Having put the 47GHz system in a box it was time to try it out. An opportunity arose with the upcoming 47/76GHz contest so a visit to Cleeve common IO81XW was organised
As GW3TKH was going portable on the Blorenge IO81LS I Initially set up on the west side of the summit. We first tried on 24 GHz and signals were huge both ways on NBFM with both GW3TKH/P and GW4HQX/P. Moving to 47GHz signals were equally loud on NBFM both ways with GW3TKH/P but I had to resort to SSB to work the GW4HQX/P QRP
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47 GHz transverter on top of 24GHz Transverter
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47GHz takeoff towards The Blorenge
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As there were no others on 47GHz I packed away that band and went manportable on 24GHz from the trig point and worked another 5 stations including the best DX of G8GTZ/P at Walbury at 74km to achieve 3rd overall place
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