40m portable antenna shootout

Australia's Northern Rivers WICEN in conjunction with the Summerland Amateur Radio Club is holding a 40M portable antenna shootout at the SARC clubrooms on Sunday 19 September 2010.

The idea behind the event is to encourage interest in HF portable and mobile operation. There won't be any overall winner as ease of use, robustness, portability Vs mobility, transportability and costs are all factors for the individual to consider. The results won't be precise signal strength measurements but will reflect the practical usability of the antenna. Participants will receive a certificate.

There ARE rules;
trees and mobile whips on cars are OK, but don’t think you’re going to lash up to the club’s antenna mast.
10 Watts max and a predetermined frequency of 7075 +/- to give experimenters a goal to kick towards for any pre-cutting and beam spacing.

Well done to the SARC and NR WICEN and if you hear Chris VK2ACD or Duncan VK2DLR on air after the event, ask them how the event went.

There will also be the pre-requisite sausage sizzle to pass time during the adjudication process, hi hi.