[MRCG] Wyong Field Day Australia Report 2017

[Ray Poularas]

Hello Gang,
Managed to get the Photos from my Phone Uploaded to the Tuberadio Facebook
Page of the Wyong HAM field Day where we ran a few tables including out
Tuberadio table with Military Gear..

A few good shots, Ian from the Radio Museum looking very happy, Mr
Robinson having Breakfast and manning the HRSA table, and some good shots
of the gear on the Tuberadio Table.

See:
https://www.facebook.com/tuberadioaustralia/photos/pcb.1881852448719362/1881851838719423/?type=3&theater

Regards
Ray Poularas
www.tuberadio.com


> WYONG FIELD DAY 2017 Report Ray Robinson
>
> There was heavy rain on Saturday night, we got 78 mm.
> The forecast was for showers all day, so it appeared bleak.
> It rained on the drive from Sydney to Wyong,
> but on arrival, the clouds started to thin and blue sky appeared.
> We set up, and the crowds arrived, but not as many as usual.
> Ian O'Toole had his Kurrajong Military Museum display,
> with an R210 and some a huge crystal set.
> Ray Poularas had his SCR-522 running,
> and several other military radios.
> I ran the HRSA table with a Philco and an Attwater Kent.
>
> There were not that many traders or flea market vendors.
> The
flea market was devoid of military radios,
> all I found was some handsets and some whips.
> I gave my talk at 10AM, to about 20 people,
> on the Beam Approach Receiver (a WW2 modified Command Set).
> All day, there was the buzz of motors, as the drone races were staged.
> Then there were the little drones, about cigarette packet sized,
> flying through the flea market, above our heads (mostly)
> and speeding
> through the vendor areas.
>
> WW2 NET (3590 Khz AM)
> I had my MTR Mk2 as the base station, and an 80 m centre loaded whip
> as the aerial. It seemed to work fine.
> I had my A510 but it appeared to have a short range,
> and RP said my audio was distorted.
> Peter had his BC-611 but its range appeared to be short.
>
> COLD WAR NET (51.00 Mhz FM)
> This went very well, signals were all strong and clear,
> as we walked to the furthest reaches of the racecourse.
> Ray P had a RACAL Panther V as a base station,
> and a USA military droopy ground plane vertical for an antenna,
>
tuned to 51.00 Mhz.
> Luis had a PRC-350 which gave good signals.
> I had a RACAL Jaguar V in a backpack.
>
> AIR NET (144.125 Mhz AM)
> RAY P had his SCR-522 running, using a TRC-6 discone,
> tuned for 2 meters. His SCR-522 had no crystals,
> so he was using a Johnson VFO as the signal source,
> but this was not realy that successful.
> I could hear him just, and he could hear me just.
> My PRC-113 was working OK I think.
>
> Ian monitored the 3 nets, using an
> R210 for 80 meters,
> and a scanner for 6 and 2 meters.
>
> It all seemed to wind down at about 1 pm
> so we packed up and went home.


 Ray Poularas
 Tube Radio Australia
 Phone: +61 412113973
 WEB: www.tuberadio.com

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