G6GVI on 23cm in 2007


At last (after 12 years) I've got around to putting my home-made transverter in a "proper" box:

Before, as built in 1995 After re-boxing in February 2007

So now I can take it out portable without the worry of it all coming to pieces in my hands!

My transverter takes an input of 2.5W on 2m, to produce 1.5W on 23cm. It will handle any mode from my FT817, and it also includes a -6MHz shift for operating through the repeaters.
I often use a combined 15W PA and pre-amp, which I place as close as possible to the antenna (an old Jaybeam 15-over-15 dual yagi).

Details of my ATV equipment can be found here.

My home QTH is surrounded by higher ground, so the majority of my 23cm contacts are made when operating portable from the nearby hills. However, one of my recent contacts into Germany on 23cm SSB was made from home, during a troposhperic "lift" in February 2006.

Here are the contacts I've made so far this year:

Date

Station

location

mode

power

distance

5-JanMW1FGQNE WalesFM1.5W64km
6-JanMW1FGQNE WalesFM1.5W64km
16-JanG8OHMnr. BirminghamSSB10W134km
4-FebMW1FGQNE WalesFM1.5W64km
20-FebG1HBEDukinfieldFM2W26km
27-FebG1HBEDukinfieldFM & SSB2W26km
2-MarMW1FGQNE WalesFM10W64km
20-MarG8OHMnr. BirminghamSSB10W134km
24-MarMW1FGQNE WalesFM1.5W64km
24-MarGB3UDStoke-on-TrentFM-ATV1.5W75km
14-AprGB3UDStoke-on-TrentFM-ATV1.5W75km
21-AprM1NUSEcclesFM-ATV15W18km
21-AprGB3TMAngleseyFM-ATV15W125km
5-MayG1HBE/PHarrop EdgeFM-ATV50mW33km
5-MayGW3JGA/Pnr. PrestatynFM-ATV1.5W65km
5-MayM1CRO/Pnr. HarwichSSB15W323km
5-MayGD0EMGIsle of ManSSB15W149km
6-MayG4KIYnr. PeterboroughSSB15W194km
6-MayG7NCGnr. PeterboroughSSB15W200km
6-MayG3CKR/PN. StaffordshireSSB15W61km
8-JulyG3CKR/PN. StaffordshireSSB15W64km
8-JulyG1SWHWiganSSB15W10km
8-JulyG8ZTT/PCheshireSSB15W47km
8-JulyMW1FGQNE WalesSSB15W62km
8-JulyG3OHM/Pnr. BirminghamSSB15W139km
8-JulyEI9E/PEireSSB15W309km
8-JulyG4RFR/PDorsetSSB15W311km
21-AugG3OHHnr. StokeSSB10W54km
7-OctG3OHM/Pnr. BirminghamSSB15W125km
7-OctGW8ASDWrexhamSSB15W69km
7-OctG6DSGBiddulph, Stoke on TrentFM3W65km
7-OctG3CKR/PN. StaffordshireSSB15W64km
7-OctGW4HDRRhylSSB15W69km
20-OctGB3UDStoke-on-TrentFM-ATV1.5W75km
20-OctG1HBE/PHarrop EdgeFM-ATV1.5W33km
20-Oct2E0GYOOrmskirkFM-ATV15W27km
20-OctG7LWT/PFrodsham HillFM-ATV1.5W39km
14-NovG7SYJS. ManchesterFM3W26km
14-NovMW1FGQNE WalesFM1.5W64km
14-NovG1HBEDukinfieldFM2W26km
15-NovG7SYJS. ManchesterFM6W26km

A full list of my contacts in 2006 can be seen here.

If you'd like to try a sked on 23cm, then please get in touch.