The plans for the handbag weekend are coming together slowly here. Saturday looks to be the driest day, although hardly perfect. I hope its going to be fun for all.
Taking up nearly 100 KGS of WW2 radio gear up to the top of Hope mountain (GW/NW-062) on the day a pretty easy summit. Using the Wireless Set No. 19 as the main transceiver complete with the mighty 15W MkIII power amplifier to hopefully make it through the QRM / QSB on a doublet.
Equipment set up is OK really, what worries me if people will chase.
Q1.) Is 80m too difficult for most chasers in terms of antennas and QSB ?
Q2.) Would 40m be more effective ? Its going to be difficult in terms of consumed bandwidth with a already crowded band. 60m is a no go for obvious reasons.
Q3.) How would people find using AM to chase ?
If I can gauge an opinion from a few HF chasers then maybe I can refine / decide if this is going to work as well as I hope !
Getting access to Hope Mountain itself - and getting somewhere to park - would be my own priority concern. I wouldn’t worry about bands and modes these days. If you self-spot, chasers will come looking for you, no doubt about it.