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Anyone out & about Sunday 6th April?
I'm hopefully popping up on a hill at some point during the day on Sunday 6th April, probably PM. This'll be the first time for years, and the gear has been dusted off and tested.
I'm not expecting much skip as '24' has yet to peak, but I'll be listening particularly for ground wave contacts.
I'll be using an unloaded 1/4 wave on the car, and probably just bare rig power - monitoring 555 most likely.
Location middle-ish of Devon, and using FB107 as the call.
If you hear me, please answer as it can get a bit lonely up there...
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5/Apr/2008, 9:05 pm
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Re: Anyone out & about Sunday 6th April?
I`ll ave a listen for you mate, mind you me being in N. Wales I very much doubt I`ll hear anything! May hear someone talking to someone whos talked to you though!!!!
Good luck anyway
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5/Apr/2008, 10:01 pm
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Re: Anyone out & about Sunday 6th April?
Yes, good luck, make a log of your contacts, let us know how you get on 
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5/Apr/2008, 10:41 pm
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Re: Anyone out & about Sunday 6th April?
i will be out in the afternoon, i will try and get as high as i can on the plains. FB118
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5/Apr/2008, 11:19 pm
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Re: Anyone out & about Sunday 6th April?
worked paddy 118 on sunday from home???
signals bouncing around in the snow???
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6/Apr/2008, 3:04 pm
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Re: Anyone out & about Sunday 6th April?
Bloody fabulous Paddy, really got that antenna sorted on the motor then
I'm a bit jealous of you mobile peeps, up the hills, I bet the snow was good, I mean it looks good and dampens the sounds. Frankly I love the snow Went for a long walk early this morning with the dog through the snow, great stuuf.
Being up a biggish hil, flask, radio and inside the motor with the heater on Great day out, beats Blackpool fair ground anyday
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6/Apr/2008, 8:52 pm
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Re: Anyone out & about Sunday 6th April?
flask i take cooker,av bacon & egg,lots of fresh tea.
mite get a winch for van retreval???
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7/Apr/2008, 9:11 am
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Re: Anyone out & about Sunday 6th April?
get some offroad tyres on the rear of the van, and stick all the weight over the back axle(if it rear wheel drive)i was always gettin stuck in my transit where it was so light on the back end
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7/Apr/2008, 10:12 am
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Re: Anyone out & about Sunday 6th April?
Well, my first DXpedition this decade didn't come to anything. I took the family to visit the inlaws, with a plan to park in my favourite spot a mile from there. We were very late leaving, (women!) and so I had to make do with the car park.
Bleddy computers!
I was getting about S3 of continuous hash so listening for signals in the back of the box was out of the question.
However, I heard Paddy (FB118) operating on '585 between 3:20 & 3:45, and although I could only pick up about half of what you were saying due to the interference, under better circumstances you would have been R5, no problem. I did respond at one point, but as I was only running 12 watts or so, someone else got in over the top, although I couldn't hear any other stations above the QRM.
Paddy, for your information I was in postcode area EX6. (google maps will reveal all.)
I'll be better equipped next week!
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