Flying Pig Rig #'45 arrived...

 
As I am FP#2233 I will also get involved in trying to contact some other piggies this winter and next year.

Diz FP#1 has come up with a wonderful homebrew rig for all piggies... http://www.kitsandparts.com/fpra-7030.7.php

There is no tuning... turn it on listen and if you hear anyone it is likely to be another piggie.

Cumbria DSP

Just set sets to:

M6EST
G4DYT
G1LHL
G3ROO (Ian got yours ready for your return from ZS)
G7VKQ (2nd set of discretes included)
Alan R ?? No contact
ZL2CCO got a set for you... send me an email please.

Cumbria DSP Components

Those who expressed an interest in a component set for Ron (G4GXO) board please get in touch (do not send a comment it will not have your email on it!) the Farnell back order for the 470uF caps has come in and so I have sets ready to post out now.

160m antenna

Asked for some photos...

Looking down the rear garden.

The two lines yellow and white going across the garden are washing lines.

One end (house end) with an insulator.

 The end wire support is off a TV pole on the house so about 20ft agl.

 The wire is almost invisible looking up.

 The two garden supports, centre one and the end (by shack) the long wire is on small string loops.

on 160m making qso :-)

Finally got the antenna and rig working nicely... cqing on 1.825 and just qso with S51EC and LA7AK.

I am QRP.

BIG GRIN :-)

I am qrp into a 140ft inverted L abt 25ft AGL.

on 160m again

This time RBN IS picking me up :-)

I am qrp and into a 140 ft long wire and tons of radials!.

Inverted L setup with vertical section about 30 feet and rest going down the garden.

SK3W picked me up in seconds.

CQ'ing 1.822.50 for now... I'll be out every night this week.

Another beach and EU109 again in 2013

Another beach...

Looks like will be able to activate EU109 inner and Outer Farne this summer.