Welsh Microwave
Sheppey
Contest Group Welsh Contest operations
Welsh Microwave
Sheppey
Contest Group Welsh Contest operations
This picture was taken on Myndd Maen (IO81PQ). From left to right Kelvin GW4TTU, Tim G4VXE and yours truly G4FRE. Here we are putting the F9FT 55 element for 1296MHz on the mast above the 2m dish for 1296MHz.
This picture taken a little
later shows the complete microwave antenna system. The left mast has the
1296MHz antennas; 55 element F9FT and 2m homebrew dish. In between the antennas
is the mast head preamp which also has the relay to select between the two
antennas. The mast at the right has (from top to bottom) 1.2m dish for 2304MHz,
2304MHz Masthead preamp. 1m solid dish with beer can feed for 3456MHz, 2' dish
for 5760MHz with "penny" feed. At the base is the 18" dish for
10368MHz.
This picture shows the antennas (and power pylon) from the opposite direction.
Conditions on the contest were excellent and included the first GW to OK QSO on 2304MHz with OK1KIR/P. Unfortunately being xtal controlled on transmit on 3456.100MHz although 6 stations in DL and PAO were heard around that frequency, as they were only listening on exactly 3456.1 no qsos resulted