[UK-CONTEST] vhf field day

[Paul_group]

John Lemay wrote:
> Hi Paul
> 
> I expect your comment refers to 70cms ?
> 
> Jonathans contest ears are fine, however on a heading around 290/300 degrees
> from our site we are beaming at the Sudbury TV transmitter site. It isn't
> particularly close, but we receive all manner of intermod which limits our
> receive capability inland. We've tried different rigs, different preamps and
> filters but the result is always the same so it's assumed to be transmitter
> generated at the Sudbury site.

Yes, I was only qrv on 432 this weekend. Condx were not fantastic but 
you are in my log for 2002/4/6 swapping 55/56/57 reports so the path is 
possible. Curiously in those three events I was running the same (low) 
power and a similar single antenna as against my normal 400w and 4 yagis 
so even with a simple system we have made it.

Anyway, next time no doubt we will work.

I like 70cm so much, although as you know it is usually very quiet.....


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