Reporting live from the Trinity Light Vessel LV15 moored at Tollesbury on Saturday the 20th August 2011.
Several Essex amateur radio operators are aboard the bright red vessel that is the LV15 Trinity House Light Vessel at Tollesbury. They’re operating as part of the Lighthouses/Lightships On the Air Weekend.
At the moment, the team are transmitting on 40 metres at a power of 100 watts using a vertical HF aerial, and making some great contacts. QSOs are a mix of CW (Morse) and SSB (voice). As of 1525BST, Andy is on the morse key on 10.108MHz.
Our host for the day is Andy G0IBN, and other amateurs on board are Steve G4ZUL, Martyn G1EFL, James 2E1GUA, Jim 2E0RMI, Pete 2E0PSL, oh, and Ann on the kettle.
Earlier today, Jim 2E0RMI and Pete 2E0PSL tried a few 2 metre contacts using home-made slim jim aerials tied to the top of the lightship, and could also open up a decent number of local repeaters. Although a very clear day, it was a little windy, so apologies for the noisy 2 metre QSOs.
Facilities onboard the LV15 are superb, and the ship’s location made for great operating conditions. As you will see from some of the photos, some maintenance work was being undertaken at the same time, making those of us in the shack jump now and again, as scaffolding poles were being moved above us on the helicopter deck.
The team wrapped up transmissions at around 4pm on Saturday, and will be on-air again tomorrow, Sunday the 21st of August.
Here are a few more pictures from Saturday’s operation
Thanks to Andy G0IBN for his hospitality, and for a great day’s operating!
I stared from chelmsford essex at 9:00am going to tollesbury light vessel and got there a 11:00am on my mountain bike, and in the picture is me james 2E1GUA on the mic and andy G0IBN is loging for my and a great thank`s to andy G0IBN for the nic day on board the trinity light vessel LV15 moored at tollesbury.
Hi Ian, very nice to work Steve on Saturday at 1321 on 7.067, hope you all enjoyed yourselves and thankyou for putting the station on,
73 Dennis 2E0JWJ 4 miles from Longleat
Great web site and I hope you enjoyed the weekend enough to be back next year. Cheers from Australia.
An excellent day ! Brilliant photos Pete, & good to have this website to publish details of events like this – as they happen !
Many thanks to Andy & Steve for their hospitality & letting us use the equipment – this has revived my interest in HF ! Looking forward to next year !
We were pleased to host your team at the weekend — for those that want to know more about LV 15 — our residential centre “Trinity”, check out:
Sorry! My 23 August post is confusing — I was hoping to include the website for Fellowship Afloat Charitable Trust — the system obviously strips out such things!