-ICOCIffiN ZIE & PORT SETON A,R.C.*$Volume 2Issue 7 ATIGUS'T 1994

AUGUSI EDITORIAL

Well where do I start referenee the RSGB VHF Field Day that took part on the 2nd / 3rd July it is a difficultone' I suppose I must stad saying that we did spend 24 hours in the clouds with visibility down to lessthan 100 yards and this being the case Alex had a great difiiculty meeting his otd "friends".$erious

-tftough the weather was atrocious due to the thick fog but on the plus side the DX was astounding.Myselfpersonafly had my eyes opened to what can be worked on the VHF / UHF bands along with ttre thrill ofmaking that contact.

For the records a summary of what was worked :-

Band Cnts Points Best DX Locator Distance70Mhz CW 10 115 G3PFM/P tOBOWp 579 Kms70Mhz SSB 26 326 c3PFMrP lOB0Wp iZ9 Kms144Mhz '156 2202 FISVF JNI5VO t?/t3 Kms432Mhz 50 1082 SF{JVctl JO84OP i253 Kms

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Further details of the whole event can be read furthir in the newsletter by reading Atex GM6VIU's article.

A couple of things I would like to add is a list of who attended the event purely for keeping a historical recordso here goes :-Operators : Margaret Chalmers GM0ALX, Colin Smith CMoCLN, Alan Dimmick GM0US|,

Ron Brown GM4|KU, Bob Glasgow GM4uyz, Alex wilson GM$vluand Gordon Sibbatd 2MtAOL.

Helpers : Gavin chalmers GMOALW, Bob smith GM0Bwu, Ricky McLeary GMlpLy,Jim Keddie cMlLUN, John lnnes GMToLe and tan Mcleary swL,

Visitors : Gavin Stirling ciiTLVJ and Aflister Watson cMTRyR.

Lastty I would like to thank everyone for what they prouided for the weekend however big or small it was aswithout it the weekend could not have been a success as it was.Obvlously the greatest thanks goes toMargaret & Gavin, Gordon and John for providing the accommodation. Thanks io you Atex GM6r/lU fortaking on board the organising of the event you did a terrific job.

Ok what's next well it has to be the JUNI( FIIGHT on the 19th of this month. We get the hallat 1g:00 soany help would be appreciated then. We intend putting on the facility for a cup of tea or coffee can any of

your XYL's or YL's do a bit of baking ?Are they willing to help man the stand.for us ??We would also be gratefulfor any donation towards the RAFFLE can you please let me know in advance ifyou intend to donate something as itwill give at least some ideaof what is going to be available,thanks.

The entry fee for the night will be one pound and will be asked from everyonJ "r

ih" money made is goingto a good cause. I think that is all but if I have forgotten anything again let me know.Right folks start spreading the word about the night and lets make it a great success.

Bob AM4UYZ @ GBrEDi,

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I{E GATffE MODIFICATION F' ORTTIE PYE TvI294

1{} Remove cover from 5 pin MikeSocket on the Flylead.{2) Add link between pins 2 & 3.(3) Make a note of what colourof wires go to each pin.

{For reference only).{4) Remove cover at the rear of theradio which covers allthe

flylead inputs by undoing the 23Crews,(6lFig.1. shows the original wiringq6)Changed wiring is shown as perftg.Z.(-/) Insulate the lnside of the coverremoved in {4) above as a

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APPRECIATION

Through the monthlynewsletter,we persgnally wouldlike to say a big thank you toBob GM4UYZ for allthe repairwork he has taken offour hands.We are sure r re speak for many

more club members and friendswho feelthe same gratitude.

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The question is what does one do on a sunny $unday morning I mayask ? The answer is go contesting l ! lAlan Oimmick GM0U$I and myself decided to take part in the abovecontest just to see what could be worked on 70cm SSB and if possiblebeat what was achieved during the VHF Field Day,I should say that the contest was held on Sunda 24th July betweenthe hours of 0800 - 1400 UTC or 0900 - 1500 BST which ever way isyour bent l !We went up to Mainslaughter Law again and were operational by 09:00B$T,the reason beinE that Alan had to drive across from Glasgow,Theequipment that we used was a Kenwood TR851e running 25 Watts intoa 2{ Element Tonna.fn total for the day we had 50 contacts ,of which 2were "incomplete" ,covering most of the UK to the $outh of us and ofcourse ihe DX into Denmark,Germany and Holland.It just shows what can be worked on these so called "quiet bands" it isjust a pity that they only seem to be occupied during contesttime,that's life I suppose.At the end of the day we both had an enJoyable time and I as alwayshad the opportunity to see some "old fr iends" l l l l l lHappy contesting,

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C&PSARC V.H.F. NATIONAL F'TELD DAYCONTEST GROTIP REPORT.

