IARU HF 2005 - TM0HQ - Team 160m SSB
F5CWU F5MOO F6IIT F4EGD, F5PYJ, F5AGO, F5TJX...
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| 160 SSB | 257 |
| We suffered of the lack of contatcs. We were planning to have a good opening with Eastern Europe, even if the season is not favourable to the top band. We setup a 2 els vertical array with some balloons for the top of the radiator and for the reflector. Even with this antenna it seams that it was not enough to create an activity. French stations were not at the rendez-vous, that's one of the reason of the low score. For sure, this setup will work much better during the next WW or ARRL contest where 160m is busy. Hopefully we had fun !!! I was a very wet week end (saturday) and so dry on sunday ! | |||
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| F5MOO & F6IIT arguing about the antenna. | Well, now everything starts | Pat's opinion about the project (full 1/4 wave) (video2Mb) | Anyway we are tryning to erect it. Let's see. |
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| Finally the full size 1/4 wave was not so easy to erect. It's a pity ! | Finally the L inverted is much simple to setup. | The L-inverted ready | Testing the 2.4 Ghz link for Internet |
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FT-1000 MP MK5 Field Emtron DX2-S AL-1500 |
2 els vertical Dipôle 4 x beverages from 300 to 600m |
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| The Wifi link, abt 1km from the shack | Our 2.4Ghz dish | The contest starts in 2 minutes.. | The feed point of the beverages |
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| 300m beverages beaming West | One of the 600m long bev at 120° | Preparing the 1st balloon | Ready to launch it |
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| F5MOO, F5CWU and the balloon | Already very high ! | The 2 els 160m is ready | F5VU & F5MOO |
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| View of the antennas | F4EGD in the desert | Who want some Hellium ? | Sylvain F4EGD |
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| Flo F5CWU | Pat F6IIT | Sylvain F4EGD | Ludo F5TJX |
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| Jean-Michel F5AGO | Terry F5MOO | "Apero Time" !! | Pat F6IIT |
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| Our Team | Claude F5PYJ | F5PYJ a man who can cook a squirrel for 12 operators !! | The team once more! |
