Thank you to the members that were able to assist at this event. Even though the weather was somewhat cool in a brisk Northerly breeze around 250 riders took part over this popular multi-distance pleasure horse ride.
We had a revised course which was covered well from the control location in the middle of the route. We also had to amend control arrangements due to the setting up of a caravan rally in the adjoining field which added some challenges and the use of a compact antenna arrangement.
Thank you to all the members that supported this event. We ended up with just under 100 riders of all abilities starting this event. Course was ran anti-clockwise and also had a slightly shorter route option for those couldn’t do the whole route.
As usual this proves to be a challenge to cover all points from one control location on 2m so the Sedgeford messages were relayed through the station located at Red Barn Farm. We also tried a previously used control location at Mill Hill but sadly this didn’t make it into Sedegford village.
For completeness here are the final locations and signal strengths received at control
| Location | Callsign | Name | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start/Finish – Near Sandringham Visitor Centre | G7RNA/P | ||
| Response | M3HPT | Peter | |
| M3PHN | Phil | ||
| Dersingham – Chalk Pit Crossing | G7WGL | Kev | R5 |
| Red Barn Crossing inc watering point | G4OZG | Ted | R4 |
| Sedgeford | M3WCF | Mike | R0 |
| Snettisham – Park Farm Crossing | G7WGL | Kev | R2 |
| Dersingham – Dodds Hill | R5 | ||
| Sandringham – Saw Mill turning | R5 |
Thank you to the members that were able to assist in providing safety communications cover at this event. Around 60 horses and riders took part in weather that ranged from bright sunshine to very heavy downpours!
Only one minor safety incident was dealt with but the rider managed to continue on the ride. We used the standard set-up for the event running 5w on 2m into a collinear on a small mast at 6m. We also ran some HF on 3.663MHz but sadly a close-by generator at the control made this problematic at times.
We are looking for volunteers to provide safety communications cover on this event. Start time is 10:00 and it is normally completed by around 12:30. The course covers some of our undulating parts of West Norfolk and always provides an RF challenge to cover. If you are available please let the group controller know.
Details can be found on the events page here .
We are looking for volunteers for this charity event that can attract 200 riders across the day. First horse is away at 9.30 and we normally finish by 4pm at the latest.Please let the group controller know if you are available.
Details can be found on the event page here .
