This week I received three SOTA 23 cm Microwave Certificate Awards from Barry GM4TOE, SOTA Awards Manager, UK.
SOTA Microwave Awards – Simplex Operations on 23cm
17 June 2017 SOTA 100 km 23 cm Microwave Award ā Operating on 23 cm SSB from Mt Taylor VK1/AC-037, I worked Rod VK2TWR in Nimmitabel, over a 131 km path at 2 watts output. š
SOTA 100 km 23 cm Microwave Award – 17 June 2017
17 June 2017 SOTA 50 km 23 cm Microwave Summit to Summit Award ā Operating on 23 cm SSB from Mt Taylor VK1/AC-037, I worked Andrew VK1DA at Mt Mundoonen VK2/ST-053, over a 60 km path at 2 watts output.
SOTA 50 km 23 cm Microwave Summit to Summit Award SSB Mode – 17 June 2017
11 June 2017 SOTA 50 km 23 cm Microwave Award ā Operating on 23 cm FM from Yankee Ned VK2/SW-026, I worked Andrew VK1DA in Yass over a 57 km path at 10 watts output.
SOTA 50 km 23 cm Microwave Award FM Mode – 11 June 2017
Get out of the Radio Shack and Live Life 
HI Andrew
Congratulations on entering the microwave arena with a ‘big bang’. A great effort and great certificates.
73
John D
VK5BJE/VK5PF
Thanks John, 23 cm is a new dimension to SOTA and AR. If you can’t tell, I’m having loads of fun experimenting with 23cm. Just back from Big Badja and Bald Mountain where I made my best effort yet. Blog post to follow.
73, Andrew VK1AD