[UK-CONTEST] 50MHz Contest Today

[Adrian Rees (M1LCR)]

Hi all
Errr no I ran an IC756PROII from a 13.8 V PSU, driven by a generator.(One of
those cheap Chinese ones, for #200. 4 Stroke engine, with Generator rated at
850W / 1Kw Peak. Only good for about 200W of RF though, as it can't cope
with the fluctating demands of SSB or even fast CW for that matter ! But
very cheap to run. I think we only used about a pint of petrol in the 4
hours we ran the generator.

The flat batt in the Discovery was caused by me leaving the ignition keys
in, and turned on...heaters I suspect.

Well it was a good day out, and we'll be active more in the VHF /UHF
Contests over the coming months.
I'll be active from a site on the Mendips tomorrow night (20:00-22:30 LOCAL)
for the monthly 50MHz stuff.(Down in Bristol on business, so why not !)
Just running a 100 W from an FT857D this time. Same Aerial, 5 Ele Tonna
(Modified Feed) at 25 Feet. I plan to point at Europe for the first hour,
then swing around East then North after that, counter clockwise for the UK.

Adrian (M1LCR)

-----Original Message-----
From: Les Allwood [mailto:g3vqo at mapleleaf.plus.com]
Sent: 25 April 2005 10:31
To: UK Contest; Adrian Rees (M1LCR)
Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] 50MHz Contest Today


35 QSOs Adrian? - luxury !!!

I sat at home, albeit with a less-than-perfect location, calling CQ
on-and-off (on 100 watts of CW) for the whole three hours. I eventually
worked one of my locals ten minutes before the end who gave me 599001 !!! I
won't even bother with a checklog for that !!!

Were you running the 100 watt rig from the main car battery? If so, no
wonder it went flat. When I'm operating in similar circumstances I use a
"leisure battery" which has better characteristics in the way it charges and
discharges. Plus, you always know you can restart the car with the main
battery!!!

73 de Les, G3VQO in IO91ub

----- Original Message -----
From: "Adrian Rees (M1LCR)" <rees.a at btconnect.com>
To: "Uk-Contest at Contesting.Com" <uk-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, April 24, 2005 6:50 PM
Subject: [UK-CONTEST] 50MHz Contest Today


> Hi
> Well we went up the hills in the Peak District, for this mornings 50MHz
> contest. 35 QSO's best DX was down Poole way / North West Scotland.
> Nothing
> exciting, DX wise. Ran 100 W from a 756PROII into 5 Ele Tonna which caused
> us feed / match problems early on. We wasted 20 minutes re-arranging the
> feed to drop the SWR. We also got hammered by the Buxton Beacon on 50MHz,
> which was +60dB (IO93BF) which was as wide as a barn door with us. Well we
> where next door to it in IO93AF !(Who picked that site ???) Better
> planning
> next time !
>
> After the contest we learned not to leave the ignition turned on in a
> Discovery. We ended up with a flat battery. The jump leads we had were
> those
> cheap and nasty ones, with 1mm cable. We repleced that with, wait for it,
> two spare lengths of RG213 we had. Engine started first time !
>
> All in all a jolly day out.
>
> Adrian (M1LCR)
> Operating: G4WXM/P, along with Steve (MW1STE) and Mark (MW1MDH)
>
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