For anyone wanting to explore the contesting part of the hobby which can be very addictive and good fun see the Rsgb link below .
Gordon G8PNN and other Radio Amateurs up and down the country go up on the high spots and see how many contacts they can get in a specific time slot .
https://rsgb.org/main/radio-sport/what-is-radio-sport/
https://www.rsgbcc.org/cgi-bin/readcal.pl
On Tuesday evening alone G8PNN/P 2m SSB had 75stations, 20 locators, 5 countries.

Poles and aerials can be loaned from the club by members if anyone would like to give this part of the hobby a try . Gordon G8PNN is available for any advice or questions.
Below are photos of Gordon’s set up




