An afternoon in the sun looked like an ideal opportunity to work some station on 70 MHz. Bedsford park is the highest point around at the dizzy height of 100m ASL. I decided to take the 12m roach pole and Icom 7100 and the slim jim. The portable trolly, battery and antenna. After setting up […]
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Wire + Tree + Catapult = HF portable
Today I decided to put a wire in a tree and see if anyone could hear me. While portable for a couple of days I thought it would be fun to use one of the very tall trees at the back of the van here. I used a fishing weight and a catapult to fire […]
70 MHz portable from Cromer
Operating portable from the highest point in Norfolk (100m ASL) from Beacon Hill close to Cromer North Norfolk JO02OV. The set-up included the Icom 7100 and 50w into a Slim Jim supported on a 12m Spider beam roach pole. Beacon Hill is an old Roman Fort, and while its elevated you cant really see much […]
144 MHz UKAC operating report
Operating report from the Tue evening 144 MHz UKAC. This event runs from 20:00 Hrs to 22:30. Further details can be found on the RSGB VHF pages. The idea of the event is to promote activity and club participation on the VHF and UHF bands. Anyone who is a member of the club can participate, […]
Working VHF portable from the Peak District
John M0UKD and myself decided it would be fun to work a few in the VHF NFD from Mam Tor at 517m ASL. Using John’s FT 897d and 20w battery power and his 6e homebrew PEGTENNA. The walk is quite short and the “summit” is not a SOTA, its a simple walk up from the […]
Working Portable with the Homebrew 4e 21 MHz Beam
GB2NWA – North Weald Airfield Members of the HRC and LEFARS ARC operated portable from North Weald Airfield. Using a homebrew 4e 21 MHz beam we managed to work 120 station in 35 countries despite variable band conditions. The setup included a 10m pump up tower and Icom 7700 and a HAL 1200 solid state […]