HI AGAIN ALL,

FIRST OT ALL I MUST EXTEND A HUGE THANK YOU TO ALLTHOSE WHO GAVE OF THEIR TIME, EFFORT AND IN A LOT OF CASES THEIREQUIPMENT TO MAKE VHF NFD SUCH A GREAT SUCCESS FOR OrJR CLUB.HERE FOLLOWS A DESCRIPTION OF WHAT ENSUED OVER TI{E COTJRSE OFTFTE WEEKEND.

wE ALL STARTED OUT BRTGHT AND EARLY FROM BOB(GM4UYr)'S HOUSE ATABOUT O83O IIRS IN WHAT LOOKED LIKE TT MAY TURN INTO A VERYNICEWEEKEND WEATHER WISE. HOW WRONG WE"ALL WERE TO BE ,WE WERESMOTHERED IN MIST FOR ALL BI.TT THE LAST HOUR OR TWO ON TIIE SUNDAYAFTERNOON, IN TIME FOR US ALL TO GO HOME. MY MAIOR CONCERN !IfASTHAT ALL THE BITS AhID PIECES WOULD ARRIVE AS AND WHEN HAD FEE'NPROMISED, WHICH THEY DID.

WITH MOST OF US HAVING BEEN AT THE CLUB ON THE PREVIOUS EVENING, IWANTED TO SET OFF AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE BECAUSE IfrIE HAD A LOT OFSETTING UP TO DO, 4 BANDS wlfi{ ALL THE ANTENNAS, FEEDER AND RADIOSIS A LARGE TASK. AS TT TURNED OUT EVERY ONE FELL IN TO TilS AND HERROLE WTTH EASE AND WE \4IERE SET UP AND READY TO GO WIfi{ A LOT OFTIME IN HAND. AS MENTIONED WE RAN ALL 4 BANDS AND THE CALLS USEDWERE AS FOLLOWS:-

4 MTRS GMOCLN/P2 MTRS GM4UYZ/P70 CMS GM6VIUIP23 CMS GM4IKU/P

4 MTRS WAS C\4T ONLY ON THE SATURDAY TJP UNTIL 22OO SO WE WERELIMITED BY THE AMOI.INT OF PEOPLE WHO COULD WORK ON THIS BANDMYSELF EXCLIJDED ALSO. TO A CERTAIN EXTENT IT WAS SPOILT BY THEARRIVAL OF SPORADICUEU WHICHWIPED TI{E BAND OUT WTII{ CONTINENTALFM BROADCAST STATIONS. ALL IN ALL 10 CONTACTS WERE MADE AND OI'RBEST BEING AT 5I1 KMS NEAR MELTON MOWBRAY.TFTE FOLLOWING DAYWE WERE A BIT MORE SUCCESSFUL ON 4 MAKING 26CONTACTS ON VOICE, OUR tsEST BEING 579 KMS NEAR SWANAGE.POINTS CLAIMEI} WERE T15 ON CW AI\TI} 326 ON SSB.

2 MTRS STARTED OFF REASONAFLYWETL ALL THE STATIONS BEINGWORKED WERE IN THE UK TINTIL 2 AZ'S FOLLOWED CLOSELY BY A PA3. ITWENT ON THAT WAY WITH THE ODD DX STATION BEING WORKED INHOLLAND AND THE NORTH COAST OF FRANCE. A FEW MORE DANES, A FEWON'S AND GERMANS. OVERALL A VERY DECENT PERFORMANCE ON 2 WTTHouR BEST DX BErNG A Fl STATTON AT r2l3 KMS rN JNI5VQ.TOTAL Og 2202 POINTS BEING CLAIMED.

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