Amateur Radio operation. Enjoying the UK countryside travelling to Ordnance Survey Triangulation Pillars and setting up a radio station. A description of the radio transceiver and equipment used.
We went on the Saturday. Most of the good used equipment seemed to have been sold on the Friday. Nice day out, but very tiring. Also missed the RU-vidrs doing there videos. Did shake hands with Martin Lynch and thanked him for the video's. Have fun. David M0DUU
It's quite easy to be anonymous at a rally. Most think I'm on a tx when I talk. I have a friend with me and he backs me so I can video as best I can. I use a dedicated hi-res phone to film but most people don't notice or don't care. This particular video could have been longer with more stalls and societies on it, but even though I'm verified and have two active channels etc. RU-vid still restricts me to 15 minutes. I've reported it but no joy getting it fixed.
Looks like the Friday was the better day, we went on Saturday and there wasn't much on the outside stalls. It's the first rally I've been to since the 90's and I wish there had been a bit more to see, we should maybe try and combine some of the Maker/HackSpace groups so there's more to see and get possibly get involved in as well as introducing people from different interests to ham radio and vice versa.
I expected the outside area would be smaller. Sellers were wary of the weather as rain was forecast. The outside was half the size it has been in previous years. I'm afraid rallies are getting smaller and many are disappearing. I try to go to as many different ones as I can depending on where I am at the time. Mixing stuff up would be good but when computers were added to rallies there were many against their inclusion. I'm old enough to remember the great days of Granby Halls, Leicester and the London rallies.
Glad you enjoyed it. Most of the rallies I've been to have at least one Eddystone radio. Personally I have one, a EC10A/2 which is a 12 or 24v marine version. I'm going to the Torbay rally again in two weeks time. I'll video it again for fun and will look for Eddystone gear. Rob
Nice to see the rally is still going, still at Penair School, and same time of year.😊 Have attended many times, including when it was at the Camborne School of Mining. The ladies (I think the Rev Eva's wife, and Pat Blackford were involved?) used to do nice refreshments, and David G3NPB was always around. It was much busier back then of course.
The cost of HF amps is hyper expensive and also the cost of HF rigs as well and tuning around the HF bands at times there is no activity makes me wonder is it really worth it
Activity is definitely low except for contests. Rigs today contain so much technology they don't compare to older rigs HOWEVER an older rig will make the contacts just the same but without the bells annd whistles. Prices for amps is all down to lack of supply of built components and a lot of custom made RF parts.
@@g4nqxhamradio Smaller is a shame, here in Germany in NRW we also have flea markets in Dortmund and Bergheim, they only happen once a year but are always nice. You meet some acquaintances there and find lots of nice things that make a radio operator happy. I wish you all the best and lots of nice connections. 73 Jörg
Plenty of women about but I probably missed them in recording. Certainly two licenced ladies on the WAB stall. I understand what you mean. Let's face it kids today have 1000 times more power in their cell phone than we have in one rig. I don't mean rf but sheer information and contact ability. It's hard to interest them in a voice from a speaker when they can walkabout talking to anyone and no licence required.
Went last year fantastic rally, I didn't go this time due to working gutted spent a bit of money last year too really enjoyed it with M0HOO 73's Tom 2E1FUE great video :)
Glad you liked the video, makes it worthwhile doing. I do scan the items for sale for myself as well as filming. Didn't buy anything there but next day bought an Icom 706 Mk2 from Marketplace to use mobile along with my other. I visit two locations so I can now leave one down south and not lug gear about with me. 73's
Thank you for your kind comments, I am the Treasurer to TARS (Torbay Amateur Radio Society) we have a dedicated and very experienced Rally Team who put a lot of work into organising the Rally. Your video was pointed out to me today.
I don't show it in the video. It's subject of another I'm making. I use 50 to 100W from the Icom dependent on first reports and QRM. I also use a homebrew rig with 12W output when bands a bit quieter. Lately the area around 7.160 has become very crowded when lower down it's empty, don't know why really. Rob
Battery is a 7Ah SLA and will do approx 3 x 30 minute trig activations. I have another identical battery in the car as spare. I'm making a 'stepup' charger so I can charge from the car if required but I've never needed more.
That was interesting enough for me to watch the full video thanks very much. You look a bit cold up there! Is that a metal pole you are using for your set up? Stay safe, take care.
A really interesting video. That's a good, well thought out, setup. I had to smile your rucksack reminded me of Mary Poppins's bag, the way you just kept pulling the equipment out!
Thanks for making this you tube video, it's very well done and has a wealth of information, regarding equipment and finding sites. - So useful to someone who is new to amituer radio and would like to have a go at portable operation. One question, how long is the fishing pole you use please? Regards, David 2E0XQZ
Nice to get you from the mobile Rob , I'd activated 2 trigs myself a little earlier , would have been nice to have got you trig to trig ! Keep up the good work mate 👍. M0DXT BILL
Thank you. This is the setup for 40m operating. I have a 80/40/20/15m trapped dipole for other work but I enjoy WAB. For WAB trig activation it's a 40m NVIS inverted V dipole antenna to get a strong signal into the UK. I have sometimes used a 12 Watt home brew 40m transceiver with good results.
