2001-06-14 - 2001-07-06 - blog

mashoo

2001-06-14 - 2001-07-06

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toby's place, edinburgh

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handyman toby

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ganavan sands, ganavan

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toby and the broken mast; hoping to improve on the rickety mast we had used the previous july, we had bought a lot of sturdy wood in edinburgh and brought it across scotland to hammer together on the day; while i suppose we achieved a result taller than before, it was doomed to break under the strain of being erected

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toby slings a line through the canopy

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150

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5m

00006f50 | 2001-06-15T17:00:00Z | radio > rx > antenna > elevation | -mt4-

90m

00006f51 | 2001-06-15T17:00:00Z | radio > rx > antenna > length/perimeter | -mt4-

80

00006f52 | 2001-06-15T17:00:00Z | radio > tx > power (w) | -mt4-

gm0vbc

00006f53 | 2001-06-15T17:00:00Z | radio > tx > callsign | -mt4-

ts-570

00006f54 | 2001-06-15T17:00:00Z | radio > rx > rig | -mt4-

on

00006f55 | 2001-06-15T19:15:00Z | radio > on/off | -mt4-

15m

00006f56 | 2001-06-15T19:15:02Z | radio > rx > frequency (mhz) | -mt4-

usb

00006f57 | 2001-06-15T19:15:03Z | radio > rx > mode | -mt4-

[de k1dlt]

000084a4 | 2001-06-15T19:15:05Z | radio > rx > message | -mt4-

[gm0vbc de k1dlt] name marv; rst 56; qth stanford, new york; pwr 500w; ant 3 el yagi

00006f59 | 2001-06-15T19:15:07Z | radio > rx > message | -mt4-

rst 50

00006f5a | 2001-06-15T19:15:09Z | radio > comment | -mt4-

[gm0vbc de k1dlt]

000084a5 | 2001-06-15T19:38:58Z | radio > rx > message | -mt4-

toby

00006f5b | 2001-06-15T19:40:00Z | radio > operator | -mt4-

[gm0vbc de ja1nvf] name kit; qth 60km s tokyo; rst 55

00006f5d | 2001-06-15T19:40:03Z | radio > rx > message | -mt4-

rst 51

00006f5e | 2001-06-15T19:40:06Z | radio > comment | -mt4-

toby

00006f5f | 2001-06-15T19:45:00Z | radio > operator | -mt4-

[gm0vbc de ua4lm] name val; rst 59+10

00006f61 | 2001-06-15T19:45:03Z | radio > rx > message | -mt4-

rst 59+10

00006f62 | 2001-06-15T19:45:06Z | radio > comment | -mt4-

[gm0vbc de os2ram] name regis; rst 56; special callsign for club anniversary; qslm on4lt

00006f64 | 2001-06-15T19:55:01Z | radio > rx > message | -mt4-

rst 56

00006f65 | 2001-06-15T19:55:04Z | radio > comment | -mt4-

[gm0vbc de os2ram]

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cq

00006f67 | 2001-06-15T20:00:02Z | radio > tx > message | -mt4-

toby

00006f68 | 2001-06-15T20:00:04Z | radio > operator | -mt4-

[gm0vbc de yo8cok] rst 58; name dan; qth n romania

00006f6b | 2001-06-15T20:00:07Z | radio > rx > message | -mt4-

rst 53

00006f6a | 2001-06-15T20:00:08Z | radio > comment | -mt4-

[gm0vbc de yo8cok]

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toby

00006f6c | 2001-06-15T20:05:00Z | radio > operator | -mt4-

[gm0vbc de ea5aw] name jose; temp 26.7c; qth los alcazares 50m

00006f6e | 2001-06-15T20:05:03Z | radio > rx > message | -mt4-

[gm0vbc de yu1dkl] rst 59; qth central yugoslavia; name aki; pwr 100w; rig ts830s; ant 3 el beam

