The DX pedition

Just About Five miles outside of Keighley

There are a set of antenna towers known as Whetstone Gate
where there is an unofficial type of car park, as you can see in the background. of the picture of the Nine element tonna .
It was clear day , and the weather was FREEEEEEZING!!!!!

This is where Adam M6AXL decided he would Like to try out his 9 element portable tonna antenna. The one in the foreground.Adam is seen here ON AIR



Also braving the elements was your favorite blogger
attempting to talk to a station in cape cod on his FT-817 seen here


We were also joined by Simon 2E0HTS and Lou M3TLL
Simon is the one who told me to get a Blogspot and start posting.;)


Adam Made a contact to a station in Devon and here is a video




Adam would like me to accompany him on another expedition
I have no idea where yet but as soon as
find out I will Inform my readers of the location
73 for now
de M1PAC

Wakefield Ham Rally

Driving to the rally from Keighley,I met up with Craig M6CIW
After almost going the wrong way,we eventually ended up at Osset school.
Upon unloading the car with my little trolley and I meandered down the little road to the rally.
After almost being tripped up by Terry G4AFS I tottered over to the entrance.
Extracing the £3.00 to Ingress I wobbled over to the Bring & Buy Stand.
The Bring and Buy Guys



The Madding Crowd
As you can see this rally was quite popular with the local hams.


I met quite a few faces that I have talked to on the air .
Just one of the many is the Kevin M0XLT
shown Below in the red fleece with the snow white hair .


One of these Faces I talk to is dave M0LAG
Shown Here at the GB3YW And the new 23cm repeater GB3WC stand.


GB3WC INPUT is 1291.375MHz -6Mhz shift OUTPUT is 1297.375MHz
Tone burst access at the moment there are plans afoot to replace the receiver sometime in 2009. lets hope it not to late into 2009.Knowing there is a repeater at Flockton,I will utilise the the wonderful Icom IC-910X which has the appropriate 23cm board fitted.

The YAGI
Ready to Mount and point at the GB3WC repeater
is a 21 element 23cm yagi wich I will be using ,
as soon as I can solder a couple of N type plugs on some RG 213




Lee @ LAM worked out a good deal with me for this radio
and Dave let me play with one before I bought it.
INTRODUCING THE Icom IC-756PROIII


Below reclining on his chair is Dave the person who advised me to buy this Amazing Radio, resting before the rush or so he said !



I did the meet and greet with a few fellow radio hams a BIG HELLO
to the one I talked to, the secret is to bang the rock together on a morse code fashion, and to the ones who didn't know of the infamous M1PAC
I will Purchase a fleece or a BIG badge with my callsign on it .

73
de M1PAC

The G-250 rotator

After piddling about for AGES trying to get the 5 element ZL special tuned up on the G-250 rotator I managed it with the help of the MFJ-antenna analyser.

I have placed it horizontal along with the 10ele 70cm and the 3 ele 6m
Here is a piccy:-----



And here is another one




AT LAST
I managed to upload a VID of the thing going around......
Now thats all folks
G-250 rotayting

The Shack Re-visited

Right now all you lovely people out there have been patient .
Here is a picture of the shack as it is to day Sunday 8th Feb 2009
Remember I still have to put some shelves up yet and a yaesu map.
The Radio Shack



Here is a piccy of me talking to Adam M6AXL





The Antenna's on the G-250 have been changed
There are now a 3 element 6Mtr yagi
A 9-ele 70cm and a 2Mtr 5-ele ZL special that is
"doing my box in" it just won't tune up for me .

More pictures to follow IF I get the thing to work
I will let you all know and if not...
then I will replace it.
I might go to this radio rally and buy myself a more straightforward one.
I also own an ascom 4Mtr radio so I might get a 4Mtr antenna and try and find somewre to put it !!.


Wakefield and District Radio Society, on Sunday 15 February at the new venue of Ossett School, Storrs Hill Road, Ossett, West Yorkshire WF5 0DG. Doors open at 10.15am for disabled visitors and then open to the general public at 10.30am. Admission is £3 per person.
Talk in will be via the GB3YW repeater, which can be found on 145.7875 with CTCSS of 82.5Hz. Further details can be found on the rally website, Thaat can be found on this LINK
Hope to see you there .
Bye for now
73
de M1PAC