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 .

Thank you to members that turned out to help provide safety communications cover at this multi-distance horse ride. We had 165 riders taking part on routes up to 10 miles long. A couple of riders managed to get misplaced and one lost his horse. All ended well and all managed to complete part of the course.

Control at the ride

We ran a 2m net at 5W which provided good coverage,  We attempted to run the cross-band talk-though unit but the voltage on the battery we used dropped rendering the unit unusable. Dropping back to simplex mode proved fine. Further tests on the battery capacity will be undertaken.

We are looking for around 4 operators for this horse ride to provide safety communications cover.   First horses away at  09:30.

Course route to be confirmed closer to event but based on previous events we will run a net on 145.200.

Please advise group controller if available to assist.

Details of the course and cover can be found in the event calendar here .

Thanks to all who made contact to offer your services and I know several of you were probably waiting in the wings for any call.

In the end amateur comms was used for one message to confirm safe arrival of staff at the rest centre established in Hunstanton. Thankfully in West Norfolk only limited numbers required evacuation and the phone networks and systems held up during the storm and heavy winds.

Ironic that this all occurred in the 60th year of Raynet’s inception following the 1953 flooding.