00006f71 | 2001-06-15T20:10:01Z | radio > rx > message | -mt4-

rst 59

00006f70 | 2001-06-15T20:10:02Z | radio > comment | -mt4-

rst 57

00006f73 | 2001-06-15T20:15:02Z | radio > comment | -mt4-

rst 59+; name tony; club station; `24 hours radio'; rig ft707; ant dipole; lbi in alicante; lots of factories in city; own call ea5fif

00006f74 | 2001-06-15T20:15:04Z | radio > rx > message | -mt4-

[gm0vbc de g0ebd] rst 57; qth shrewsbury; name malcolm

00006f77 | 2001-06-15T20:25:01Z | radio > rx > message | -mt4-

rst 57

00006f76 | 2001-06-15T20:25:02Z | radio > comment | -mt4-

[gm0vbc de ta1fa] name suat; qth istanbul; rst 59

00006f79 | 2001-06-15T21:00:01Z | radio > rx > message | -mt4-

rst 57

00006f7a | 2001-06-15T21:00:04Z | radio > comment | -mt4-

[de 4x4fj]

000084a9 | 2001-06-15T21:15:02Z | radio > rx > message | -mt4-

[de k1qs]

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[gm0vbc de k1qs] name walt; pwr 1kw; ant 4 el yagi; qth maine; rst 5?

00006f7f | 2001-06-15T21:30:03Z | radio > rx > message | -mt4-

rst 59

00006f80 | 2001-06-15T21:30:06Z | radio > comment | -mt4-

[gm0vbc de r6/ux7im/p] qslm ur3ifd; rst 59

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rst 57

00006f83 | 2001-06-15T21:35:04Z | radio > comment | -mt4-

160m

00006f85 | 2001-06-15T21:55:02Z | radio > rx > frequency (mhz) | -mt4-

lsb

00006f86 | 2001-06-15T21:55:04Z | radio > rx > mode | -mt4-

net

00006f87 | 2001-06-15T21:55:06Z | radio > comment | -mt4-

[de g0ljt]

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[gm0vbc de g0ljt] rst 59+; name sam; qth solihull

00006f89 | 2001-06-15T21:55:10Z | radio > rx > message | -mt4-

rst 59+

00006f8a | 2001-06-15T21:55:12Z | radio > comment | -mt4-

[gm0vbc de g4kzh] rst 59+; qth evesham; name ray

00006f8c | 2001-06-15T21:55:15Z | radio > rx > message | -mt4-

59+

00006f8d | 2001-06-15T21:55:18Z | radio > comment | -mt4-

[gm0vbc de g0hnd] rst 58; qth high wycombe, bucks; name tony

00006f90 | 2001-06-15T21:55:21Z | radio > rx > message | -mt4-

rst 58

00006f8f | 2001-06-15T21:55:22Z | radio > comment | -mt4-

[gm0vbc de g4ltr] rst 58; name jack; qth 20 miles north of new forest

00006f93 | 2001-06-15T21:55:27Z | radio > rx > message | -mt4-

rst 58

00006f92 | 2001-06-15T21:55:28Z | radio > comment | -mt4-

15m

00006f95 | 2001-06-15T22:30:02Z | radio > rx > frequency (mhz) | -mt4-

usb

00006f96 | 2001-06-15T22:30:03Z | radio > rx > mode | -mt4-

[de pr7db]

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he only just heard us

00006f98 | 2001-06-15T22:30:07Z | radio > comment | -mt4-

[gm0vbc de pr7db] qth ne brazil

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cq

00006f9b | 2001-06-15T22:40:02Z | radio > tx > message | -mt4-

[gm0vbc de kg4hju] qth western north carolina; name kee; good audio; qth blue ridge mountains; wx thunderstorms; rst 57

00006f9d | 2001-06-15T22:40:05Z | radio > rx > message | -mt4-

rst 53

00006f9e | 2001-06-15T22:40:08Z | radio > comment | -mt4-

toby

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20m

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[de lu6gb]

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rst 59

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[gm0vbc de lu6gb] rst 59; name joe; qth chaco, north argentina; rig ts850s; ant 4 el triband, elev 60ft; pwr 140w

