{"id":3091,"date":"2015-09-06T21:38:47","date_gmt":"2015-09-06T20:38:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lefars.org.uk\/WPblog\/?p=3091"},"modified":"2015-09-06T21:43:12","modified_gmt":"2015-09-06T20:43:12","slug":"hill-toppers-5-portable-vhf-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lefars.org.uk\/WPblog\/hill-toppers-5-portable-vhf-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Hill Toppers #5 Portable VHF report"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sunday 6th Sep was the 5th backpacker VHF contest on a very sunny Sunday afternoon. The contest has two main categories, 3w backpackers or 10w Hill toppers. The rules are available online<\/a>. We elected to do the 10w section, using a 9e Tonna antenna and a push up mast.<\/p>\n

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The weather couldn’t have been better, with little wind and unbroken sunshine. The event is quite busy as this contest also aligns with the VHF trophy cup and has a number of QRO VHF stations from all around Europe.<\/p>\n

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We managed to work 51 stations is England, Wales, Scotland, France, Germany, Belgium, Netherlands. Our best DX was DR4X at 648 KM. The QSO map is available below.<\/p>\n

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Once the VHF contest had finished John M0UKD completed some 70 MHz portable using 50w from an Anytone AT-588 and a slim jim antenna at 9m.<\/p>\n

A short video of me working G4FKK Martin<\/a> in Carshalton.<\/p>\n

73 Dave M0TAZ<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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