Our homebrewed antenna arrangement with a 2 meter GP at the top, two stacked vertical 2 meter yagies and the most important - the 4 element cubical quad for 6 meter...
This series of pictures has been taken at this years Region 1 6 meter contest the 4'th & 5'th of June 2005. The pictures has been taken at the club station OZ2EDR's contest residence at the scout camp of Herskind (JO46XE) 20 Km west of the second largest city in Denmark - Århus
Pictures of the club station OZ2EDR's participation of the Region 1 6 meter contest 2005
OZ1KEF (Kim), OZ9AED (Lind), OZ7Y (Knud), OZ1FQN (Leif) & OZ1OQ (Knud) five minutes before 14 UTC - the start of the contest...
OZ1KKH (Erik), OZ2EDR's president, tuning around the 6 meter band to puck up stations
OZ1CLT (Ib) adjusting the "station watch"
Our antenna arrangement
Our rotor arrangement in the antenna mast
The beautiful view to the south, from the scout camp in Herskind
The beautiful view to the east, from the scout camp in Herskind
The beautiful view into the wood besides the scout camp in Herskind
OZ1KKH (Erik) starting up the Weber for the afternoons barbecue
Relaxing after the barbecue
OZ1KEF (Kim) calling CQ - notice the glass of red wine ;o)
OZ1KEF (Kim), OZ1FQN (Leif) and OZ2BKK (Bjarke) behind OZ7Y (Knud) at a coffee break late afternoon
Yet another coffee break, now with Le Man in the TV, at late afternoon
A night view to the east, from the scout camp in Herskind. The orange light, mirroring in the low skies, is coming from a greenhouse in the fare.
Yet another night view to the east. The two lights above each other, in the fare, is the flashing lights at the Søsterhøj broadcast transmitter mast in Århus.
A night view of our antenna arrangement
A night view to the south west of the scout camp in Herskind
Sleeping operators (OZ2BKK (Bjarke), OZ6OQ (Knud) and OZ1KKH (Erik)) the night between the 4'th and 5'th of June - the radio is making a lot of unsquelched white noise in the background...!
OZ1CLT (Ib) and OZ1KEF (Kim) having some fun outside the scout camp - under the contest ;o)
OZ1FQN (Leif), OZ1CLT (Ib) and OZ1KKH (Erik) operating OZ1CLT's new Yaesu FT-857 toy...
...now with OZ7SMJ (Michael) but without OZ1FQN (Leif)...
OZ4EL's (Finn) "lady parking" of his car, in the middle of the parking road, in front of the scout camp...
A short break for lunch...
The most important food source under the contest - 2.000 gram of sweets
OZ1FQN (Leif) and OZ9AED (Lind) inspecting the sky above the scout camp under the contest.
Close to the finish line of the Region 1 6 meter contest and Le Mans. We don't know if we wan the contest but the great Dane Tom Kristensen wan this years Le Mans for the 7'th time in his lifetime - we was watching!!!
A radio controlled fast car, a few meters away from the scout camp in Herskind, refueling to be ready for more fun...
... the car on the "lift"...
...some adjustments...
...mounting the cover to get ready for more fast driving fun...
...here we DRIVES really fast...!!!
See you next year at the Region 1 6 meter contest from the OZ2EDR club station...
Sincerely OZ2BKK (Bjarke)