00006fa4 | 2001-06-15T23:15:08Z | radio > rx > message | -mt4-

[gm0vbc de 8r1rpn] rst 59; qth guyana

00006fa7 | 2001-06-16T00:45:01Z | radio > rx > message | -mt4-

rst 59

00006fa6 | 2001-06-16T00:45:02Z | radio > comment | -mt4-

toby

00006fa9 | 2001-06-16T09:00:02Z | radio > operator | -mt4-

[gm0vbc de vk5qg] name george; qth south australia, gawler, 25 miles from adelaide; rst 20

00006fab | 2001-06-16T09:00:05Z | radio > rx > message | -mt4-

rst 56

00006fac | 2001-06-16T09:00:08Z | radio > comment | -mt4-

40m

00006fad | 2001-06-16T11:20:00Z | radio > rx > frequency (mhz) | -mt4-

lsb

00006fae | 2001-06-16T11:20:01Z | radio > rx > mode | -mt4-

[de gb4wtc]

000084b1 | 2001-06-16T11:20:03Z | radio > rx > message | -mt4-

[gm0vbc de gb4wtc] name dave; qth willenhall; town carnival; rst 58; wx overcast

00006fb1 | 2001-06-16T11:20:05Z | radio > rx > message | -mt4-

rst 59

00006fb2 | 2001-06-16T11:20:07Z | radio > comment | -mt4-

toby

00006fb4 | 2001-06-16T11:25:02Z | radio > operator | -mt4-

[gm0vbc de gb0ac] rst 57; arctic corsair; qth hull; name dave

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rst 59

00006fb6 | 2001-06-16T11:25:06Z | radio > comment | -mt4-

toby

00006fb8 | 2001-06-16T11:35:02Z | radio > operator | -mt4-

15m

00006fba | 2001-06-16T11:35:04Z | radio > rx > frequency (mhz) | -mt4-

usb

00006fcd | 2001-06-16T11:35:05Z | radio > rx > mode | -mt4-

[de dk8lg]

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[gm0vbc de dk8lg] rst 55; name frank; qth magdeburg

00006fbc | 2001-06-16T11:35:08Z | radio > rx > message | -mt4-

qsb; rst 53

00006fbd | 2001-06-16T11:35:10Z | radio > comment | -mt4-

[gm0vbc de pp8zpa] brazil

00006fbf | 2001-06-16T11:47:01Z | radio > rx > message | -mt4-

rst 50

00006fc0 | 2001-06-16T11:47:04Z | radio > comment | -mt4-

toby

00006fc2 | 2001-06-16T12:58:02Z | radio > operator | -mt4-

[gm0vbc de n8ii] rst 53; name jeff; qth sheperdstown, west virginia; pwr 1kw; ant 5 el yagi

00006fc5 | 2001-06-16T12:58:05Z | radio > rx > message | -mt4-

rst 53

00006fc4 | 2001-06-16T12:58:06Z | radio > comment | -mt4-

[gm0vbc de n8ii]

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toby

00006fc7 | 2001-06-16T13:10:02Z | radio > operator | -mt4-

cq

00006fc8 | 2001-06-16T13:10:04Z | radio > tx > message | -mt4-

toby looks out to sea; ganavan in the background; note the feedline entering the tent

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15m

00006fc9 | 2001-06-16T16:12:00Z | radio > rx > frequency (mhz) | -mt4-

[de dl3lg]

000084b7 | 2001-06-16T16:12:02Z | radio > rx > message | -mt4-

[gm0vbc de dl3lg] qth stuttgart; rst 59; national kids day; lydia 12 years old

00006fcb | 2001-06-16T16:12:04Z | radio > rx > message | -mt4-

rst 59

00006fcc | 2001-06-16T16:12:06Z | radio > comment | -mt4-

[gm0vbc de w8ad/7] name don; qth arizona; rst 59+5; rig ic756pro

00006fd1 | 2001-06-16T16:24:01Z | radio > rx > message | -mt4-

rst 59+10

00006fd2 | 2001-06-16T16:24:04Z | radio > comment | -mt4-

toby emerges from the cooking area with some sustenance; silke's tent and car behind him; the wire in the top-left of the picture is probably our antenna

