Mobile Holiday Log

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During my mobile operation whilst on holiday in Cornwall I managed to work a number of stations operating mainly on 20 and 40m. I was using the good old Yaesu FT-857 and the Maldol monoband antennas.

Many thanks to all stations worked. The mobile log is listed below:

Callsign

Time

Date

Band

Report sent

Report received

Name

other details

IK3CB

3 .31

25/7/09

20

59

59

YL7X

3.32

25/7/09

20

59

59

YU1YV

3.37

25/7/09

20

59

59

OL10Z

3.40

25/7/09

20

59

59

IK2YCW

3.43

25/7/09

20

59

59

RZ3EC

3.45

25/7/09

20

59

59

RN3ZC

3.46

25/7/09

20

59

59

RK4FAD

3.47

25/7/09

20

59

59

OK1NP

3.49

25/7/09

20

59

59

OM3TWM

3.52

25/7/09

20

59

59

CR2EW

3.55

25/7/09

20

59

59

EU135

I2FOS

4.02

25/7/09

20

59

59

LY9A

4.13

25/7/09

20

59

59

DL/KJ5T

4.19

25/7/09

20

59

59

G7N

8.21

26/7/09

40

59

59

EU120

G0NSL

2.26

26/7/09

40

59

59

Brian

Runcorn

M0TKD

2.43

26/7/09

40

59 +10

59

Keith

Halifax

2E0EMF

2.53

26/7/09

40

59

59

Wayne

Nottingham

MC0TTR

2.57

26/7/09

40

59

59

Dean

Club call near Cardiff

G3OBZ

3.01

26/7/09

40

52

52

G4HFX

3.16

26/7/09

40

57

55

John

Shrewsbury, Shropshire (93)

M3UHQ

3.30

26/7/09

2

59+

59

Lawrie

Penzance FT-897

IV3SUS

8.36

26/7/09

40

58

59

Savino

NE Italy

LZ2VU

9.03

26/7/09

40

55

59

Peter

M3CTW

11.46

27/7/09

40

57

56

Fred

G3OKA

11.53

27/7/09

40

59

59

John

Wirral

M0XJP/P

11.56

27/7/09

40

58

58

Martin

Isle of Wight

2E0LXA

12.02

27/7/09

40

53

53

PA3CEV

12.10

27/7/09

40

59

59

Eric

MW0OPS/MM

27/7/09

40

Hilton

Jurar

G4UWR/P

27/7/09

40

Terry

I3FOM

27/7/09

20

59

Dom

I3ZSX

27/7/09

20

Sil

near Venice

G3RUO

27/7/09

40

Bill

G4FRD

27/7/09

40

57

G3IMG

27/7/09

40

59

Rob

Dudley

G4YUM

3.15

27/7/09

40

59

59

Linda

Norfolk

EI5JN

3.15

27/7/09

40

59

59

John

South coast of Ireland

VE3YJ

27/7/09

20

MM0BNN/P

2.29

28/7/09

20

59

59

Bill

SCO310 & 329

LA0HK

2.38

28/7/09

20

59

59

Jerry

F5BBD

2.47

28/7/09

20

57

Daniel

OE5JZM

3.00

28/7/09

20

57

59

Hans

2E0XGA

5.43

28/7/09

20

57

57

Graham

Liverpool area FT-840

M3UHQ

7.23

28/7/09

2

59

59

Lawrie

PD5SS

11.40

29/7/09

40

59

59

Rudy

S/W Netherlands

G3JVF

11.49

29/7/09

40

59

59

Jonny

Hastings (80)

M0XLT

12.05

29/7/09

40

59

59

Kevin

MD0PWI

12.10

29/7/09

40

59 +10

59

Colin

Douglas - modified G5RV

EI4FX

12.20

29/7/09

40

59

59

Liam

Nr Cork

GX0HCA

12.25

29/7/09

40

57

58

Richard

Harrogate ladies college club testing icom 746

G4KDX/P

12.46

29/7/09

40

57

55

Chris

Morecambe 5 watts

2E0VRG

12.53

29/7/09

40

56

57

Jackie

Halstead

DK2EZ/M

12.58

29/7/09

40

55

55

M0WMO

1.00

29/7/09

40

59 +10

59

Doug

Scarborough

G0CTO

3.31

29/7/09

2

59++

Ian

Bolton

M3SXV/M

3.51

29/7/09

2

59

58

Sean

Stamford Bridge. Home QTH Cawood


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