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At the end I was able to organize the IOTA CONTEST from a true IOTA referencied Island ! Levant Island EU 070 !!!
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I have got with me a big case with:
- Rtx Kenwood TS 450 SAT
- Power Supply CTE international 22 amp (21 kg)
- RG 213 enough
- Antenna Vertical Tagra 5 bands
- Dipole 40-80
- Antenna Mast
- Headset GB SOUND
- Laptop
- Loy of tools
Total weight: 41 kg !!!! Isn’t true passion ???
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The Island it is a nice Natural Reserve, and here all guests are nudist !” ; shame that I never meet one under 60 year’s old !!!! (hi…)
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I reach the village with a little bus that was brand new probably 100 years ago … anyway works !!! Otherwise you can “climb” the hard hill (about 35/40degrees), and with 40kg it is not really easy to do !! By the way, the bus ticket it is of course expensive !!!!!
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This is the alternative climb path to the Village if you don’t take the little bus … it is up to you…. b ut can you walk this with an heavy luggage as mine ?
Ready to go ON AIR !! Shame, I’m a bit covered to North, but let’s see what will happens ! I shooted this photos the day after, but I have assembled the antenna in the dark night before …Can’t tell you how many bad word was used becasue the dark …..
I started the contest, and also if was quite difficult for the very bad propagation, it was a nice experience, and I have learn really a lot…. for future activation I aboslutely need to make some BIG CHANGES to setup, especially for the transportation.
The day after, atmosphere is relaxing, and I get the time to swim in the Mediterranean see and to enjoy this nice sunset !!!
And now back home ! Island is very nice, but the location’s not really the best one for a Contest … Ok, may be propagation did’nt help me but ….everything was too tiresome, too complicated, too much climbing, and too many money ! …
Next time I will be active from my garden !! If you want to check if you are in the Ile du Levant Log click here