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silke and toby drink wine

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17m

00006fd4 | 2001-06-16T21:15:02Z | radio > rx > frequency (mhz) | -mt4-

[de ea6aw]

000084b8 | 2001-06-16T21:15:04Z | radio > rx > message | -mt4-

rst 58

00006fd6 | 2001-06-16T21:15:06Z | radio > comment | -mt4-

[gm0vbc de ea6aw] rst 58; qth palma, capital of balearic islands; name mat; ant ground plane for 10m

00006fd7 | 2001-06-16T21:15:06Z | radio > rx > message | -mt4-

That's excellent - nice to remind oneself of the trip. I am sure you gave me a duplicate set of prints - I shall look them out. Really is a shame that particular site is no more. We certainly struck lucky with the facility to string the doublet. I think it was roughly 100m long - does that ring true with your memory? I seem to recall we each bought a length of wire from Westlake on a cardboard drum. I thought it was 100m each. That would suggest about 90m and around 10m open wire feeder.

We had a 160m QSO with Tommy late on the Saturday night. I seem to remember that the QSO was resurrected by GM4DTH and GM4DCL round 00:30 on the Sunday morning but I was too tired to get out of my sleeping bag and join in - something I now regret! GM4DTH would have just got in from the usual Saturday night beers. In those days the beers were had in a place called The Royal Ettrick Hotel (meeting place of Lothians Radio Society). Nowadays we use The Golden Rule or "Little" Bennett's aka The Farting Dog!

this comment by toby in an email on 2008-05-23

000070ca | 2001-06-16T22:00:01Z | radio > comment | -mt4-

160m

00006fd9 | 2001-06-16T22:00:02Z | radio > rx > frequency (mhz) | -mt4-

lsb

00006fda | 2001-06-16T22:00:04Z | radio > rx > mode | -mt4-

[de gm4dcl]

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[gm0vbc de gm4dcl] name tommy; qth edinburgh; rst 59

00006fdc | 2001-06-16T22:00:08Z | radio > rx > message | -mt4-

rst 59+20

00006fdd | 2001-06-16T22:00:10Z | radio > comment | -mt4-

[gm0vbc de gm4dcl]

000084ba | 2001-06-16T23:00:00Z | radio > rx > message | -mt4-

15m

00006fdf | 2001-06-17T08:55:00Z | radio > rx > frequency (mhz) | -mt4-

usb

00006fe0 | 2001-06-17T08:55:02Z | radio > rx > mode | -mt4-

[de ja3boa]

000084bb | 2001-06-17T08:55:04Z | radio > rx > message | -mt4-

[gm0vbc de ja3boa] rst 56; name hideo; qth kobe; temp 31c; ant 5 el yagi; pwr 200w

00006fe2 | 2001-06-17T08:55:06Z | radio > rx > message | -mt4-

rst 56

00006fe3 | 2001-06-17T08:55:08Z | radio > comment | -mt4-

toby prepares another hearty breakfast for us; mull in the distance, beyond that beautiful blue water

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retrieving the end of the doublet from the gorsy mount

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oban

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oban

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20m

00006fe5 | 2001-06-18T10:13:02Z | radio > rx > frequency (mhz) | -mt4-

[de pa0gwo]

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[gm0vbc de pa0gwo] name gerrit; qth nuenen, near eindhoven; rst 57

00006fe7 | 2001-06-18T10:13:06Z | radio > rx > message | -mt4-

rst 56

00006fe8 | 2001-06-18T10:13:08Z | radio > comment | -mt4-

off

00006fec | 2001-06-18T23:59:54Z | radio > on/off | -mt4-

g0vbc

00006fe9 | 2001-06-18T23:59:56Z | radio > tx > callsign | -mt4-

ic-706

00006fea | 2001-06-18T23:59:56Z | radio > rx > rig | -mt4-

30

00006feb | 2001-06-18T23:59:56Z | radio > tx > power (w) | -mt4-

sitting room, sydenham villas road, cheltenham

00006ea0 | 2001-06-18T23:59:58Z | location | -mt4-

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matthew tidball, g0vbc, still photograph