Class: Single Op HP
Operating Time (hrs): 24
Radios: SO2R
Summary:
Band QSOs
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80: 512
40: 553
20: 632
15: 50
10:
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Total: 1747
State/Prov = 58 Countries = 70 Total Score = 223,616

Serge UT5UDX wanted to give this ago following on from [...]

The elements are made in three sections.  The bottom is a 3m  2.5 x .25 inch aluminium tube, the middle is a standard 6m scaffold pole and the top is a 12m  spiderbeam pole.
The first job is to make the overlap joint for the aluminium  sections. I’ve allowed for a minimum of  a 12 inch overlap. Two M10 [...]

As the element is designed to swivel on the bottom bracket and lay flat on the ground for easy installation and maintenance a one man raising and lowering system is required. I purchased 4 inexpensive trailer winches off an Ebay shop. I had first thought about running the rope over a pulley wheel on the [...]

Four pressure impregnated  posts were sourced from a local farm outlet store. They are 5×5 (1250mm) inch x 2m long. I made 4 holes with a petrol driven hole borer to a depth of 750mm and spaced them 66 ft apart in a true square measuring across each of the diagonals. I then put [...]

Connecting radials to a vertical can be a pain. There are some good commercially available systems but it can work out to be quite expensive when you have to have four of every thing. Here I have made a simple radial connection system out of copper electrical earthing bar. Its fairly labour intensive [...]

These  views are looking down from a 45 foot cherry picker that I use for my electrical business but it also comes in very handy for aerial maintenance at the aerial farm.
As you can see the radial system is being installed, at the moment there are 40 radial wires for each vertical. Most of [...]

This project has been a long time coming, for a while now it was realised that our 80m performance was some what lacking and Sergei UT5UDX suggested that a 4 sq might be the way to go.
As my neighbour keeps her horses in our field I did not want to have lots of guy wires [...]

A truely stunning performance for Sergei UT5UDX at G6PZ to achieve a podium no 3 World finish. Considering some of the big guns up for this one I call this an amazing result. Station engineering plays a big part but there’s always room for improvement. The 80m 4 sq will soon be on line and [...]

I decided to do the 12 hour cw event this year . No problem I thought should be a breeze and an opportunity to put in a good score with a competitive station.
Well that was the plan, I have been suffering some difficulty with tennis elbow in my right arm after over doing it laying [...]

Gerry arrived late evening from London and we chatted strategy etc. over a few beers. The next morning we wound up the MonstIR and set up Starlog up on 40m and 15m cw positions ( Peter and Alan arrived later Saturday afternoon).
There was a couple of set up issues that were quickly resolved. Starlog worked OK for us and [...]