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G8MNY  > TECH     29.01.08 09:31l 153 Lines 7838 Bytes #999 (0) @ WW
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Subj: A Proper Portable Setup
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Sent: 080129/0039Z @:GB7CIP.#32.GBR.EU #:44875 [Caterham] $:44875_GB7CIP
From: G8MNY@GB7CIP.#32.GBR.EU
To  : TECH@WW

At Wimbledon club's 8 day summer camp GX3WIM @ Reigate hill this is what I did.

SITE  LAYOUT

T R E E S   T R E E S   T R E E S   T R E E S   T R E E S   T R E E S
                                     :                              / T
                                     |                             E  R
 .                                   8                           R    E
         '       .                   0                         I      E
                                     m                       W        S
             S a f e t y '           |                     /
  Other      f e n c e d         .   |                   G            T
  30m       o f f   a r e a          D                 N              R
  mast                               I   .           O                E
  2el HF                             P             L                  E
 +4m+VHF    generators               O       .   /                    S
             2x 2.3kW                L         m
                                     E       0                        T
                                     |     6   .                      R
                                     :   1                            E
                                 14m : /                              E
                                 mastßúúúú-----40m--DIPOLE----úúúúúúúúS
                                    /         '
                             Honda /       .                          T
 Other HF                         / 9m mast                           R
 Caravan   Caravan   Tent   [G8MNYVAN]                            . ' E
                               [tent]    Beer                 . '     E
                                         Tent             . '         S
                                             Tent     . '
                                             2m/70+G5RV               T
                                           . Other mast               R
                                  BBQ  . '    Caravan                 E
                                   . '                                E
                               . '           Caravan                  S
                           . '
                       . '                                            T
                   . '           HF vert   Caravan                    R
LOO            . '           Trail/Tent                               E
tent      VHF     HF vert                                             E
    70&2M Tent  Camper                                                S
     mast              Camper
  2m 19el &                                                           T
  70cms 48el                                                          R
  + dual band                                                         E
   colinear                                      |                    E
                                                 |                    S
                                                \|/
                                                 N                    T
                                                                      R
                                                                      E
                                                               Field  E
             hedge                                           Entrance S
==============================================================
                    narrow farmer's lane
=======================================================================
Most of the caravans/campers & tents are powered up with 2 long ring cables
runs that can be split loaded onto the 2 large generators if needed. The main
one was an electric start 2.3kW diesel running on cheap farmer's pink fuel, & I
provided my 2.3.-3kW (modified) Madusa petrol generator as backup. I also used
a small 500W Honda, just for my station, if there was no big geny running
during some parts of the day.

As you can see with such a busy site some RF operating order has to be imposed,
& it is done by being in possession of the "club logbook for that band", giving
you permission to operate on it.


G8MNY VAN & TENT LAYOUT
                        9m mast
   ______________________/\__ 
  / ³  ³ ³PSU   ____________ ³----__
 ³ O³C_³S³Aux  ³Folding Bed ³³rear  |
 ³  ³A ³E³Batt ³____________³³      |
 ³  ³B ³A³2m        ________ ³door  |
 ³  ³  ³T³         ³Paket&TV³³      |
  \_³__³_³:::::::__³________³³----~~
       ³____     =========³
       ³ HF ³      /cooker³Van
       ³ PA ³ _    'ú.  / ³Adjoining
  Earth³ IC ³³_)      'ú  ³Side
  stake³735 ³  _          ³Tent
       ³batt³ ³_)         ³
       ³ 6M ³          bin³
        ~~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~

