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<\/a>We arrived about 1530hrs and were quickly on the air and making contacts across the UK despite the skip being a little longer than anticipated at that time of day. \u00a0Andrew brought along a 10m mast which we used to support\u00a0a full-sized 40m dipole in an inverted ‘V’ configuration an IC-7200<\/a> HF radio plus\u00a0the all important generator. \u00a0After spending some time on 40m we raised a 20m dipole from the same mast and then worked 20m for a while.<\/p>\nThe image to the right shows the 10m mast and 40m dipole situated toward the S.W. end of the field.<\/p>\n
Later in the afternoon we had some unexpected visitors:\u00a0Rob, Andy and Dave somehow found us! \u00a0Was our signal that strong! \u00a0We stayed till dusk then packed everything away and went back to Rex’s house for tea and hot-crossed buns. \u00a0Nice \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n
To the left, Andrew, Rex and Rob man the temporary station setup on a plastic patio table… \u00a0The black box to left of the picture is the Palstar manual ATU.<\/p>\n Andrew On Thursday April 9th, Rex, John and Andrew went to view the field that the TSGARC will be using for its three-day extravaganza. \u00a0It was such a warm, sunny day that we could not resist the temptation too do some … Continue reading ![\"Andrew,](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tsgarc.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/20150409_175756_500x321.jpg?resize=300%2C193\")
<\/a>Everyone was impressed by the size, location and RF quietness of the field despite some large overhead power-lines in the adjacent field. It will make the perfect spot for our three-day portable event.<\/p>\n
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