Nigel G3TXF, Ian G3WVG, John G4IRN : operating from near Woolacombe, North Devon
Two 4el 20m beams were temporarily installed especially for the 2009 GB7HQ operation
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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 2009 GB7HQ operation |
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| GB7HQ breakfast: John G4IRN, Ian G3WVG and Nigel G3TXF. | Ian G3WVG and John G4IRN get ready for the start of GB7HQ. | |||||||||||
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| Ian G3WVG at the main 20m-CW position on the left, John G4IRN who masterminds the IT, is at the support position on the right. | Two 4-el 20m beams are assembled and installed for GB7HQ. The two antennas take one full day to assemble, install and check. | |||||||||||
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| One of the two 80ft mobile Versatowers used to support 4-el 20m yagis for GB7HQ. | John G4IRN and Ian G3WVG working on one of the two 20m beams to be installed. | Ian G3WVG coordinates the fixing of one of the two 20m beams to the luffed over mast. | ||||||||||
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| Nigel G3TXF takes a photo of Ian G3WVG's car number-plate. | Nigel G3TXF at the GB7HQ 20m-CW operating position. Each of the three operators did four two-hour operating sessions during 24h. | |||||||||||
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| Two 20m beams on 80ft mobile masts against summer clouds in North Devon. | Ian G3WVG and John G4IRN prepare to wind down a tower and dismantle antennas. | Fine weather makes installing the two GB7HQ 20m-CW antennas so much easier! | ||||||||||
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| Nigel G3TXF tracks progress on GB7HQ 20m-CW closely throughout the contest. The 20m-CW station's performance is monitored hourly not only against our own previous years' results but also against the 20m-SSB GB7HQ station. The graph seen here shows that in 2009 20m-CW was not quite able to achieve the same QSO total as in 2008. However the "points per QSO", achieved through focussing on the USA and other non-EU QSOs was higher. The entire 24 hour contest was operated on 14028 kHz. | Ian G3WVG the mastermind behind building and installing the GB7HQ 20m-CW antennas checks out the main operating position at the station. A Elecraft K3 was used as the main rig for the first time. A standby FT-1k-MP sat in its box unused for the entire weekend. The windows of the StarLog contesting program are spread across several computer screens. Two are seen here. There's a second PC and third screen at the adjacent support position. A Begali paddle is used with a WinKey for keying. | |||||||||||
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