GB4DTD YouTube Video.

We have been asked for some time to produce a video of the challenge - so here it is. Apologies for taking so long, enjoy.


GB4DTD Video

Tiger Club Trophy Winners.

Myself & Hamish both headed south to London yesterday to attend the Dawn to Dusk awards ceremony. Being a rather prestigious event at the Royal Air Force Club, Piccadilly, London called for us both to attend wearing full highland dress - any excuse to wear our kilts...


The evening consisted of a formal dinner before the main event of the awards ceremony. In it's 46th year, the Dawn to Dusk committee awarded us both the Tiger Club Trophy & also an additional specially commissioned "Sea Plane" category trophy. Our entry was the first ever to enter using an amphibious aircraft or amateur radio.

The end of a fantastic journey....

73

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Bob (GM0DEQ) & Hamish (G-DRAM).

Dawn to Dusk Award Ceremony.

The Dawn to Dusk award ceremony has been scheduled for Friday 4th February 2011 at the famous Royal Air Force Officers Club, Piccadilly, London.

Team G-DRAM will both head south "kilted out" for this momentous event.

Wish us luck...

regards

Bob

Commemorative Lighthouse Calendar

Dawn to Dusk Challenge Lighthouse Calendar (2011) available soon. Email to order now.

Features:

Thirteen stunning lighthouse photographs taken during the challenge.

LOTA Weekend, IOTA Contest & International Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend dated.

[Dimensions 28 x 22cm]

Some Stats & Photographs

Hamish & myself are busy writing up both the flight report & the radio report for the Dawn to Dusk challenge. These have to be collated & submitted within 21days of the challenge.

Here are some brief stats:

• 9 islands activated on HF radio (SSB/CW)
• 28 lighthouses photographed
• 8 Hours 36 minutes airborne
• 16 Hours 56 minutes in total
• 692.5 nautical miles covered
• 1 can of DEET spray used
• 10 cups of tea consumed

I plan to publish a comprehensive library of photographs but in the mean time please view these photographs for now.

73

Bob
DEQ

The Trophy.

Stuart (Orkney Crystal) presents Hamish with the GB4DTD "Dawn to Dusk" trophy at Kirkwall airport upon completing the challenge.

Sincere thanks to Orkney Crystal for providing the commissioned trophy & the personal crystal memento's.

The GB4DTD "Dawn to Dusk" trophy.

The winner of the trophy worked GB4DTD

on 5 different islands:

Islay, Jura, Colonsay, Papa Westray & Westray.

Congratulations - M0OVL/M

Jon, please get in touch: info@gdram.com

Back Safe & Sound

We eventually got back yesterday after having to leave the Orkney Islands a little earlier than planned due to wx. Sad to leave early but glad to be back home safe & sound.

The above was taken by a visitor to our operation at Barra which has a licenced beach as an airstrip. What a view....