6 Jul 2022
70cm 4 element yagi
22 May 2022
70cm activity contest
Results for this activity contest organised by the RSGB have just been published.
See https://www.rsgbcc.org/cgi-bin/vhfresults.pl?Contest=432MHz%20UKAC&year=2022 .
11 May 2022
FT8 activity contest on 70cm
This evening is the FT8 activity contest on 70cms. Already at 1730z, several Gs are getting ready.
See https://www.rsgbcc.org/cgi-bin/contest_rules.pl?contest=70cmsgmac .
In all, 37 stations spotted on a 2m big-wheel omni antenna!!
70cm activity contest (UKAC)
23 Apr 2022
4 element Yagi for 70cms
See https://sites.google.com/view/g3xbm4/home/antennas/70cm-4el-yagi .
17 Apr 2022
70cm activity contest last Tuesday
13 Apr 2022
70cm activity contest (UKAC)
Last evening I took part in the 70cm activity contest with 10W and my 2m big-wheel omni. I did not stop on long as my voice was poor.
In all, I made 3 contacts with the best G4CLA (105km). These UKAC sessions are good fun.
See https://www.rsgbcc.org/cgi-bin/contest_rules.pl?contest=70cmsukac .
21 Mar 2022
70cm UKAC results
On the second Tuesday of the month the RSGB organises an activity contest on 70cm. Even though I can only run 10W to a 2m omni, I usually go on. This time, I only stayed on for a short while, because of my poor voice, making just 1 valid QSO. One other one was rejected as "not in the log". Better luck next month?
See https://www.rsgbcc.org/cgi-bin/vhfresults.pl?Contest=432MHz%20UKAC&year=2022 .
9 Mar 2022
70cm FT8 activity contest
Starting at 1900z is the RSGB organised UKAC 70cm activity contest.
A brief 2.5W TX period to the 2m big-wheel omni antenna resulted in nobody copying me. 8 stations have already been spotted prior to the contest (booking their spots?) with the furthermost PE1ITR (360km).
UPDATE 2150z: 45 stations spotted. 2 QSOs, spotted by 5 stations on 2.5W QRP to the 2m big-wheel.
4 Mar 2022
VHF Contest this weekend
This weekend is the RSGB's 2m/70cm contest. If I remember, I intend to pop on occasionally with my 10W and omni, but I doubt I shall put an entry in. It runs for up to 24 hours from 1400z Saturday, although there is a 6 hour section in which you choose which 6 hours you want. The 6 hours can be split up.
See https://www.rsgbcc.org/cgi-bin/contest_rules.pl?year=2022&contest=mar144432 .
A popular 2m70cm/23cm transceiver is the ICOM IC-9700.
See https://sites.google.com/view/g3xbm4/home/vhfuhfmicrowaves/vhfuhf-commercial-rigs/ic-9700 .
22 Feb 2022
70cm activity contest results
The RSGB has just published the latest update to the results of the 70cm activity contest (UKAC). Even though I only made a small handful of contacts, my position is up!
See https://www.rsgbcc.org/cgi-bin/vhfresults.pl?Contest=432MHz%20UKAC&Date=&year=2022 .
21 Feb 2022
70cm Moxon antenna
See https://sites.google.com/view/g3xbm4/home/antennas/70cm-moxon .
70cm FT8 QRP (Monday)
After a brief period on 70cm FT8 TX with 2.5W to the 2m big-wheel omni, I am on RX. No spots, unsurprisingly. Still it was worth a try. I may try transmitting on 70cm FT8 again later today.
UPDATE 1324z: Just before 1200z, I went on TX again. Still no spots on TX or RX.
UPDATE 1345z: Trying TX and RX with the vertical omni V2000. Very strongly copied by G8CRB (14km). Thanks Steve!
20 Feb 2022
70cm FT8 QRP (Sunday)
One QSO with a local when using 2.5W and the 2m big-wheel omni antenna.
Best spotted on RX was DF2VJ (570km). 70cm in truly awful weather!! Amazing. Is this scatter? No beams here.
This is a revelation: I went on 70cm FT8 expecting to find nobody, but instead had a QSO on FT8 and spotted a German station further away than Luxembourg and all with a 2m omni antenna!
10 Feb 2022
70cm FT8 activity contest yesterday
Stations spotted on 70cm RX yesterday with the 2m omni! |
Stations spotting my 2.5W 70cm TX FT8 to the 2m omni antenna |
9 Feb 2022
70cm FT8 cumulative activity contest
The 70cm FT8 activity contest is tonight starting at 1900z. I can only run 2.5W (10W on SSB) maximum to my 2m big-wheel antenna, but probably will be on for a while.
UPDATE 1656z: Just QSYed to 70cm to check SWR etc. All seems fine. Spotted by M0IEP (155km) on TX. Nothing spotted on RX yet.
See https://www.rsgbcc.org/cgi-bin/contest_rules.pl?contest=70cmsgmac.
8 Feb 2022
70cm activity contest
This was this evening, although I only stayed on for 28 minutes because of my poor voice. As usual, I was using 10W to the 2m big-wheel omni antenna. My biggest "get away" was a station on the south coast. In all, 4 QSOs were had although many more would have been possible had I stopped on longer.
27 Jan 2022
70cm FT8
A few moments ago I turned on 70cm FT8. After an initial QRP TX session (no spots of my 2.5W to the 2m big-wheel omni antenna) I am now RX only.
UPDATE 2104z: No spots.
24 Jan 2022
70cm FT8
23 Jan 2022
70cm QRP FT8 (Sunday)
At about 1435z, I turned my 70cm FT8 gear on. After a few minutes calling CQ with 2.5W to the 2m big-wheel, I am now RX only. 5 stations have spotted my QRP (to my amazement!) with the furthermost PA2M (311km). Nobody spotted on RX.
Stations spotting my 2.5W to the 2m big-wheel antenna on 70cm FT8 TX today |