Another Ham Radio Social this time the QTH was Old Winchester Hill Carpark but this wasn’t the original intended location for this portable operation. The intention was to setup at our usual haunt “Teaglease Down” but upon arrival we were greeted with a strong cold northerly wind so the decision was made to move further along the ridge to Old Winchester Hill Carpark. We normally stay away from this location as it can get very crowded on a Sunday but for this session it did afford some good shelter from the wind.
2E0LKA Sri had purchased two new antennas to try out on the Sunday morning 4 Metre Net, these were a Sirio CX 4-68 4m and a Sirio SY68-3 3 Element Yagi. We tuned the vertical with a RigExpert AA-230 Zoom achieving a VSWR of 1.2 across the band which was then connected to a Motorola GM350 25W 4 Metre radio. Sri had pre-tuned the Yagi prior to coming out and Steve 2E0OWI connected this to his Anytone 4 Metre Handie.
Sri and Steve participated in the net whilst I played around with different tech and various ways of taking photos and video. The idea of the Ham Radio Socials are to get out, play radio, experiment and chat with like minded people (good company) with the obligatory breakfast tsunami of Sausages and Bacon.
If you fancy joining us drop me a message on the contact page.
