Feb 13
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As a group we decided to organise an event to remember the work done by radio amateurs 60 years ago for the great floods of 1953. On Thursday 31st January we setup communications at Land-Guard Fort Felixstowe to make contact with other Raynet members in East Anglia. The night started at 19.00 and Peter G8BLS had setup HF with a long wire and vertical VHF antenna from a mast with the radio’s in his car. It soon was apparent that due to the weather conditions 40 mph winds and cold temperature that we needed a control to manage so Keith G1SAR/G7CIY was appointed the network controller. Some of our members were mobile traveling around to test our simplex range which we found very good from our location, the night was very interesting with many contacts on VHF simplex from all over East Anglia.
RAYNET Communications Training Exercise
60th Anniversary commemorating 1953 Floods
Date: Thursday 31/01/13 19.00 – 21.30
Station ID – G1SAR, Rendlesham – JO02QD
| Call Sign | Location | Signal/Report |
| G7SCR* | Languard Point | GR – 5/+60 |
| M0JAJ | Languard Point | GR – 5/9 |
| M1TES/M | Heard on GB3PO | |
| G7DNT/M | Heard on GB3PO | |
| 2E0BZM/M | Heard on GB3PO | |
| G7SMW/2E0TYL/M | Woodbridge | GR – 5/+60 |
| 2E0TNG/M | Stowmarket | GR – 5/9+ |
| 2EOIPT | Kirton | GR – 5/+60 |
| G6MCG | Felixstowe? | GR – 5/+60 |
| M5AJB | Braintree, Essex | GR – 5/6 |
| G7SMW/2EOTYL/M | Orford Quay | GR – 5/+60 |
| G7SMW/2EOTYL/M | Slaughden Quay | GR – 5/+60 |
| G7SMW/2EOTYL/M | Thorpeness | GR – 5/10+ |
| G0FEI | Belton, Great Yarmouth | GR – 5/5 |
| G0LPO | Braintree | GR – 5/7 |
| G0MXN | Between Norwich and Yarmouth | GR – 5/7 |
| G8VZZ | East Lane | GR – 5/+60 |
| G8VZZ | Shingle Street | GR – 5/+60 |
| G8VZZ | Woodbridge | GR – 5/+60 |
| G0IAG? | ? | UR |
| M6ECG | Brightlingsea | UR/RD – 2/2 |
| G7NJB | Isle of Sheppey | GR/RD – 5/9 – 3/3 (QSB) |
| G0GYY | Walton on Naze | GR – 5/+60 |
| M6OWK | Martlesham | GR – 5/7 |
| M1ACB/M | Aldeburgh | GR – 5/+60 |
| M6BFF | Felixstowe | GR – 5/9+ |
| GX3JRM | Lowestoft | GR – 5/6 |
| G0TRM | Danbury | UR – 2/2 |
| M0NTY | Dovercourt | GR – 5/+60 |
- GR – Good Readable; RD – Readable with difficulty; UR – Unreadable
- * Other callsigns heard operating G7SCR – G8LBS,G7OPO, M0JAJ, 2E0JBI, G7OOW
Date: Thursday 31/01/13 19.00 – 21.30
Station ID – G7SMW/M & 2E0TYL/M
Please note one thing mentioned by many operators on the night that most signals were very fluttery and up and down in signal strength. The logged signal strengths are the best received at the stated location, the radio used was a Alinco DR 610 – I mainly transmitted 50w and had a VHF ¼ Wave whip on the car.
While on route from Woodbridge to Orford we were listening on 145.225Mhz . G1 SAR was 5/9 the whole route – G7SCR was at best 5/4 – to nothing – G8VZZ could be heard on odd TX 5/2 at best and G6MCG was a 5/5 most of the route. I transmitted to G7SCR from Sudbourne area and Peter reported the signal was from readable to unreadable.
Location one – Orford Quay – TM424 495
G1SAR
Moblie 5/9 H/held 5/8
G8VZZ at Bawdsey
Mobile 5/7 H/held 5/2
G7SCR Felixstowe
Mobile 5/7 H/held 5/5
On route a station from Norwich area I beleave was at best was RX 5/3 but not heard at Aldeburgh.
Location Two – Aldeburgh – TM463 553
2E0IPT Kirton
Mobile 5/3 H/held – nothing RX
G1SAR
Mobile 5/8 H/held 5/5
G8VZZ East Lane
Mobile 5/3 H/held 5/1
G7SCR Felixstowe
Mobile 5/7 H/held 5/2
Couldn’t really hear the station in Isle of Sheppy – did just break squelch a few times
G0GYY Walton on Naze
Moblie 5/3 H/held 5/1
M1ACB Aldeburgh
Could hear without an antenna lol !
Location Three – Thorpeness – TM472 594
G1SAR
Mobile 5/8 H/held 5/6
M1ACB Aldeburgh
Mobile 5/9 H/held 5/9
G7SCR Felixstowe
Mobile 5/5 H/held 5/2
G0GYY Walton on Naze
Nothing RX
MoNTY
Only just broke squelch a few times but not able to work.
G8VZZ Woodbridge
Mobile 5/2 H/held not tried
Station at Lowestoft not heard.
