2m was a bust due to me being hit by a virus (human, not computer) about 20 minutes in to the FMAC section. I was down on Burson Moor in Cornwall (IO70sw) and taking down the station whilst in a 'afflicted' state was no fun at all. The less said about that the better. 70cm was much better, although RF conditions were challenging and the WX was not great either - no rain but high winds and bitterly cold.

Having been in touch with Mark M0RKX during the week, I used his regular site...

Update @2020-05-07:

After having effectively mothballed the project for a year or so some early Es activity has prompted me to get building again. The boom and passive elements were all completed last year, left to do is the driven element and feed, and the boom mounting method.

I've mostly build the driven element and matching section - and it's tuned out quite neat too (metalwork we never a strength of mine). I'm particularly pleased that the 2 75Ω bits of coax fit...

This month I managed to take part in both the 2m and 70cm sections. The 2m section was my best (normalised) performance to date (performance was actually down compared to January, but it was for everyone). Additionally I managed to scope out a slightly better site for future use, once I manage to get in touch with the land owner. The 70cm section was not great.

I was using my newly-constructed 7-element DK7ZB yagi which I hadn't had a chance to test (or even tune) beforehand....

This month I managed to take part in both the 2m and 70cm sections. The 2m section was my best (normalised) performance to date (performance was actually down compared to January, but it was for everyone). Additionally I managed to scope out a slightly better site for future use, once I manage to get in touch with the land owner. The 70cm section was not great.

I was using my newly-constructed 7-element DK7ZB yagi which I hadn't had a chance to test (or even tune) beforehand....

Surprisingly I was let out to take part in the UKAC on New Year's Day! I had assumed that this event would be less-well attended than normal due to it being on January 1st, however that didn't seem to deter many with activity levels being about normal, albeit with fewer people out portable. I was active again as 2E1HNK/P from Sudeley Hill (IO91AW) using 10W from my FT-857d and the 8-Element Yagi at 4.5m as normal.

UKAC

Section: AL

Total QSOs: 57

Total Points:...