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- Written by: G0XAN
Just for a change we had perfect weather, sun and fairly low wind speeds! The two club members, M0HVD and M0PCR arrived in good time to put up the tent and the station and spend 15 minutes or so listening to the stations participating in the VHF NFD. Amazingly there were Scottish and Northern Irish stations to be heard, well above the noise level and we had to wait tentatively until the contest began hoping that the good propagation would last.
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- Written by: G7RQD
M0REG put on a small display station at the Ferring village Fair on Saturday 18th June 2011. We were able to speak to several interested members of the public, and a couple of local amateurs came up to us and made themselves known.
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The weather forecast predicted an 80% chance of rain before midday, and a 100% certainty for the afternoon, so the tent and waterproofs were the order of the day. By the time Gary G0XAN and Peter M0PCR set off from the car park it was already raining with a strong south-easterly wind.
Read more: RSGB 2nd 144MHz Backpacker's Contest 12 June 2011
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The day dawned bright and windy with the forecast of rain at lunchtime, just in time for the start of the 4-hour contest. Gary G0XAN, Peter M0PCR and David M0HVD set off from the car park just outside Washington village for the 20-minute walk to Chanctonbury Ring at the top of the South Downs. It was warm but windy in the valley and would surely only be windier on the ridge.