This year I had to change the site the day before the event, leading to the inevitable errors, for which I apologise, the original site didn’t have enough greenery in its winter condition, this lead to a rather hurried change of plans, in my hurry I misread the distance putting me outside the 4km limit for the approximate bearing and being on an elevated site with (I thought) plenty of wire out I turned down the power of the TX too far so was not heard at the start.

Even with the mishaps Chris P still managed to be on site by the 11 o'clock transmission, but he went for the earthed end of the antenna (located in a rather dense rhody bush). At one point I was expecting a scream to give my position away, as a young lady (with ear to mobile) walked past with her dog.

Remembering that last month the two Chris’s could not see Dave P hiding and this being the Christmas DF, I adorned myself with a festive hat complete with flashing lights, although these did not show up in the photo because of the sunshine.
 

Father Chipmas in his green grotto
 

"Well if I'd come in that way..."
 

The group compare notes
 

Adam tucks in
 

Hungry DFers tuck in
 

Chris doesn't waste any time
 

Roger listens to his Belgian waffle

 

June's search for Weapons of Mass
Destruction proves positive
 

It's all too much for Donna

Dave listens with interest...