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M0TAZ - Dave
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Portable HF Operation Cromer Cromer, Norfolk coast right next to the North Sea ! See a map showing the area I usually operate from. Locator is JO02PW - WAB TG 23 Typical HF Setup Icom 706 Mk2G Home made HF inverted V antenna, supported by a roach pole at around 9 meters. Usually operate 80m, inverted V is resonant on the 80m band at around 20 meters per leg (40 meters end to end). The antenna is a little large, and does raise the odd eyebrow when operating portable :-) I have dotted the antenna line so you can view it in the picture ! 40M Version
80m Version
VHF portable I use a 4e Quad, UHF I have a 48e x-yagi by Jaybeam. Best DX on 144 MHz from Cromer is SM6HBI in JO58RF at 866 Km. I was using my 4E Quad at 7 meters, 50w from the radio.
My local club is Havering & District ARC based in Hornchurch QSL Via the RSGB Bureau or EQSL or LoTW Please check out LoTW is free to join, and provides an easy, quick and cheap way to QSL. I use LoTW for all of my home QSO's. To get started on LoTW click HERE
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