Needless to say, the lack of activity on the bands extended into my available time on Saturday which is disappointing.
#Yawcam 0.3.2 portable
On a nice day what a place to be playing radio! I really need to sort a portable rig to catch some of the action sooner rather than later! Here’s a rather nifty panoramic shot taken from the the trig point within Fort Purbrook, showing the home of FPARC in all it’s glory, along with some of the antenna arrays being worked this weekend. Unfortunately, it didn’t resolve the issue with the antenna but all learning is good learning in my book. That said the bands were dead so what else do you do on a gorgeous Saturday afternoon?Ī chunk of the afternoon was spent trying to get a very dodgy looking antenna working and getting to see first hand the advantages of being able to afford an MFJ Antenna Analyser.
In the true spirit of membership I stuck my nose around the marquee flap on Saturday lunchtime to find the usual suspects enjoying a BBQ and real ale rather than chasing DX! This weekend (1 & 2 August) saw FPARC holding a Special Event Station activation weekend, activating GB1PF at Fort Purbrook.