2m FMAC May 2018
I was active as 2E1HNK/P from Cutsdean Hill (IO91BX) using 10W from my FT-857d and a Diamond X200 vertical for the last half hour of the FMAC section then the same setup for the UKAC section.
FMAC
Section: 10W
Total QSOs: 7
Total Points: 398
Normalised Points: 667
ODX: G3ZNU (IO91PQ - 87km)
Final Position: 7 (of 18)
UKAC
Section: AL
Total QSOs: 29
Total Points: 4,920 (1,920 + 3,000 bonus)
Normalised...
2m UKAC May 2018
I was active as 2E1HNK/P from Cutsdean Hill (IO91BX) using 10W from my FT-857d and a Diamond X200 vertical for the last half hour of the FMAC section then the same setup for the UKAC section.
FMAC
Section: 10W
Total QSOs: 7
Total Points: 398
Normalised Points: 667
ODX: G3ZNU (IO91PQ - 87km)
Final Position: 7 (of 18)
UKAC
Section: AL
Total QSOs: 29
Total Points: 4,920 (1,920 + 3,000 bonus)
Normalised...
Finding Good Hill-Top Portable Sites
Finding good portable operating sites historically relied on local knowledge, anecdotal evidence from other amateurs, plenty of experimentation and a good dose of luck. Whilst there's nothing wrong with this approach it does rely on either knowing the local area well, or having contact with someone who does. This isn't always available, for example holiday operation, moving to a new area or simply that all the good peaks have been taken. There must be a better way...
My approach to...
Yaesu FT-857d Power Output Stuck
I fired up my Yaesu FT857d to take part in the RSGB's April 2018 2m UKAC Contest a couple of days ago to discover that the RF power output (Menu Option 75) was stuck at 50W and wouldn't change by rotating the VFO knob as it should.
Thankfully, despite being /P, I
was in an area with good mobile coverage I had a quick google and
although I found a few others who had experienced a few similar
Participated in both the 2m FMAC and UKAC events with a family meal
in the middle. FMAC was just a single contact with the ever-present
M0RKX/P. I was hoping to get M0RSD too as I’d heard him a few
minutes earlier doing a demo for some foundation students but he
either had other commitments or Alcester-Dudley was a no-go.
Operated from the car park of the Moat House, Alcester (IO92BF, 21m
asl) using a Baofeng UV5R and the 2m/70cm mini magnetic whip that I
picked up in the Maplin...
2m FMAC April 2018