TELFORD
AMATEUR RADIO RALLY
2nd
SEPTEMBER, 2001
(Click
on the underlined links for further photos)
| This year, the annual Telford
Rally had a definite microwave" flavour"! The organisers and club officials
at the Telford club include well-known microwave operators Martyn, G3UKV
and David, M0VZT. They had the great idea of including a Microwave
Arena, consisting of a square of ten tables, set up inside Hangar 1 at
the RAF Cosford Museum. The rest of the rally was spread along the
roadways between the hangars and in the hangars themselves. This allowed
easy movemement around the event. |
Some of the fleamarket
tables along the roadways
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G3PHO/P set up
for 23cm and 10GHz outside Hangar 1
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The portable microwave station of G3PHO marked
the way to the Microwave Arena. Throughout the day the 23cm and 10GHz local
beacons were received at good strength. No contacts were made on either
band, however ... probably because most of the local microwavers were at
the rally! |
| The photo left shows the Arena, a square of ten
tables packed with homebrew microwave equipment and useful parts for sale.
Most microwave bands from 1.2GHz to 76GHz were represented. Of particular
interest were the 76GHz transceivers of G0HNW,
G7MRF and G3PYB. G0HNW brought along his AO40 receiving equipment (the
large dish on the far right of the photo). G3PHO
displayed his 24, 10 and 5.7GHz transverters
while M0VZT brought along some interesting microwave
ATV gear. |
The Microwave
Arena
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left to right:
G0HNW, G3UKV, G4PBP, G3PYB |
Several UK microwavers attended, many helping
out at the Arena tables. They included G3PFR, G3PHO, G3PYB, G3UKV, G4DDK,
G4PBP, G7MRF, G8UGL, G0HNW, M0VZT |
There was a good selection of components, surplus
units and commercial "black boxes" at Telford this year. Many thanks to
all those at the Telford and District Amateur Radio
Society who had some part in staging this excellent
event. |
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