tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56295765991277451872024-03-13T20:32:32.508-07:00Radar Contest April 20 14M6ECG East Coast Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01537800530861536587noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5629576599127745187.post-84320988608777315282014-05-10T09:02:00.006-07:002014-05-10T09:25:22.247-07:00Radar Contest April 2014What is Rapid Deployment Amateur Radio? Better known as RaDAR? Watch this brilliant video!<br />
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Hi Everyone! I had fun working the RaDAR Contest! I started at 1400 UTC on foot, dragging my beloved brolly trolley behind me <br />
loaded with coffee, doughnuts, 20m, 40m and 10m helically wound whips, a 17ah battery and my waterproof coat. In my small backpack I <br />
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I started at JO01OT21NQ61at 1410z UTC 14.240, 10w, phone (no problem with Polish Contest QRO!)<br />
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LM1814 .............Stein in Dal, postcode 2072!<br />
OE6GND............Gerhardt in Gamlitz, JN765R<br />
OH3GZ...............Jack in Kyroskoski<br />
S58AL.................Albert in Iztrica<br />
EA5IGC/QRP.....Marcus, 5w south east of Murcia, IM97JT<br />
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I took some pictures of my set up and me and also some video but en route to set up point 3 ... HORROR ... I dropped my camera and the memory card and battery flew out. I put it back together but it kept saying there was an error and so I tried reformatting it which did the trick but sadly lost pictures of set up points 1 & 2 :(<br />
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Position number 2 is JO01OT42EQ36 and I worked:<br />
IZ1MHV .............Frank in Genoa <br />
9A1C/P.............. 9AFF096<br />
SQ6CU/P........... SPFF160<br />
Z63MED ............ David in Pristina<br />
SQ2RBY/QRP.....Greg, JO93CE24QQ<br />
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Position number 3: JO01OT53KR66<br />
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IZ0WME .......Mauro in Rome<br />
HA4UC/P ..... Reg? KD043??<br />
UX1IM ......... Olek in Selidovo<br />
I2NX ..............Joseph in Bergamo<br />
IW31IDX..... ..David in Venice<br />
IZ3VEH .........Paolo in Marcon <br />
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Position 4: JO1OT64TX73<br />
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YU1KN .....? in Sokobanya?<br />
YO3CZW ... Marius in Rau<br />
SM1MUO ... Anders in Gotland<br />
G4OST ....... Peter in Tockington<br />
G4MHN ..... John in Swinehead? 7miles from Boston Lincolnshire<br />
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Then with 12 minutes to go another G4 said he would hold the frequency on 40m while I took down my station and ran back to set up point <br />
number 3! I went as quick as I could but I didn't manage to get back there to set up before the end of the contest. I set up midway <br />
between positions 3 and 4 at a sluice gate but strangely couldn't get the SWR down to a reasonable level even using the ATU so I may have <br />
a plug or coax problem??? I feel really guilty as this very nice G4 station must have wondered why I never came back on air!<br />
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Many thanks to all the very nice operators who kindly gave me points! xoxoxo :)<br />
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73 until next time! Lucy :)
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