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G8MNY > TECH 02.02.90 09:00l 161 Lines 8310 Bytes #999 (0) @ WW
BID : 51206_GB7CIP
Subj: A Proper Portable Setup
Path: IZ3LSV<ED1ZAC<GB7CIP
Sent: 260202/0748Z @:GB7CIP.#32.GBR.EURO #:51206 [Caterham Surrey GBR]
From: G8MNY@GB7CIP.#32.GBR.EURO
To : TECH@WW
By G8MNY (Updated Jul 24)
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At Wimbledon club's 9 day summer camp GX3WIM @ Reigate hill this is what I did.
SITE LAYOUT as used most years.
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
17m mastßúúúú-----40m--DIPOLE----úúúúúúúúS
mastß / '
Honda / . T
Other HF / Ü8m mast Loo R
Caravan Caravan Tent [G8MNYVAN] Tent . ' E
[tent] Beer . ' E
Tent . ' S
Tent . '
2m/70+G5RV T
. Other mast R
3.5MHz BBQ & . ' Caravan E
Vertical Messing E
. ' Caravan S
. '
. ' T
. ' HF vert Caravan R
. ' Trail/Tent E
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
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narrow farmer's lane
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Most of the caravans/campers and tents are powered up with 2 long ring cables
runs. The main one was an electric start 7kW diesel running on cheap farmer's
pink fuel, and I provided my 2.3.-3kW (modified) Madusa petrol generator as
backup. I also used a 800W 2 stroke & a small 500W Honda, just for my station,
if the big genny was not run during the day. (QRO still run)
As you can see with such a busy site some RF operating order has to be imposed,
and 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
8m mast
_______________________/\__
/ ³ ³ ³P³ PA³____________ ³----__
³ O³C_³S³S³ATV³Folding Bed ³³rear |
³ ³A ³E³U³ ³____________³³ |
³ ³B ³A³2mÄÄÄÙ ________ ³door |
³ ³ ³T³ ³Paket&TV³³ |
\_³__³_³:::::::__³________³³----~~
³____ ========³
³ HF ³ ³cooker³Van
³ PA ³ _ ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄ´Adjoining
Earth³ IC ³ ³_) _ ³Side
stake³735 ³ _ ³_) ³Tent
³ ³ ³_) ³
³ 6M ³ bin³
~~~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~
HF & 6M OPERATING TABLE LAYOUT ___________
ÚÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿ ³ 24A PSU ³ _______________ _____
lamp ³Rotator³ ³___________³³ ³³DUMMY³
³ ³Control³ ³ ³³ ³³LOAD ³ Bespoke
ÚÄÁÄ¿ ³ Box ³ ³12v 500W PA³³ QRO TUNER ³ÀÂÄÄÄÂÙ shelf
_ =============================================================gives
/ \ SWR ³FT690 rig³||³BHI LS³ ³SUCK³ _________________ || _______ more
³_O ³METER ³_________³||³______³_³____³³ ³||³ ³room
/__³___ ³ RF ³ ||³ ³³ D R A K E ³||³ DRAKE ³
³ 6m PA ³ Clipper³ ||³ A T U ³³ Q R O ³||³ PA ³
³_______³ ³~~~~~~~~~³||³~~~~~~~~~~~~~³³ H F ³||³ PSU ³
ÚÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿³ 22A PSU ³||³ IC735 RIG ³³ P A ³||³ 2.5kV ³
³ 6m PA PSU ³³_________³||³_____________³ÀÂÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÂÙ||ÀÂÄÄÄÄÄÂÙ
==========================================================================
Strong Trestle table with Logs, & 2 Floated 12V car batteries on the ground.
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Kit By Band
144MHz FM Talk in (& ATV Talkback)
____ ___ ________ \³/ 7/8
³IC2EÃÄÄÄÄÄ´PA ÃÄÄ´200W PA ÃÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ @ 8m
~~~~ NES ³LS ³ ~~~~~~~~ 10m of UR67
LS ~~~
144MHz Packet (Very QRP @ 1mW)
_______ _____ ______ _____ \³/ 5el @ 7m
³DEL 12VÃÄÄ´TINY2ÃÄÄ´FT290 ÃÄÄ´AttenÃÂÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ (5km hop to node)
³ LAPTOP³ ³ TNC ³ ³@100mW³ ³ 40dB³³ 10m of UR43 (line of sight)
~~~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~~ ~~~~~_³_
Van HF
QRM bond
50MHz SSB Phone
___ _______ _____ ___________ \³/5el Yagi
³MicÃÄ´ RF ÃÄ´FT690ÃÄÄÄ´BNOS 50W PAÃÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ³ @ 14m
~~~ ³Clipper³ ³ ÃÄ¿ ³ ³ 22m of UR67 _³_
~~~~~~~ ~~~~~ ³ ~~~~~~~~~~~ /// +HF Rotator at
______ ³ bottom of mast.
HeadphonesÄÄ´NES LSÃÄÙ 12V from HF PSU/Battery
~~~~~~
HF SSB ptt+ALC QRO available only when large genny is running.
_____ _________ _________ ______
´IC735ÃÄÙ ___ ÀÄÄ´DRAKE PA ÃÄ´ HF ³_ o--1kW Dummy load
Ú-´ ÃÄÄÄÄÄ´ ÃÄÄÄÄ´_________³ ³Filter³ \o¿
mic³_____ÃÄÄ¿ ³ATUÃÄÄ¿ ³DRAKE PSU³ ~~~~~~ Ã 80m Dipole @ 12m
12V >ÄÄ´ 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
~~~
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DOMESTIC COMFORTS powered from the 110AH Aux battery & 40A SMPSU/8A Honda DC.
TV
_____ ________ UV fly zapper 0.5A
³7"DVD³_____³Freeview³ \³/ set top log Heated Cup 1A
³ Mon ³ | 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/Tent DC Lights 2A
See my TECH buls "Using 2 HF PAs", "T500 M 12V 500W HF Linear" & "Inverter
Petrol Generators". Also have a look at GX3WIM on QRZ !
Why Don't U send an interesting bul?
73 de John G8MNY @ GB7CIP
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