It was interesting to do the 70CM contest using the current setup, the sound was good with very little background noise. Safe to say it was a fun contest and I'm keen to do it again.

I joined the contest late this month so missed the first hour but made some good contacts. Mostly worked south of my location on search and pounce, I tried for half an hour on one frequency calling CQ but no takers unfortunately. I'm moved up in position from 51st to 48th so something must be going right.

In June 2025 BARC were given permission to operate from Beacon Hill Country Park, this gave us an excellent opportunity to stretch out portable muscles and operate from one of the highest points around Loughborough.