CARA Fun - Up a Hill - M0YNG.uk

Created 2017-09-07

Modified 2019-09-21

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Amateur Radio

CARA

CARA Fun Challenge

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Continuing my attempts to get out and about operating radio (and points) I've been up my local "big hill" and activated Cleeve Hill.

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Radio, on a bench, with the trig point behind [IMG]

Supporting the aerial was a bit easier than on the beach, a couple of bungee chords around the bench and the pole was nice and stable. The bench also proved more comfortable than the beach pebbles!

It was also interesting to see how many people stopped to talk and ask what I was doing, I think I may need a reference sheet / leaflet for future outings to public places.

I was quite successful on the hill, with contacts in Italy and a 40m mobile station in the UK. I got points for activating a SOTA hill, activating a Cotswolds Hill, and having a QSO with a mobile station.

However, I took the short but steep route up the hill. I had to stop and rest a few times, and once I got home I measured the box at over 7kg. The next step will be using a rucksack to help spread the weight more, and give more space.

I also found that the battery was running out a bit too quickly, but after checking the charging voltages on the side I noticed that the charger I had purchased wasn't really giving it enough juice, so that's another thing to investigate. Nothing spoils the effort of climbing a hill more than running out of power.

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Looking out from Cleeve Hill, heavy clouds and clear skies over Bishop's Cleeve below [IMG]

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