M/LA8OKA Mini DXpedition/Business trip to
England
25 February -15 March 2008
QTH:
Stockport, near Manchester
England
Operator:
M/LA8OKA:
LA8OKA Martin Storli
QSL Info
Martin Storli
Rudbakken 12
N-1480 Slattum
Norway
Story:
I had to go to Manchester, UK to attend a B737-NG Avionics course, it's a 3 week
course so I decided to bring with me my ICOM IC-703 and a hand held, while I has
been here I also picked up an ICOM IC-E92D.
Operating bands and modes:
I operated on the 20 m band from the car park outside the hotel.
Radio
Equipment:
ICOM IC-703 160 m - 6 m HF/VHF Multimode Transceiver
ICOM IC-E92D 2 m/70 cm VHF/UHF FM/D-STAR Transceiver
KENWOOD TH-F7E 2 m/70 cm VHF/UHF FM Transceiver
Dipole antenna for 20 m
Switch Mode PS 12 VDC - 5 A
![](../../images/m_la8oka/antenna.JPG)
The car parked in the car park outside Village Cheadle Hotel. The hotel can be
seen in the background. The antenna is installed as an Inverted V from one of
the branches of the pine tree behind the car.
![](../../images/m_la8oka/centerinsulator.JPG)
The center insulator of the 20 m half wave dipole can be seen on this picture,
right below the branch.
![](../../images/m_la8oka/M-LA8OKA_inside_shack.JPG)
The ICOM IC-703 in the "shack" resting on the back of the backseat. The
transceiver was powered from the lighter outlet of the car.
![](../../images/m_la8oka/the_shack.JPG)
The "shack" as seen from the outside.
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