So at the end of February we had out first meeting about this years dx’pedition. All went well and I thought I’d post a few notes about where we are;
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- 472kHz is progressing – TX is transverted from 80m on an FT-817 with RX direct with FT-817; With noted from other stations we are making a 472KHz BPF.
- We plan to modify the Camb-Hams trailer to allow us to take 2x SCAM12 masts giving more options for beams on HF.
- 472kHz is progressing – TX is transverted from 80m on an FT-817 with RX direct with FT-817; With noted from other stations we are making a 472KHz BPF.
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- The outcome of this is we will have a 15m mono-bander.
- We are constructing an elevation system for Flossie’s mast so we can be more active on EME, however the moon conditions are not best that week.
There are 2 contests we plan to be active in while in IO76. I’ve already sought out the help of a Card Writing Service to send out invitations to everyone.
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- Sunday 12th May – 70MHz CW
- Tuesday 14th – 70cm UKAC, we might go to a better location for this contest.
- Sunday 12th May – 70MHz CW
We plan, when a band is not running or overnight, to run WSPR beacons so we can;
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- See when spots start to appear on the spotting network and thus know a band might be opening.
- Allows us to see the propagation and antenna patterns to allow tweaking of our operation vs band schedule
- WSPR beacons will also be run on VHF, that is 6m, 4m and 2m when they are not active also.
- See when spots start to appear on the spotting network and thus know a band might be opening.
More items where discussed but these are the main points which will impact on how we have QSO’s and might help you best work us.