{"id":1304,"date":"2015-06-02T21:29:52","date_gmt":"2015-06-02T21:29:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tsgarc.uk\/?p=1304"},"modified":"2015-06-02T21:29:52","modified_gmt":"2015-06-02T21:29:52","slug":"field-weekend-3-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tsgarc.uk\/?p=1304","title":{"rendered":"Field weekend (3)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"TSGARC<\/a>This is the third post in a three part series regarding the late May field weekend of the Thornbury and South Gloucestershire Amateur Radio Club (TSGARC).<\/p>\n

So Tuesday arrived. \u00a0Four days on site had passed very quickly. \u00a0The final day was set aside for taking everything down, packing it away, clearing the site and getting home. \u00a0No radio operation was planned. This proved a good choice as it was mid-afternoon when John finally left.<\/p>\n

Just like the setup day, we had a good attendance and it didn’t take long for the tents to come down and packing to start. \u00a0What took time was all the little things like tables, chairs, food etc not to mention the coax, antenna masts and guys… \u00a0Anyway, by mid-afternoon everything was packed and the only evidence we had been there was the trampled grass. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

\"TSGARC<\/a>The objective of\u00a0the weekend was not just to setup a station and make contacts but to try things that we could not try at home where space or equipment are constraining factors and to facilitate the exchange of skills and knowledge between club members. \u00a0Measured against these objectives, the weekend was a great success. \u00a0Everyone who attended had a good time and the English bank holiday weather was kind to us.<\/p>\n

The club was active on 2m, 6m, 12m, 15m, 17m, 20m and 80m making contacts around the world. \u00a0In total we spoke to 19 countries excluding the UK. \u00a0We did not generally participate in ‘rubber stamp’ contacts, most lasted several minutes, some significantly longer. \u00a0The countries worked were:<\/p>\n