The storm passed through Chippenham an hour before our Club meeting and just in time for us to erect the Buddipole for a super evening on 40m.
Brian G6HUI was intending to try a 6m hookup with Jon DL/G0IUE in the Mosel valley but conditions on 50mhz just weren’t condusive this evening. Brian therefore assisted Jacek M0PLS with the installation of the Buddipole and before you knew it we were set and ready for an evening on 40m.
The Buddipole ready for unpacking
The Discovery 599 and matching amp ready to go. Now just needs the antenna.
Up it goes the Buddipole ready for action.
Up and up it goes…. ready for 40m Ops.
So shortly after 7.45pm local we got going and worked one station after another. The little notepad log soon ran out of space…
The little notepad log early on in proceedings.
DL/G0IUE gave us a call. Club member Jon G0IUE was over in the Mosel valley in Grid Square JN39NX and heard the pile up and gave us a shout. Jon was 5-8 to 9 back in Chippenham and he gave us a similar report.
Jon DL/G0IUE in Enkirch Germany working GX3VRE
We had some great fun this evening and putting in the effort to get the antenna up in the air really paid off. We thank everyone who helped on the night and those who called in for making it such a fun event.
Time to take it down again..
Till next week, best 73 and good DX from the Chippenham Radio Club website team.