M/ OK1CJN 

Stonehenge grid loc.IO91ce June 30, 2002
Old Sarum, nr.Salisbury grid.loc IO91cc, 122m asl June 30, 2002
Chineham - Basingstoke grid.loc IO91Lg,108m asl June 29 - July 3, 2002

During business trip to UK together with Karel, M/OK1MKQ we had opportunity to make few QSOs at 2m band and 70cm from locations above. Several operators by Portmouth did not believe their ears, when listening our signals for the first time from Old Sarum (nr.Salisbury). We both had only 5watt hand held dual-band TRX with us and limited time.

Stonehenge 2002, Kenwood THF7e

We visited meeting of Basingstoke Amateur Radio Club Monday July 1,2002. We found address and meeting date on Internet. After reaching the place, we didn't doubt, we are at the right place. In front of the building there was terrain car with amazing number of different antennas mounted. There was lecture on Interlink / Echolink given by Paul, G4HLF this evening. It was very interesting topic and new for us. 

Basingstoke Club - refreshment partEcholink lecture given by Paul (right), assisted by Clive (left)

Evening in Basingstoke club was really nice, pleasant and we met new friends.  Clive, G4ODM gave us lift to our hotel with his radio fully equipped car mentioned above. Later on we made use of our fresh knowledge by making several Echolink QSOs from Basingstoke hotel via Bracknell radio repeater GB3BN. Paul (our teacher and sysop of Interlink G4HLF-1) helped us and guided us "on line". Our first Echolink QSO was with ZL1UZ. Nice coincidence.

Except of using GB3BN and G4HLF1 Echolink via GB3BN Bracknell radio repeater we nearly didn't use radio repeaters. But I tried to find them - just for the case. I found those in the air: 

Repeater call freq out freq in CTSS grid loc. located by heard from
? 145.6500 145.0500       Chinaham
GB3RD 145.6750 145.0750 118.8 IO91LK   Chinaham
GB3VA 145.7000 145.1000   IO91LT   Chinaham
GB3SN 145.7250 145.1250     nr. Portsmouth ?  
? 145.7375 145.1375       Chinaham
GB3NE 145.7625 145.1625 118.8     Chinaham
GB3PC 145.7750 145.1750     nr. Portsmouth ? Old Sarum
GB3BN 433.0000 434.6000 118.8 IO91OJ Bracknell,  with Echolink G4HLF1 Chinaham
? 433.1000 434.7000       Old Sarum
GB3AW 433.2500 434.8500 71.9   Newbury Chinaham
GB3FN 433.3750 434.9750 82.5   Farnham repeater Chinaham