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Call Sign : 26-CT-4057 Posts : 11 Times Thanked : 0 Join date : 2021-04-04 QTH or Location : Liverpool Equipment Used : Midland AM/FM, General Electric AM, Sirrio 5000
Subject: Off to North Wales Sun Apr 18, 2021 11:49 pm
Heading to the hills tomorrow morning with my new to me Antron 99. I have got a 5ft pole to mount it on and plan to strap it to a fence post, so not sure how well it will work in the hills of North Wales, but I'll give it a bash. Only operating on UK FM at the moment until next month when I'm getting a CRT6900N.
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Victor CT Directors
Call Sign : 26-CT-3228 / M7VIC Posts : 5803 Times Thanked : 352 Join date : 2019-11-10 QTH or Location : Bedford Equipment Used : Various
Subject: Re: Off to North Wales Mon Apr 19, 2021 6:10 am
Hi Andy,
Have a good trip and enjoy the experience of some hill top radio.
I hope you get some good radio contacts but don't despair if you don't, you can chalk it all up to experience. You get to visit a beautiful part of the UK plus gain some knowledge in lugging around and setting up an antenna in the field so to speak.
As a radio enthusiast who could ask for more.
Besides, the experience will come in handy for when your side-bander arrives and you plan your next trip.
All the best, Victor
Alan Pilot Major contributor
Call Sign : 163-CT-220...MW7TTA Posts : 2516 Times Thanked : 69 Join date : 2019-11-19 QTH or Location : Anglesey North Wales Equipment Used : Yaesu FT-991A,,Yaesu FTDX-10,,Icom ic-7300,,Anytone AT-D878UV PLUS",,LINCOLN II+. Age : 150
Subject: Re: Off to North Wales Mon Apr 19, 2021 6:42 am
Give me a frequency and i will listen out for you. If you see this first that is.
LongDog New Member
Call Sign : 26-CT-4057 Posts : 11 Times Thanked : 0 Join date : 2021-04-04 QTH or Location : Liverpool Equipment Used : Midland AM/FM, General Electric AM, Sirrio 5000
Subject: Re: Off to North Wales Tue Apr 20, 2021 11:09 am
Had mixed results, where i was going to mount the a99 was about 5ft too far for the coax to reach so had to mount it on a gate post right by a power line and a huge tree, couldn't reach my home 20 Liverpool, but did get a guy 60 miles away in Hyde.
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Victor CT Directors
Call Sign : 26-CT-3228 / M7VIC Posts : 5803 Times Thanked : 352 Join date : 2019-11-10 QTH or Location : Bedford Equipment Used : Various
Subject: Re: Off to North Wales Tue Apr 20, 2021 11:30 am
Glad you had a good outing Andy.
I can only reiterate the safety stand points by so many others of the dangers associated with placing antennas near power lines. I'd rather lose one transmission day than the rest I could ever have. (Far too many fisherman with carbon poles and radio enthusiasts with antennas have 'death by misadventure/electrocution' on their final record.)
So always take care my friend.
That said, well done with your 60 mile contact! That's a good transmission if any.
All the best, Victor
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Call Sign : 26-CT-4057 Posts : 11 Times Thanked : 0 Join date : 2021-04-04 QTH or Location : Liverpool Equipment Used : Midland AM/FM, General Electric AM, Sirrio 5000
Subject: Re: Off to North Wales Tue Apr 20, 2021 11:33 am
Yes I was very careful when I lifted it as to keep it well away from the cable.
Kaosss CT Directors
Call Sign : 163CT777, 163RC777 163FB777, JR131, ex 163LR001 Posts : 643 Times Thanked : 27 Join date : 2019-06-27 QTH or Location : Flintshire, N Wales Equipment Used : Yaesu FT2000d, Kenwood TS 2000, Heil mic, 5 ele yagi Age : 68
Subject: Re: Off to North Wales Tue Apr 20, 2021 1:50 pm
Missed this post, where abouts did you go to Andy?
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LongDog New Member
Call Sign : 26-CT-4057 Posts : 11 Times Thanked : 0 Join date : 2021-04-04 QTH or Location : Liverpool Equipment Used : Midland AM/FM, General Electric AM, Sirrio 5000
Subject: Re: Off to North Wales Wed Apr 21, 2021 4:55 pm
About half way between Ruthin and Corwen, nearest village is Llanelidan.
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Kaosss CT Directors
Call Sign : 163CT777, 163RC777 163FB777, JR131, ex 163LR001 Posts : 643 Times Thanked : 27 Join date : 2019-06-27 QTH or Location : Flintshire, N Wales Equipment Used : Yaesu FT2000d, Kenwood TS 2000, Heil mic, 5 ele yagi Age : 68
Subject: Re: Off to North Wales Wed Apr 21, 2021 5:24 pm
Ah, thats about 20miles from me, but never been there
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John123 CT Directors
Call Sign : 26CT763 Posts : 4131 Times Thanked : 148 Join date : 2019-06-27 QTH or Location : Manchester Equipment Used : Optima, Superstar 360fm, Stalker 9fdx, President Jack Age : 50
Subject: Re: Off to North Wales Wed Apr 21, 2021 11:10 pm
Glad you had fun, Andy.
LongDog New Member
Call Sign : 26-CT-4057 Posts : 11 Times Thanked : 0 Join date : 2021-04-04 QTH or Location : Liverpool Equipment Used : Midland AM/FM, General Electric AM, Sirrio 5000
Subject: Re: Off to North Wales Thu Apr 22, 2021 6:54 am
I'm heading there again in a week or so, this time with the extra coax and a small burner
Today at 10:11 am by VanRougeT4
Subject: Off to North Wales 
I'd rather lose one transmission day than the rest I could ever have. 
