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** Batteries can sort of work, but we need to assume our operating location has no available power. Can we borrow a generator from someone? | ** Batteries can sort of work, but we need to assume our operating location has no available power. Can we borrow a generator from someone? | ||
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Revision as of 16:38, 9 July 2013
What?
An outing of the merry band of LHS amateur radio people, either licensed or otherwise.
This is an initial outing so we can familiarise ourselves with what's required to setup a /P radio station.
When?
2nd-4th August 2013 (Friday->Sunday).
Interesting events:
- 3rd August: 2m backpackers contest
- 4th August: 70cm lower power contest
Where?
Dominic has offered a field in Dorset, near Rampisham. This is *just* a field - but it is over the valley from the old Rampisham HF transmitting station, so is a good location to work from.
Who?
- tgreer - M6LRS
- Paul Lettington - M0PLL
- Samuel - 2E0SKF
- Nigel Worsley
- Dominic Cleal - M0DLX
- Vic - M6BOK
- Jon Fautley - 2E0XEN
Required Equipment (radio)
- A power source
- Batteries can sort of work, but we need to assume our operating location has no available power. Can we borrow a generator from someone?
Required Equipment (non-radio)
- Tent
- Sleeping equipment
Available Equipment
We should make a list of what we need, and what we have available.
Dominic has available:
- IC-706, HF/2m radio, suitable for an HF contest or VHF low power contest
- Yaesu something, HF radio, suitable for an HF contest
- 2m lightweight beam (10-ele IIRC)
Wiggler has available:
- Icom IC-R2 Scanner
- 2x wouxun kg-uvd1p dual band radios
- Sky Scan Mobile Scanner Antenna
Filbert has available:
- Yaesu FT-857 w/digimode kit (to interface to a laptop, for data)
- BuddiPole portable HF antenna (dipole)
- Arrow II Satellite Antenna
- A couple of handhelds (including 70cm D*Star)
- MFJ 259b Antenna Analyser (this does HF to ~170Mhz)
The Space has:
- A bunch of Westflex 103 terminated with N connectors at each end
- A bunch of RG213, probably needs terminating
- A Diamond 2m/70cm co-linear antenna
- A half working 40m dipole w/balun
- Lots of wire for making "random wire" antennas
- A few handhelds