VHF NFD 2012 - Revision history

Phil: /* Preparation */

2013-06-24T09:43:55Z

Preparation

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	=== Preparation ===		=== Preparation ===
	* Practice with the voice-recorder and rig before the contest, apparantly it was very quiet.		* Practice with the voice-recorder and rig before the contest, apparantly it was very quiet.
	* Check Mast bolt-holes alignment + guy sizing.		* <strike>Check Mast bolt-holes alignment + guy sizing.</strike> - Sorted by BARC
			* Train with Logging Software

	=== Operation ===		=== Operation ===

Phil: /* Photos */

2013-06-24T09:41:54Z

Photos

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	== Photos ==		== Photos ==

	* [~~https~~://~~picasaweb~~.~~google~~.~~com~~/~~111985625986161608212/G3KMIPVHFNFD2012~~?~~authuser~~=~~0&authkey=Gv1sRgCJ_21LS11s2uswE&feat=directlink Phil, M0DNY's~~ Photos] ~~- These will be uploaded to the Wiki in due course.~~		* [http://photos.suws.org.uk/index.php?album=outings/vhf-national-field-day-2012/ SUWS VHF NFD 2012 Photos]

	== Lessons Learnt ==		== Lessons Learnt ==

Phil: /* Short Story */ Add more content.

2012-07-19T11:30:18Z

Short Story: Add more content.

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	Due to the weather conditions we decided to only set up one station on 2m. There were slight delays due to the bolt-holes in the mast not lining up and the sizing of guys being incorrectly labelled, but apart from that, the setup was without incident.		Due to the weather conditions we decided to only set up one station on 2m. There were slight delays due to the bolt-holes in the mast not lining up and the sizing of guys being incorrectly labelled, but apart from that, the setup was without incident.

			The Vulcan bomber flew over at low altitude during the morning, on it's way to an appearance at RIAT. Unfortunately we were working on the mast at the time, and none of us had a camera to hand.

	==== Saturday Afternoon/Evening ====		==== Saturday Afternoon/Evening ====
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	Early on the Sunday morning there was a good deal of fog, adding to atmosphere as we beamed out the RF Voice Power into the fog, hoping for other early-risers! A couple of contacts were gained from Ireland at about 6am, the first being off the back of the beam as we tried to contact the 1-hour-ahead Europeans.		Early on the Sunday morning there was a good deal of fog, adding to atmosphere as we beamed out the RF Voice Power into the fog, hoping for other early-risers! A couple of contacts were gained from Ireland at about 6am, the first being off the back of the beam as we tried to contact the 1-hour-ahead Europeans.

	~~To be continued..~~.		Contacts picked up again around 10/11am, and the sun came out! We started packing equipment away, ending up with Chris M6EUD calling CQ CONTEST for the last few minutes, running off a car battery as we packed away everything but the chair he was sitting in. The canvas tent was swiftly packed up in the nick of time, as soon as it was in the back of the car, the sky opened, conveniently rinsing the groundsheet!

	== Results ==		== Results ==

Phil: /* Operation */ Add freq logging of dupes.

2012-07-13T08:53:38Z

Operation: Add freq logging of dupes.

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	* Log '/P' on call signs when given.		* Log '/P' on call signs when given.
	* Keep squelch control down.		* Keep squelch control down.
			* Log the frequency (and bearing?) of /P dupes, they are likely to be on the same/similar frequency for the whole 24 hours and this will save time when scanning the band.

	=== Food ===		=== Food ===

Phil: /* Short Story */ Add content.

2012-07-13T08:52:18Z

Short Story: Add content.

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 Due to the weather conditions we decided to only set up one station on 2m. There were slight delays due to the bolt-holes in the mast not lining up and the sizing of guys being incorrectly labelled, but apart from that, the setup was without incident.
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 == Results ==

Phil: /* Lessons Learnt */ Formatting + extra points.

2012-07-13T08:34:09Z

Lessons Learnt: Formatting + extra points.

