Wednesday 19 August 2020

Here comes Ellen!

The 2020 storm season gets going today, as Storm Ellen makes her way towards Ireland and the UK.

Big trouble on Friday.
 

Already at 967hPa and still deepening, the end of the week is going to be very lively, with winds up to 100km/h here for 36 hours or so, and up to 130km/h over Ireland and Scotland.

First job this morning, therefore, was to wind down and push over the 12m Yagi and the 20m delta.  Under these conditions, a 20m 1/4 wave vertical and 17 and 15m deltas keep me active.

Last evening's /P activity.  This station is put up in a couple of minutes, and is better than a Yagi system only slightly inland.  Why am I bothering with a tower and home antennas, fighting the wind?
 

Well, this is what we will get now, as former hurricanes make their way across the Atlantic every few days.  The simplicity and flexibility of /P and /M radio is, frankly, getting ever-more attractive...





1 comment:

PE4BAS, Bas said...

The only problem is that you don't go out working portable when the weather is that bad. So I prefer the comfort of my home and will fight the wind. However, working portable is fun, I agree with that. 73, Bas