Welcome to the late 1970's and early 80s when G3ZIG, G4ANT, G4LOJ and G3MPN ruled the VHF/UHF contest airwaves. I was proud to belong to the group who won VHF NFD in 1982 from QRA AM06D, Trimingham quarry (!)
This page is a selection of photographs from those great days and is dedicated to the fond memories we all have of Dave, G8NGD and Owen G3JOC who are sadly no longer with us.
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Last edited 26/01/04 |
(click on any of the pictures to open larger high resolution image)
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The people - are you there? |
The secret weapon - first get your mains supply!
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The site - yes it really was a quarry! |
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With a young looking G3LDI! |
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Roy and his Mk 1 laudenboomer!
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G4LOJ/P always had the best looking station! |
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What, no curtains at the windows? |
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But 23cms had the best looking operators! |
Yes - they are big wheels at the top. |
It was my gear, but who was operating?
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Don't when this was but looks like the caravan in AM07D (Trimingham)
Great to have pictures of Dave and Owen - but look who's talking the ammeter up the most!
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Owen - G3JOC |
Dave - G8NGD
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Roy - G3ZIG (you won't work them looking at the camera!) |
Andy - G8VLL
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Gordon - G8HWD |
This time we went to a site called Hell Hole! (AM06D) and it was for those looking after the generator - which broke the fly wheel! But we still came 5th overall.
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Great site! |
The group
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The famous caravan |
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G3MPN/P on 4mts |
G3ZIG/P - with G8VLL's megaboomer |
G4LOJ/P on 70cms |
G4ANT/P on 23cms with G8GTZ operating |
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What's up Dave? |
Looking serious...
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Oh well, that won't run again! |
Might as well take it easy then! |
