GB2HI – Hilbre Island EU120

First Day update

Friday, 18 May, 2012

Hi All.. First day has been amazing, some huge pile ups on 20M and 40M.. I apologise for the breaks in operation, but due to the high winds we have had problems with the antenna collapsing. I also note that some of our American and Canadian friends are leaving remarks about the operation on the [...]

Thank You..

Thursday, 17 May, 2012

Besides a pair of seriously poor operators from the states who cannot appreciate that propogation changes during the day, we would like to thank all the staions who have worked us this afternoon/evening. 427 contacts, plenty zones and a lot of fun. see you over the weekend. Kev and Mart

GB2HI… Activation in the balance..

Wednesday, 16 May, 2012

Fellow Amateurs… I am writing this to keep you informed  of  something that may stop our planned activation going ahead. We have reason to believe that the power supply on Hilbre is experiencing a problem, we will not know until we land on Thursday Afternoon, about 14:00 BST.You will know if we are active, as [...]

Here we go again!

Wednesday, 28 March, 2012

Thanks for looking us up once again! It’s our (Mart and me) third stay on The Island, and it can’t come soon enough. To describe the peace and tranquility of Hilbre is hard, to describe Hilbre when it’s blowing… Well……!!!!! Hilbre lies about 2 miles of West kirby, on the Wirral penninsula. It is a [...]