Thursday 31/01.13 19.05 – 21.00
Station ID – 2E0IPT
VHF:145.225
5 Watt Wouxun handheld with a collinear antenna positioned on the house.
| Call Sign | Location | Signal/Report |
| G1SAR | Rendlesham | GR – 5/9 |
| G7SCR | Felixstowe | GR – 5/9 |
| G6MCG | GR – 5/9 | |
| 2E0TNG | GR – 5/9 | |
| G8VZZ | GR – 5/9 | |
| M5AJB | GR – 5/5 | |
| G0LPO | RD – 5/7 | |
| M6ECG | RD – 5/3 | |
| G7NJB | GR-5/9 – RD – 1/5 | |
| G0GYY | ||
| G7SWM & 2E0TYL | Orford Quay | RD – 5/3 |
| M6BFF | ||
| M1ACB | ||
| 2E0BCM | ||
| M1TSC | ||
| G0FEI | Great Yarmouth | |
| G0MXN | Acle |
- GR – Good Readable; RD – Readable with difficulty; UR – Unreadable
Thursday 31/01/13 19.00 – 21.00
Station ID – M1ACB/M Aldeburgh
VHF:145.225
| Call Sign | Location | Signal/Report |
| G1SAR | Rendlesham | GR – 5/9 |
| G&SMW/M & 2E0TYL/M | GR – 5/9 | |
| 2E0IPT | GR – 5/5 | |
| G8VZZ | GR – 5/9+ | |
| G7SCR | GR – 5/7 | |
| G0GYY | GR – 5/6 | |
| M6BFF | RD – 4/5 | |
| GX3JRM | RD – 3/2 | |
| M0MTY | GR – 5/9+ |
- GR – Good Readable; RD – Readable with difficulty; UR – Unreadable
On Saturday 2/02/13 we setup communications with our caravan and Peter G8BLS setup HF from his car. The weather was still cold with strong winds and winter rain but we had lots of people visiting to say hello. The Saturday proved to be the best for HF contacts with the special event station being contacted which was setup to commemorative the floods in Holland.
Another Storm On Its Way Through
Thanks to Mike 2E0BZM for the great pictures
Station ID – G7SCR, Landguard Point – JO02
Saturday 2nd Feb 2013 HF Station Band 40metres 7.100MHz
| Call Sign | Location | Signal/Report |
| G3OBZ | Woodhall Spa | 5/9+10 |
| PA5EDB | Harderwijk, Holland | 5/9+20 |
| PA60WNR | Flood Museum, Holland | 5/9+30 |
| G0VPJ | Dorset | 5/9+30, RAYNET |
| G0DUB | Chester | 5/9+, RAYNET |
| M1ACB | Ipswich | 5/9+ |
| G0VBI | Islington | 5/9 |
| G7VNN | Gislingham | 5/9 |
| GM3OWU | Edinburgh | 5/9 |
| G8EKG | Burton on Trent | 5/9 |
| M0VFC | Cambridge | 5/9+, RAYNET |
| M3ZXX | Shropshire | 5/9+ |
| G6NYG | Bromsgrove | 5/9 |
| M0PNN | Newport, Shropshire | 5/9 |
| PA3AYG | Nijverdal, Holland | 5/9 |
| PD2EZ | Zelhem, Holland | 5/9 |
| G4MVX | London | 5/9 |
| ON5SWA | Zandhoven, Belgium | 5/9 |
| M0ZAE | Bedford | 5/9 |
| PD2ATG | Den Haag, Holland | 5/9 |
| M5AEH | Ipswich | 5/9 |
| G3KLY | Newcastle-u-Lyme | 5/9+20 |
| 2E0LWB/P | Cuffley | 5/9+20 |
| MM1CCR | Stirling, Scotland | 5/9+10 |
| G4UST | Shrewsbury | 5/9+30 |
| 2E0PFG | Thetford | 5/9+30 |
| G7NEH | Chester | 5/9, RAYNET |
| F4FUB | France | 5/9+20 |
| PA7RL | Den Haag, Holland | 5/9+20 |
| GW4OZU | Pembrokeshire, Wales | 5/9+20 |
| M6PAP | Sussex | 5/9+20, RAYNET |
| M6DCR | Medway | 5/9+20 |
| F5BTH | Castelnaudary, France | 4/8 |
| G4ROJ/P | Kidderminster | 5/9+20 |
| G1MCR | Merseyside | 5/9+20, RAYNET |
| G4HPE | Cambridge | 5/9+30, RAYNET |
| 2E0DKW | London | 5/9 |
| M0RBM | Bude | 5/9 |
| M6HES | Offton | 5/7 |
| GW7VJK | Llandovery, West Wales | 5/9+30 |
| EI7GUB | Dublin | 5/9 |
| G3PYI | Cheltenham | 5/9 |
| F5VNA | France | 5/8 |
| PA3MB | Arnhem | 5/9+10 |
| G0IIQ | Grimsby | 5/9 |
| G4OZG | Kings Lynn, Norfolk | 5/9. N Anglia RAYNET |
Saturday 2/02/13
Station ID – G7SCR Land-Guard Point Felixstowe
VHF:145.225
| Call Sign | Location | Signal/Report |
| G7CIY/M | GR – 5/9+ | |
| G0CJX | Saxmundham | GR – 5/5 |
| 2E0IPT/M | Kirton | GR – 5/9 |
| 2E0BZM | Ardliegh | GR – 7/4 |
| G7UQV/M | GR–5/9 | |
| M6BSF | Felixstowe | GR–5/9 |
| M6MBF/M | GR –5/9 |
- GR – Good Readable; RD – Readable with difficulty; UR – Unreadable
Over all its was a great exercise with very interesting contacts made with lessons learned . My thanks goes out to everyone who helped in this event to make this a great success.
Jay
M0JAJ