HF & 6M OPERATING TABLE LAYOUT
 ___________               ÚÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿                  _____
³POWER METER³       lamp   ³Rotator³                 ³DUMMY³
ÀÂÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÂÙ        ³     ³Control³    ______       ³LOAD ³
 ³__6M PA__³       ÚÄÁÄ¿   ³  Box  ³   ³FILTER³ [SW] ÀÂÄÄÄÂÙ      Bespoke
 ================================================================= shelf
 ³FT690 rig³ || ³BHI LS³ ³SUCK³  ___________________  ||  _______  keeps
 ³_________³ || ³______³_³____³ ³                   ³ || ³       ³ PA dry!
 ³   RF    ³ || ³             ³ ³     D R A K E     ³ || ³ DRAKE ³
 ³ Clipper ³ || ³    A T U    ³ ³       Q R O       ³ || ³  PA   ³
 ³~~~~~~~~~³ || ³~~~~~~~~~~~~~³ ³        H F        ³ || ³  PSU  ³
 ³ 22A PSU ³ || ³ IC735  RIG  ³ ³        P A        ³ || ³       ³
 ³_________³ || ³_____________³ ÀÂÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÂÙ || ÀÂÄÄÄÄÄÂÙ
=======================================================================
  Trestle table with Logs & laptop. 12V car battery on the ground

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Kit By Band
144MHz FM Talk in
 ____      ___    ________       \³/ 7/8
³IC2EÃÄÄÄÄ´PA ÃÄÄ´200W PA ÃÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ @ 9m
 ~~~~ NES ³LS ³   ~~~~~~~~   UR67
      LS   ~~~

144MHz Packet (Very QRP @ 1mW)
 _______    _____    ______    _____      \³/ 5el @ 8m
³DEL 12VÃÄÄ´TINY2ÃÄÄ´FT290 ÃÄÄ´AttenÃÂÄÄÄÄÄÙ (5km hop to node) 
³ LAPTOP³  ³ TNC ³  ³@100mW³  ³ 40dB³³ UR67   (line of sight)
 ~~~~~~~    ~~~~~    ~~~~~~    ~~~~~_³_ 
                                   Van HF
                                  QRM bond
50MHz SSB Phone
 ___   __________   _____     ___________             \³/5el Yagi
³MicÃÄ´RF ClipperÃÄ´FT690ÃÄÄÄ´BNOS 40W PAÃÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ³ @ 14m
 ~~~  ³          ³ ³     ÃÄ¿ ³           ³ 20m of H100 _³_
       ~~~~~~~~~~   ~~~~~  ³  ~~~~~~~~~~~              /// +HF Rotator at
                   ______  ³                               bottom of mast.
      HeadphonesÄÄ´NES LSÃÄÙ 12V from HF PSU/Battery
                   ~~~~~~

HF SSB/PSK31         ptt+ALC   QRO available only when large geny is running.
 ______      _____   _________    _________   ______
³ IBM  Ã----´IC735ÃÄÙ    ___  ÀÄÄ´DRAKE PA ÃÄ´  HF  ³_ o--1kW Dummy load
³LaptopÃ--Ú-´     ÃÄÄÄÄÄ´   ÃÄÄÄÄ´_________³ ³Filter³ \o¿
 ~~~~~~  mic³_____ÃÄÄ¿  ³ATUÃÄÄ¿ ³DRAKE PSU³  ~~~~~~    Ã 80m Dipole @ 12m
    12V >ÄÄÄ´ PSU ³ _³_  ~~~³  ³  ~~~~~~~~~             Ã 40m Dipole @ 12m
  Battery    ~~~~~ ³NES³   _³_ ÀÄ100m of Long wire      À 3el Tribander @ 13m
        HeadphonesÄ´LS ³   ///   @12-20m high for 160m
                    ~~~

DOMESTIC COMFORTS powered from the 110AH Aux battery & 40A SMPSU/8A Honda DC.
TV
 ___       ________                         UV fly zapper 1A
³DVD³_____³Freeview³    \³/ set top log     Heated Cup 1A
³Mon³   | ³  Rx    ÃÄÄÄÄÄÙ  periodic TV     Cool box 4A
 ~~~³   |  ~~~~~~~~³12v     aerial on       Phone changer 0.5A
   PSU Camcorder            Van roof        Electric blanket 4A
        charger                             Van Lights 2A



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73 de John G8MNY @ GB7CIP


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