[UK-CONTEST] Get Your IOTA Contest EU92 Mult Here !! -- Be Quick !

[jim martin]

Good morning from a sunny and calm Summer Isles.
>From here I can see out to the outer Hebrides and south to the Torridan
hills and all points in between, fantastic. Dry at the moment with huge
patches of blue sky.
Moved the tent to slightly higher and dryer ground so should be more
comfortable operating.  All the antennas are in place and checked with the
MFJ, it's amazing how much the 80/40m dipole droops between the 10m
supports, centre is only about 6m above the ground.
I usually make a shelter for the wee Honda generator with an old shower
curtain  and canes which works well under normal circumstances but will head
off down the hill in search of other plastic sheeting to be on the safe
side.
Good luck to everyone and enjoy the contest.  Please remember to submit your
log even if you have only made a few Qs from home as it helps to make the
adjudication process better.  Hopefully this year we will break the 2000
logs barrier.
73
Jim,  MM0BQI

MM0Q  EU92,  Summer Isles
On Fri, Jul 24, 2009 at 8:36 AM, jim martin <mm0bqi at googlemail.com> wrote:

> The tent has survived night number one exposed to a near northerly gale
> perched on the outcrop.  Rain is currently torrential and the chosen site
> is
> rapidly filling with water, may need to shift the tent when the storm
> passes. It was so much easier sitting in the warm cottage last year with
> hot
> and cold running water and meals on demand.  At least there is plenty of
> cold water up here so should not go thirsty.
> Antenna construction went well yesterday.  18m SpiderPole ready to go up
> with the full sized 80m vertical and elevated radials (Glad I left it on
> the
> ground last night).  The 10m mast is fitted with the D3 rotatable dipole,
> again ready to go up when the rain clears and the wind dies down.  They are
>
> about 60m apart so the 80/40m dipole will be hoisted up between them.   The
>
> 12m SpiderPole carries the 40 and 20m verticals with elevated radials and
> has survived so far.  If there is time I will put the Hustler 4BTV together
>
> just in case the other antennas come down.  It is a good solid standby
> antenna, as GM4AFF found out last year up in the Shetlands!
> Anchoring the guys in the wet peat is difficult and they are tending to
> pull
> out under tension.
> Forecast is for an improving situation through Saturday then wind veering
> to
> the SE and more high winds forecast for early Sunday morning....may just do
>
> the 12 hour section this year, so get EU92 in the log early!!
> 73
> Jim,  MM0BQI
>
> MM0Q Summer Isles,  EU92
>
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: jim martin <mm0bqi at googlemail.com>
> Date: Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 8:51 PM
> Subject: Get Your IOTA Contest EU92 Mult Here !!
> To: uk-contest at contesting.com
>
>
> Will be in holiday mode until tomorrow evening then it's all systems go in
> preparing for the IOTA contest.  Not quite the setup I was hoping for as
> will be without my microHAM MK2R and IC7400 due to technical problems,
> they're duff !
> However as compensation my new site is up on one of the highest points of
> the island with clear views in most directions.
> As long as the tent doesn't blow away (very stiff breeze forecast) you
> should be able to find MM0Q CQing away somewhere on the bands.  Very happy
> to QSY during the wee small hours as it may be very quiet once again during
> the night.
> Have fun and enjoy what is probably the best contest in the world!
> 73
> Jim,  MM0BQI
>
> MM0Q Summer Isles, EU92
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