Thank you to the members that turned out to support this event on a foggy morning!  Weather improved and the organiser had a record number of just over 260 riders taking part. There were couple of riders off horses but these were dealt with promptly.

Radio wise we used the usual antenna and radio arrangement with 5w on 2m fed from a 70cm talk through to allow a flexible control.  We also tried HF on 3.663MHz to a couple of locations but there was S9 of noise at control which made it very challenging.

We are looking for volunteers to help provide safety cover at this multi-distance horse ride. Some locations are coverable by hand-held and the others require a little bit more in terms of equipment. More details of the event can be found on the events page here.

If you are free to help please contact the group controller.

Thank you to all the team that turned out to assist at this new event for us. Around 650 people took part in this event through the grounds and scenic drive at Sandringham.

We put up a small mast with good coverage to the whole of the area from 5w at 145.200 MHz.  One of our operators travelled with British Red Cross to attend a couple of minor medical incidents on the course. Once again local knowledge proved very useful.

Event coverage for us was completed by 21:00.