[Corkradioclub] Field Day

[Cormac Gebruers]

For what it's worth I operated EI4HQ/P from IO63vg (Dundrum, Dublin) for a
while (about 3 hours) on Saturday & Sunday on 40 & 20m racking up 56 qsos.
Only near European stations & a smattering of eastern Europe stations
worked, nothing more exotic heard. Conditions weren't great.

It was "interesting" to hear passing Luas trams on 40m - as they approached
a rushing sound like a big wave rolling in off the ocean would build,
peaking at S9+10dB over as the tram passed before fading again. The line was
directly behind the house where I was operating - I wonder how far away that
effect can be heard...

Station:

   - FT-817ND (5w) bhi DSP board & 500Hz cw filter fitted (both "options" an
   absolute must in the 817. Once they are, it's a brillant little rig)
   - 20m gp
   - 40m end fed dipole (see AA5TB) at 5m
   - Aino-Micro AM 12-4.2 battery (4.2ah)  - this is a great battery for
   /QRP /P operations. It's small, sealed and will run the FT-817 for about 7
   hours of S&P operating
   - Homebrew key
   - Netbook running HRD

I'll be doing a number of QRP /P operations between now and end September.
Next up is Dingle on 18-19 June and F/EI4HQ during July.

BR
Cormac, EI4HQ

On 5 June 2011 23:45, jeremy sheehan <jeremysheehan1 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Ingo
>
> Congrats on EI callsign.
> Sorry delay getting back to you but I did not have internet access for a
> Day
> or Two.
> Lot of work going on at my House so had PC / radios etc all disconnected.
>
> No interest shown in CW Field Day on the last Club Night so there was no
> real point in setting up a station for the Weekend.
> I did about 90Mins operating Today signing EI5GM/P from the garden of my
> House with just 100W & a vertical.
> Just worked 50 QSO's.
>
> We should have a nice radio event coming up though.Keep you & all posted on
> this.
> It will be a fab location also!
>
> 73
> CU Soon
>
> Jeremy
> EI5GM
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Cormac (EI4HQ)
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