SARTS Field Day, 6 October 2007

Photo Credits:  Nan 9V1AC,  Ron 9V1RJ,  Ma 9V1SD,  Siva 9V1SV,  Darryl 9V1DE

 

Aloha Resort
Fairy Point Chalet 3
Changi

N 01° 23.48'
E 103° 58.58'

 

Up goes the HF6V Butternut
Ground radials are very important!
Ma 9V1SD, Ron 9V1RJ and the MFJ Analyser

13.8 MHz ???

Alex 9V1AL says "We need to adjust the coil by a wee bit"
The Butternut takes 10 minutes to erect and another 20 minutes to tune
Looking good. All set to go!
At 4:00 pm, S61FD is QRV !

 

The S61FD station:
  IC-756 Pro 
  KW1000 linear (500 W)

 

Bob 9V1QQ and Harm 9V1NA
Peter 9V1PS and Pete 9V1PC
Ma 9V1SD and Rong Song 9V1CT setting up a vertical dipole on a 10 m long collapsible fibre glass  pole
Actually, TWO vertical dipoles were set up!
9V1SD Ma in the upper room  with the IC-756 ProIII, worked 8 stations in China on 20m

 

 

 

Ron 9V1RJ setting up a vertical with Baino 9V1BO
A stealth vertical in the Frangipani tree
Ron's IC-7000

NICE!

Jan 9V1LJ and Harm 9V1NA inspecting Darryl 9V1DE's FT-840 running off a car battery

This doesn't qualify as /mobile...

...and the MA-5 mobile whip doesn't have enough ground radials

But he managed worked 2 VK and 1 DU stations on 20m within 10  minutes

 

Bob 9V1RA having fun copying CW
Siva 9V1SV and Derrick 9V1DK with Jason 9V1AM demonstrating PSK31 on a Mac hooked up to an FT-817 with a Buddipole Antenna

 

 

 

6 pm: It's BBQ time!
 

Mark HA5MRO, is fascinated with the fire starters

The YLs did all the hot work 
David 9V1RH (wearing IOTA Tee Shirt) and company

"What a great party!"