SATURDAY 14th SEPTEMBER CHAPELS & CHURCHES ON THE AIR

Well we made the event and it was a great success at St Barnabas Church Franche, Kidderminster.

Although we were first timers on the CHOTA event, the station, GB4SBC, made 112 contacts in 23 countries. The best DX was USA, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait.

On 40mtrs we made many contacts around UK and the continent, as well as 8 Churches as listed:

1. St Keverns Cornwall

2. St Osmonds Derby

3. Mexborough Church

4. Lowthorpe Church E. Yorks.

5. Brecon Cathedral

6. St Peters Orford Darcy

7. All Saints Litcham Norfolk

8. Maidstone Church Kent

We used 2 stations one HF and one LF, a TS50 and a FT900. The aerials used were a G5RV hoisted to the top of the church flagpole at approx. 55ft and a three element beam at about 20ft.

we had a lot of visitors interested in the special event station and the craft exhibition also on show for the festival day.

JESS G8IYE

                             ELGIN MOELG & WIFE visiting the event

                                A BIT OF RELAXATION FRED,DAVE
                                                             WITH VISITOR VINCE

                                                         WORKING THE STATION
                                              STELLA & PHIL G7GVV HAVING A CHAT

                                              A CHECK ON THE ANTENNAS

                                                   DAVE G0MJY HAVING A NAP PHIL
                                                         KEEPING HIM COMPANY

                                          GERALD G0HRL, TONY G4ZIB FRED DAVE PHIL    

                                                   NOW POPS IN GEOFF G4ACS

                                                            GERALD G0HRL

                                                        TONY G4ZIB

                                                             PHIL G7GVV

                                                            DAVE G0MJY

                                                                     FRED G0EHQ

                                                         TONY DEWSBURY G4CLX

                                         END OF THE DAY ANTENNAS TAKEN DOWN
                                         TEAM WORK BY FRED,DAVE, PHIL, JULIE, ANN
                                         MISSING FROM PHOTO GEOFF,
                                        CHURCH WARDEN BARRY, PHILIP

                                          ANTENNAS LOADED NEARLY TIME TO GO.

                                                        MARK READY TO GO HOME

Geoff G4ACS testing the station Fred G0EHQ with Dave G0MJY

G4OBC On the Key & Geoff G4ACS

GB4SBC More Photos of setting up the station

                                                  Display Board clock on GMT

                                                          Maps ready to pin contacts

                                               Icom IC706

                                                     Preparing G5RV to be put up.

                                                     Geoff G4ACS, Fred G0EHQ, Vince

                                                              Geoff G4ACS/M

                                                            Fred G0EHQ/M

                                                    Barry the Church Warden raising centre of G5RV
                                                     to top of flag pole

                                                  Placing Coax through slats in church tower

                                                    Placing end of G5RV to church eaves

                                                 

Friday 13th September - Putting up Antenna

Barry The church warden up the ladder connecting the center of the G5RV
 to the lanyard to flag pole for highest point

                                                                   Raising the centre

                                             Fred G0EHQ -Barry - Philip - Ann G0BIR

                                          Look closely you can see the sloping leg of the G5RV
                                                              From the top of the flag pole

                                                       Barry securing the end of the G5RV

                                                         Keep the ladder steady !!!

                                                       Fred G0EHQ & Ann G0BIR

                               Before Lunch Fred with Dave G0MJY with Ann on the microphone
                                                      testing the Station with the G5RV

                                          After lunch Mark G4OBC with Ann

                                           Fred making up a lead for the 3 band yagi..
                                           Loaned by Dave G0MJY

                                                    Yagi assembled and going up

                                          Phil G7GVV     Visitor just before we leave for the evening
                                                                 All ready made over 30 contacts
                             Mark G4OBC on CW - Geoeff G4ACS - Ann G0BIR -  Fred G0EHQ
                                                                    Station for the off tomorrow