ATV Network Day 22.8.
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A one day ATV event, to be called “Network Day” the aim is to attract 
as many stations as possible to take part by creating a series of 
high power well sited stations on key locations. The key stations will, 
where ever possible, be capable of providing a link to a second key 
station or to a repeater input or to an individual home or portable 
station.

The event will be held on August 22nd beginning at 10am. The event 
coincides with an existing 5.7 Ghz microwave activity day, with a view 
to providing contacts for ATV and narrowband microwave stations.

1. Support will be sought from groups interested in ATV and microwave 
activity who could provide a key station on a high location with as 
many bands as possible.
2. An effort will be made to interlink the key stations to act as 
relay station.
3. If possible a feed into a local repeater or directly in the BATC 
streamer would be an advantage to create the widest coverage.
4. Well-sighted locations to give maximum coverage.
5. Highest ERP consistent with the ability to act as a relay.
6. Upper microwave bands to used to provide opportunity for stations 
to use the lower bands for longer distance contacts.
G3PHO and G3PYB plan to activate a high site in the Pennines in the 
center of England (Merryton Low), MODTS will be in the North on North 
Yorkshire Moors, G3SMU and G7LWT will be in the N West on Winter Hill, 
G3KKD and the Cambridge group in the East, Grimsby Group on the 
Lincolshire Wolds. G3ZME on Brown Clee in the Midlands. G8ADM North 
London.
8. High ERP stations on the most popular bands such as (FM) 23 and 
3 cm are sought but we would like to promote DATV a much as possible 
including 70 cm. This should provide added incentive for stations to 
try new equipment for DATV and other bands such as 3.4 and 5.7 GHz.
With the high Power stations it should be possible to work Dutch and 
French stations on 70 cm and other bands. This is rare opportunity to 
have so many ATV FM and DATV active on one day.

Peter, G3PYB


reports:

Listened/watched on and off most of the day, but nothing heard or seen 
thus far :( (1400utc). Very limited capability at the moment, but 
working on a more flexible system. JO02PV, height amsl 67m, Cromer, 
Norfolk, NR27 9LJ. Will keep watching and listening, including 
talkback channels, for the rest of the day. 
David, M0CNP

Not a lot of Activity in my part of the world on Sunday...
Managed only 6 3cm-ssb-qsos due to playing with atv rx's...hi. Worked 
G7AVU on 23 cm (p5) and 3 cm (p0-p3 qsb) ATV over 108 km path, best dx 
on 3 cm from IO94LI so far! One-way receive 70 cm analogue with G1JLB 
in Harrogate running 0.5 W to a colinear!!
Hope it's better in September for ATV contest!
73 Rob, M0DTS

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