Camb-Hams DX Blog

QRV: 10-16th May 2013

Continuing the Camb-Hams traditional Scottish Island activations, beginning with Mull in 2008, Harris in 2009 and 2010, Arran in 2011 and Mull in 2012 again, we’ve decided to return to the Isle of Mull in the Scottish Inner Hebrides (IOTA EU-008) this time in a great location for lower HF band operation, including 472KHz!

All HF bands from 600m to 10m covered with five stations on air simultaneously, all capable of running the legal power limit from five linear amplifiers

6m, 4m and 2m with a great take-off to the UK and Europe, again all at legal limit

472KHz operation

With the success of EME last year we will focus more effort in 2m EME with an elevation system this year giving us more time on the moon

Equipment wise, here’s a taster:

5 * Elecraft K3 transceivers on HF
3 * Elecraft KPA-500 amplifiers
Expert 1K-FA HF linear
Kenwood TL-922 HF linear
5B4AGN and DuneStar transmitting band-pass filters
15m: 5 element monobander

630m: Homebrew 472KHz transverter (80m > 630m)
630m: 20m tuned vertical

VHF 6m

6m: Icom IC-756ProIII transceiver
6m: Yaesu VL-1000 “Quadra” linear
6m: 6 element YU7EF wide spaced

VHF 4m

300W solid-state linear and OZ2M transverter, FLEX-1500 driver
7 element YU7EF wide spaced

VHF 2m

Icom IC-910 transceiver
Beco 1Kw solid-state 2m linear
17 element Tonna with elevation

UHF 70cm (UKAC Only)

Icom IC-910 transceiver
Homebrew (FreeScale) 500w solid-state linear
21 element Tonna

We’ll be on air from Friday 10th May until Thursday 16th May.

The cottages we have book literally traverse the locator boundary between IO76EJ and IO76EK. The shack is in IO76ej, so we’ve gone for that one!

G4ERO Had Beam, Gee 4 Eee aRr Oh

Colin G4ERO built a 15m beam and spent most of his time on 15m working the world, a song had to be made…

Caption Competition #3

No prizes, it’s only for a bit of fun. Check the older entries.

Today’s image is: what is going on???

Post your answers in the comments section.

G4ERO found 12M a little slow

Colin G4ERO found it slow on 12m this afternoon and promptly fell asleep while leaving the voice keyer running..

I couldn’t film any longer due to hysterics…

G4 needs a nap

Caption Competition #2

Following on from the first Caption Competition we will carry on with a bit of fun with a “caption competition”. No prizes, it’s only for a bit of fun.

Today’s image is: what is Mark M0MJH doing???