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C&E Region HF Radio Exercise - Sunday 21st March 2010

Cadets contacted up to 20 Squadrons on different frequencies during the day, closest Harlow Sqn and furthest Hollywell Squadron in North Wales on 30 Watts of power using the Clansman PRC-320 HF Set. Also many contacts in Dorset, Norfolk, Suffolk, Midlands, Buckinghamshire and Essex.

Hard hats to be worn during aerial rigging!

Cadet operating radio during afternoon.

Centre fed dipole with Clarke pump up mast and twin 5.4 mtr masts

G5RV Dipole and UHF Stick mast.

Centre fed dipole with Clarke pump up mast middle with 5.4 mtr masts at each end.

 

Examples of the radio equipment that ATC Cadets at No 2500 Squadron are able to operate these pictures are from Exercise Copy 2  in March 2010. The HF net was active during the Sunday morning with contact made with 469 (Lowestoft) Sqn ATC.

Cadets with Clansman Radios on Exercise

PRC-350 on the left, PRC-352 Centre and PRC-320HF on the right.

PRC-320HF with mobile whip.

Following on from a training session held in St Neots on Sun 21 Jan 2010, cadets and staff from 2500 and 73 Sqn were able to hear a special event station call sign GB4RNLI on the squadrons HF Receiver, contact was made via the call signs email facility and a QSL card has arrived from GB4RNLI. Shown below.

Coincidentally the picture on the right was also received and was taken approximately 3/4 of an hour on the same day as the cadets heard the call sign!

                                                                        

  Updated 21 Mar 10

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