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VHF NFD 2006

So - How did we get on   -   

Year Position
 6m 6m 6m 4m 4m 4m 2m 2m 2m70cm
 		70cm
 		70cm

Overall
 contacts score position contacts score position contacts score positioncontacts
 		score
 		position
2009
183
 113,375
71
 13,757
252
 53,817
43
 6,178
2008
 4
 138
 61,304
 8
 59
 12,241
 5
 183
 39,685
 12
 14
 2,765
 6
2007
 4
 160
 111,077
 1st
 49
 12,370
 5
 107
 18,822
 11


2006
 3
 116
 		104,862
 		1st (19)
 		45
 		8,901
 		6 (11)
 		207
 		38,362
 		6 (21)
 		30
 		4,123
 		8 (12) LP
2005 5
 143 110,133 3
 63 10740 4
 251 58,505 8

2004 5
 97 35,739 2 55 10536 4 132 18,872 13

2003 10
 107 58,676 4 67 10800 8 139 21,879 16

2002 8
 83 12,008 9 58 10,501 3 (LP) 154 23,331 9

2001 -
 Cancelled F & M









2000 6
 113 125,456 2 (LP) 36 4,769 9 (LP) 219 50,433 11

  

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Note 2006:  Final scores are again lower than we claimed - probably due to our poor log keeping - MUST do better next time!
6m ((-8%) 126contacts, 109,635),  4m ((-6%) 48contacts, 9,614),  2m ((-14%) 240contacts, 47,000), 70cm  ((-25%) 40contacts, 6,427)

Photos taken during VHF NFD 2006

 The location was a few miles to the north of Rochdale, some 1540ft asl..  Usually wet and windy we managed this time some quite nice weather - at least to start with (Friday Night and Saturday)

But Sunday was horrendous.

Just as we were packing up and dismantling the station the worst storm to hit this area started. More than 2" of rain per hour, violent lightning strikes surround us and the 4m beam got struck.  The site was abandoned at about 6pm leaving one of the caravans and the 4m antenna system.

Both were collected the next day - but access to the site was a problem with very deep ruts on the access road.


 site

A view of the site


The 6m Antenna at full height of 10m
 vans

Another view of the caravans
 ucp tent

Stuart 2E0SMK in the kitchen and a view of Dave's tent (G7UCP)
van

The 6m Antenna being tested
 
getting cold  beam north please
Getting colder.  Dave (G0PUD) operating on 70cm on Saturday Night.  (Turn the beam North please...)
eup
A Study in concentration

smk red eye  rik 70cm  rik
And as it gets even later.... 

success
Success - I've got one!
\a \reminder to those who saw this first hand
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