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G8MNY  > TECH     08.01.19 11:44l 161 Lines 8265 Bytes #999 (0) @ WW
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Subj: A Proper Portable Setup
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Sent: 190108/1041Z @:GB7CIP.#32.GBR.EURO #:53647 [Caterham Surrey GBR]
From: G8MNY@GB7CIP.#32.GBR.EURO
To  : TECH@WW

By G8MNY                                   (Updated Aug 13)
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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
==============================================================
                    narrow farmer's lane
=======================================================================
Most of the caravans/campers & 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, & 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,
& 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.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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
                ~~~

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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"



Why Don't U send an interesting bul?

73 de John G8MNY @ GB7CIP


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