be portable as usual on both days...

Saturday PM will be from Nr Kildale on the NY Moors 300mAsl with good path to north and west from IO94.
Sunday AM will be at the usual site on the NY Moors 360mAsl IO94LI with excellent takeoff to SE/S/SW.

Primary bands:
70cm Analogue/Digital (fixed at 2Ms 3/4) 100W to 25el
23cm Analgue/Digital - 100W to 2xloopyagi

Will have gear but not setup unless requested:
13cm Analogue 25W to 80cm Dish
6cm - Analogue 10mW to 80cm dish (video sender) * maybe a few watts if i feel like powering up the amp.
9cm - Working on that.... doubt it will be ready in time - see http://www.m0dts.co.uk/3400.htm
3cm Analogue - 0.5W to 80cm dish (maybe qro 8W if i get time so sort)

Talkback will be 2m Vertical yagi 144.750 +/-
On the Sunday i will also monitor ATV DX chat on batc site.

Hope to see you.....

Rob

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Re: International ATV Contest 10/11 Sep - Activity

Post by M0ATV » Thu Aug 25, 2011 9:16 am

work shifts allowing I'll do my best to be on for the activity days in Sept, hope to work you from over here in Stockport Rob.

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Re: International ATV Contest 10/11 Sep - Activity

Post by G1LPS Terry » Thu Aug 25, 2011 8:58 pm

I will active both days from IO94EQ82 200m asl
23cm analouge /digital
70cm analouge /digital
13cm analouge /digital
5.7ghz analouge (video sender) to a 60cm dish
10ghz analouge

Hope to work some of you ;-)
Regards
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Re: International ATV Contest 10/11 Sep - Activity

Post by EddieG0EHV » Fri Aug 26, 2011 6:49 pm

Hello,
Not active as such but will hopefully be on site with Rob M0DTS on Sunday.
I'll be doing the 70 MHz contest!
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Re: International ATV Contest 10/11 Sep - Activity

Post by G4OCO » Sat Sep 03, 2011 7:23 pm

Likewise, I am also working shifts over these two days and will try to be on for part of the time, 23cms analogue IO70MK 15 watts to 23 element yagi.

73

Roger G4OCO

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Re: International ATV Contest 10/11 Sep - Activity

Post by G8ADM » Sat Sep 03, 2011 11:06 pm

I will be taking part.

70cm Digital only.
3cm receive only.
QTH: Harrow, N W London. IO91TO

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Re: International ATV Contest 10/11 Sep - Activity

Post by G0ATW » Thu Sep 08, 2011 9:48 pm

The Grimsby group will be on from IO93SO WW2 RAF Station Elsham Wold North Lincolnshire.
13cms 23cms and possibly 70cms digital RX only.
G4TNX/P this year.

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Re: International ATV Contest 10/11 Sep - Activity

Post by G8ADM » Mon Sep 12, 2011 1:52 pm

Well I only heared and worked G8LES near Alton, tried with G8JZT Bexlyheath, no luck.
Lots of activity in N. Yorks, seen via the streaming.
Nobody else on, where was everyone?

Dave.

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