CARA Fun - Some short hops - M0YNG.uk

Created 2017-09-14

Modified 2019-09-21

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Amateur Radio

CARA Fun Challenge

Portable

After deciding that 7+kg handing off one arm wasn't ideal, I've invested in a sturdy rucksack.

It's 28 litre, so "small" but a good size to fit the radio and kit into, without too much room for things to flop about and break. It has lots of sections and pockets, which is great for organising stuff, and MOLLE loops, so in theory I can hang stuff off it too. Oh, and it's black "British Terrain Pattern" camo, because why not.

More importantly, it weighs slightly less than the box, and spreads the weight more evenly, so it's much easier to carry everything.

The first proper outing was to Woolstone hill, which just keeps going. I'm sure we reached the top three times before spotting the Trig Point. It turns out that Trig Points are brilliant for operating radio from, just the right height and enough space. Almost like they were specifically placed there for putting equipment on top of.

Once there, the view was pretty impressive, and the signals were good too. Initially I happened upon the Worked All Britain frequency, of 7.160. Apparently "on this frequency we give mobiles priority" so I didn't stick around for long. I also had a quick 2m FM qso.

Two more UK contacts kept me entertained for a while, including an interesting Special Event station GB1AFV in Scunthorpe. You can listen to a bit of GB1AFV, and see the view, in this short video[1] (sorry, it's YouTube for now.)

1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RaXSSISIliE

As I was about to pack up I heard EI99WAW, which was a nice extra point and way to end the expedition, even if all my contacts were quite short hops.

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Icom radio, battery, and aerial pole, attached to the trig point with rolling hills behind [IMG]

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