A number of members of the Lothians Radio Society attended the Norbreck Rally in Blackpool on Sunday, 7th April 2013. Travelling down on the Saturday afternoon, they first enjoyed a merry evening in a local pub where beer was only an amazing £1.80 a pint, and then in the Sunam Indian restaurant for the traditional curry.

On the Sunday, as well as attending the rally, John GM8OTI worked GM0USI on the Mull of Galloway on 10GHz over a sea-path of 148km from the Blackpool seafront.

Photos by John GM8OTI, Pete GM4BYF and Colin GM4HWO:

Pete GM4BYF, Colin GM4HWO, Norrie GM1CNH & Dan MM3CMQ.

Norrie GM1CNH & Dan MM3CMQ drinking their favourite tipple - Babycham & lemonade.

John GM8OTI, Brian GM8BJF & Mike GM4IGS.

Dan MM3CMQ, Veronica - XYL GM3VLB, Sue - XYL G8MWW 

Norrie - "Aaargh, I've just heard there's a hairdressers' convention here tonight"

Sue - XYL G8MWW, Veronica - XYL GM3VLB, Andre GM3VLB, Pete GM4BYF. 

Dan MM3CMQ & Bill GM0CII  

Brian GM8BJF & Mike GM4IGS (Troon)

Veronica - XYL GM3VLB, Sue & Harry Westlake G8MWW (Westlake Electronics - Devon).

Andre GM3VLB, Colin GM4HWO & Pete GM4BYF

Norrie GM1CNH & Bill GM0CII . 

Brian GM8BJF, Andre GM3VLB, Colin GM4HWO & Pete GM4BYF

 John GM8OTI brought his 10GHz portable equipment with 35mW of SSB and a 40cm dish on the car roof.

John worked Alan GM0USI on the Mull of Galloway on 10GHz over a sea path of 148km from

IO83LU to IO74NP  "with a great lump of sea in the way". Mike GM4IGS is on the right. 

 This is John's G(M)8 morse key, used mainly for sending CW

(literally a continuous wave) or even, in extremis, a series of dashes ;-)

Map provided by John from his LRS talk during "An Evening of Microwaves" on 10th April, showing the path between GM8OTI in Blackpool and GM0USI on the Mull of Galloway. Looks like they just missed the Isle of Man!

Brian GM8BJF, John GM8OTI, Mike GM4IGS & Pete GM4BYF.