Nigel G3TXF, Ian G3WVG, John G4IRN : operating from near Woolacombe, North Devon
Two 4el 20m beams were temporarily installed especially for the 2008 GB7HQ operation YouTube Video
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Nigel G3TXF, Ian G3WVG, John G4IRN : operating from near Woolacombe, North Devon Two 4el 20m beams were temporarily installed especially for the 2008 GB7HQ operation YouTube Video |
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| Ian G3WVG shoots video while John G4IRN operates 20m CW. | Ian G3WVG and John G4IRN get ready for the start of GB7HQ. | |||||||||||||
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| John G4IRN towards the end of the GB7HQ on 20m CW. | Ian G3WVG awaits pre-GB7HQ breakfast (one tower thru window) | |||||||||||||
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| Ian G3WVG fixes the first director to the second beam. First beam is in background. | Nigel G3TXF winches up the first of the two 4el 20m beams on 80ft mobile trailers. | Ian G3WVG tapes up the coax to the boom of the first 20m beam. | ||||||||||||
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| Just out of the box : new 4-el 20m beam shining in the sky. | John G4IRN and Ian G3WVG at the 20m CW operator position. | |||||||||||||
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| 20m beam in the light of the setting sun | Nigel G3TXF turns the handle many times | Two 4el beams : one on EU, one on USA | ||||||||||||
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| Ian G3WVG pre-assembles the first of two M2 beams in the wind. | Lubricating the Versatower cables takes time | |||||||||||||
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| Generously lubricated luffing pulley on Versatower. | Lubricated hoisting pulley on Versatower. | |||||||||||||
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| Lubricating all the cables is fiddly even with a paint-brush. | Lubricated luffing winch on Versatower. | |||||||||||||
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