M0MJH & 2E0WMG DXpedition to Mersea Island

Mersea Island is a small (inhabited) island just off of the county of Essex in the UK. You can get to it at low tide but the road is cut off back to 'the main land' at high tide.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Amateur
• radio
• M0MJH
• 2E0WMG
• YAESU
• FT817
• FT897
• Buddipole
• ATX
• Mersea
• Island
• ham

[Robin814]

Great video!

Good two rigs, I have the FT-817 and i consider myself a Yaesu lad lol

What did you use for portable power?

I will be listing out for ya!

73's

Robin

MM3SRF

[ENIGMA7UK]

Hi Robin,

The power for the FT-817 was coming from a 7ah SLA and the power for the FT-897 was coming from a car 'jump start' power pack.

I'm more of a Yaesu man myself too, I have the 817, 847 and 857 all band rigs and VX5 and VX150 handhelds. The only non-Yaesu rig that I use regularly is my Icom IC-207 when I use at home.

73 es gd DX

de M0MJH

[K4KO599]

Mark and Kevan,

Fun dxpedition in a beautiful setting. Thanks for sharing your video clip.

73 & DX, Greg K4KO

[ENIGMA7UK]

It was hardly a dxpedition to be honest, the island is only 10 minutes drive away from Kevan's house. Really nice place though, I'm sure it won't be my last trip down to the island. I might wait until it gets a little warmer to go there again though!

Listen out for MJ0MJH and 2J0WMG from Jersey in April.

73 es gd DX

Mark M0MJH

[MI3JVI]

Good video Mark!

[ENIGMA7UK]

Thanks, it's not too bad. I could have done with some more footage to play about with but I shall try and get that the next time I go out. Hopefully the weather should settle down a bit and I can get out and do a bit more soon.

[damianmcsorley]

Hello whats the antenna on the FT817 Cheers

2E0SFX

[markbeermonster]

Excellent, I love working portable :D

I like your setup guys I also run the FT-897D.

I'll keep my ears open for you on the bands

73s

M6RKY

[kc9mav]

The 897d is a pretty nice lookin radio

[kc9mav]

Very Very good!

73

Dave

[a120068020]

Hi I am Mike, M6LRG. I have just bought a Yaesu FT-897D, with the FC-30, FP-30, SSB/CW filters, and the MD-200A8X. Looking forward to seeing how it performs!

[m0jfe]

Well done lads from a Yaesu man.We recently did Piel island in not ideal conditions on the 24-25 May 2008 videos on here by CQ Portable group.That would be me in the orange jacket.High wind etc.Getting out is what it's all about.Good luck next time and hope to work you why not join us on Delphi forums cq cq portable group.Email me direct if any other info needed

John M0JFE (also on packet)