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GC4FOC/p - An FOC CW 75th Anniversary Operation
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| Holy Island : Ynys Gybi : IOTA EU-124 |
WAB Area : SH28
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Grid : IO73ph
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| Nigel G3TXF made 4,100 CW QSOs operating the FOC Club Callsign GC4FOC/p for two days from Holy Island (EU-124) off Anglesey. This GC4FOC/p operation was part of the month-long (May 2013) 75th anniversary celebration activity organised by the FOC First Class CW Operators' Club. The QSL Manager for GC4FOC/p is Phil G3SWH. Logs have been up-loaded to both Club Log and LoTW. |
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| Excellent take-off from North through East and South round to the South-West, but the QTH was blocked to the North West/USA. | Sunset over the Irish Sea with a silhouette of the RSPB's Ellin's Tower close to the South Stack lighthouse on Holy Island EU-124. | |||||||||||||||||||
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| A special series of QSLs is available for contacts with the FOC First Class CW Operators' club 75th Anniversary celebrations. | Parked up and ready to go at the EU-124 Holy Island QTH for the two day GC4FOC/p operation. | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Four fibre-glass poles were used to support vertical antennas for 40m/15m, 30m, 20m and 17m. A low 80m dipole was added later. | The South Stack lighthouse juts out into the Irish Sea. A ferry from Dublin passes on the horizon. | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Although the QTH on Holy Island had a good take-off over 270 degrees, the blockage to the NW and the USA can be seen here. | There are two road bridges connecting Holy Island to Anglesey. The main one is part of the A55 trunk-road, and this is the smaller one. | |||||||||||||||||||
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| The Elecraft K3 (assisted by a small THP HL-550X amplifer) stood up well to the CW pile-ups at GC4FOC/p. | Logging was done with the ever-reliable and ever-robust Win Test. | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Five-way antenna switch: verticals for 40m (also used on 15m), 30m, 20m and 17m as well as a low dipole for 80m. | 10m fibre-glass poles, vertical wire dipoles and many long lengths of 6mm coax make for a flexible installation at temporary locations. | |||||||||||||||||||
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