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On Saturday 21/6/1969 we set G3WSM/P up, 1,800 feet ASL on Axe Edge, near the source of the River Dove, SW of Buxton in the Peak District of Derbyshire. The station was set up by Brian (G3WSM), Dick (G3WYH), Ray, a friend and a short wave listener and Ray's son, Mark. Mark took all the logging details which were later copied into the station log book, a legal requirement in those days.
Ray brought the tent and the box kite to support the antenna which was about 60 feet long and series tuned to earth with the ATU on the bottom left of the first image.
The transmitter was a Codar AT5 running 10 watts of AM on the top amateur band, 160 Metres.
It was a very successful day and we worked many other radio stations all over the UK.

Axe Edge Brian G3WSM, Mark and Dick G3WYH setting up the station and tuning the aerial.
 
Axe Edge Dick G3WYH, Ray, Mark and Brian G3WSM, operating the station.

G3VKR Noel, G3VKR helping to clean up after the Derby rally.
 
G3GSO Walter, G3GSO, working portable (and logging details) near Barrow-on-Trent - circa 1967

Walter & Noel
Walter, G3GSO and Noel, G3VKR working portable near Barrow-on-Trent - circa 1967
 
Noel, G3VKR
Noel, G3VKR working portable with G3WSM/P near Barrow-on-Trent

Brian, WSM & Noel VKR
Brian, G3WSM & Noel, G3VKR working portable near Barrow-on-Trent
 
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Brian, G3WSM at his home station in 1967

Brian, G3WSM
Brian, G3WSM at his home station in 1967