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	== Lessons Learnt ==		== Lessons Learnt ==

			=== Preparation ===
			* Practice with the voice-recorder and rig before the contest, apparantly it was very quiet.
			* Check Mast bolt-holes alignment + guy sizing.


			=== Operation ===
			* Start with no extra equipment, power up each piece one-by-one to check for added noise floor.
			** e.g. A car laptop charger caused 3 extra S-points for first 18 hours of the contest
	* Log '/P' on call signs when given.		* Log '/P' on call signs when given.
	* ~~Practice with the voice-recorder and rig before the contest, apparantly it was very quiet~~.		* Keep squelch control down.
	* Check Mast bolt-holes

	=== Food ===		=== Food ===

Phil: Formatting + short story.

2012-07-13T08:27:16Z

Formatting + short story.

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	Planning Page: [[Outing:2012/07/07\|Outing:2012/07/07]]		Planning Page: [[Outing:2012/07/07\|Outing:2012/07/07]]

			== Short Story ==

			Due to the weather conditions we decided to only set up one station on 2m. There were slight delays due to the bolt-holes in the mast not lining up and the sizing of guys being incorrectly labelled, but apart from that, the setup was without incident.

			...

	== Results ==		== Results ==
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	* [https://picasaweb.google.com/111985625986161608212/G3KMIPVHFNFD2012?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCJ_21LS11s2uswE&feat=directlink Phil, M0DNY's Photos] - These will be uploaded to the Wiki in due course.		* [https://picasaweb.google.com/111985625986161608212/G3KMIPVHFNFD2012?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCJ_21LS11s2uswE&feat=directlink Phil, M0DNY's Photos] - These will be uploaded to the Wiki in due course.

	== Lessons Learnt ===		== Lessons Learnt ==
	* Log '/P' on call signs when given.		* Log '/P' on call signs when given.
	* Practice with the voice-recorder and rig before the contest, apparantly it was very quiet.		* Practice with the voice-recorder and rig before the contest, apparantly it was very quiet.
			* Check Mast bolt-holes

			=== Food ===
	* Bring Ketchup, Mayonnaise		* Bring Ketchup, Mayonnaise

Morse at 18:04, 12 July 2012

2012-07-12T18:04:18Z

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	* [https://picasaweb.google.com/111985625986161608212/G3KMIPVHFNFD2012?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCJ_21LS11s2uswE&feat=directlink Phil, M0DNY's Photos] - These will be uploaded to the Wiki in due course.		* [https://picasaweb.google.com/111985625986161608212/G3KMIPVHFNFD2012?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCJ_21LS11s2uswE&feat=directlink Phil, M0DNY's Photos] - These will be uploaded to the Wiki in due course.

			== Lessons Learnt ===
			* Log '/P' on call signs when given.
			* Practice with the voice-recorder and rig before the contest, apparantly it was very quiet.
			* Bring Ketchup, Mayonnaise


			=== For Muddy Conditions ===
			* forget the ground sheet, and use straw-bales instead. This saves constant in/out and shoes on/off.

Phil: Creation.

2012-07-12T14:45:23Z

Creation.

New page

On the 7th/8th July 2012 we operated 2m SSB from [[Off A339 Northwest of Basingstoke|A hill near Basingstoke]] in assistance of [http://www.basingstokearc.co.uk/ Basingstoke ARC].

The Plan was originally to operate 2m and 70cm for the full weekend, with Basingstoke ARC operating 6m and 4m for the contest periods during the day.

Planning Page: [[Outing:2012/07/07|Outing:2012/07/07]]

== Results ==

We achieved 136 unique QSOs, with a cumulative total of 21,318 km.

One particular QSO of note was DK0ZB at 683km.

More stats will be posted once I have the log file.

== Photos ==

* [https://picasaweb.google.com/111985625986161608212/G3KMIPVHFNFD2012?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCJ_21LS11s2uswE&feat=directlink Phil, M0DNY's Photos] - These will be uploaded to the Wiki in due course.