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Sunday
11th April 2010 was the
date for the Norbreck
Amateur Radio Rally in
Blackpool. As
usual, thanks must go to
Rob G4RQJ and his wife
Audrey. This is the
biggest rally event of
the year for me to
organise, and yet it is
always the easiest. That
is because I always have
Rob and Audrey not only
to staff the stand with
me, but they also bring
loads of display items
(and yummy food) and are
always there a couple of
hours before the start
time to help Jimmy and I
set everything up -
absolutely invaluable.
Plus of course it is
very advantageous to be
able to staff the stand
with two of the most
popular people in the UK
SOTA fraternity. Thanks
must also go to Jimmy
M3EYP, Sean M0GIA, Brian
G4ZRP, Phil G4OBK and
Roy G4SSH for putting in
some time on the stand
during the day. Norbreck
is a super event - in my
opinion the best radio
event of the year in the
UK (we get more visitors
in any one hour on the
SOTA stand at Norbreck
than we do in a full day
at any other show - even
some of the so-called
'big' ones) - and I do
like to get around and
have a look. Apologies
to anyone I have
inadvertently omitted.
Thanks of course to
Richard G3CWI /
SOTAbeams who yet again
generously sponsored the
stand, so that we were
able to present at no
cost to the programme.
Tom
M1EYP, Sean M0GIA,
Audrey, Rob G4RQJ, Jimmy
M3EYP, Leigh M6LDJ, Mac
M0TXR, Stuart G0MJG,
Keith G0OXV, Bob 2E0RHM,
Phil M0GIE, Colin M0CGH,
Martin M0ZIF, Rick
GW0VMW, Brian G4ZRP,
John GW3GUX, Geoff
G6MZX, Joan, Scott
2E0RCS, Brian M0OYG, Sue
G1OHH, Doug G1KLZ, Phil
G4OBK, Phil G1OPV, Dave
G7SKR, Les G3MCE, Roger
2E0BMO, Ray GM4CXM, Roy
G4SSH, Clifford M6LKB,
Andrew M0LKB, David
G6LKB, Jim G0CQK, Eric
G0MRM, Ray M1REK, Andy
M1LOL, Elaine G-21209,
Tony 2E0LAE, Andy M1BYH,
Greg 2E0RXX, John G1STQ,
Barry G0RZI, Roger
M0GMG, Edward (good luck
with the Foundation exam
on Wednesday!), Emily
(good luck with
reactivating your old
2E1 call!), Kevin M0XLT,
Richard G1JTD, Dee, Gary
G0HJQ, Peter 2E1DNB,
Geoff G4WHA, Simon
M1AVV, Alex G7RNX,
Julian G4ILO, Andre
GM3VLB, Stephany G1LAT,
Barrie G1JYB, Ray G0DMV,
John G0RPG, Brian G3NIJ,
Eleri MW3NYR, Ian
GW8OGI, Gareth 2E0BKW
and Jack GM4COX. But - of
course - it wouldn't
have been a complete
SOTA day out without an
activation, so after
leaving Blackpool around
5pm, it was destination
Billinge Hill G/SP-017 -
a summit that we now
traditionally "do" on
the way home from
Norbreck! It would be a
new activator unique for
Sean M0GIA as well.
Jimmy directed me off
the M6 at J26 and down
through Orrell and
Billinge before veering
right up Beacon Lane.
The three of us kitted
up and set off along the
tarmac pathway by the
high fence. We enjoyed,
as ever, the joys of the
litter, landfill,
grafitti and barking
dogs as we ascended to
the trig point and set
up our respective
stations. The stations we worked from Billinge Hill were as follows:
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