3 hours on Castle Hill VK1/AC-032 942 metres ASL * Castle Hill is on private property. Stats 45 Summit to Summits, some are repeat contacts on different frequencies 32 shack chasers 20m long haul chaser – Mike VK6MB VHF DX summit to summit with Gerard VK2IO & Garry VK2GAZ on Mt Tootie 262 km north-east…
Nursery Hill VK1/AC-022 1438 metres ASL, Namadgi National Park Forecast: Sunny, overnight low -2 and a top of 16 degrees Navigation: Compass, Map Rendezvous Creek 1:25000 topo and the new Garmin 62s and John Evans Walkabout blog Antennas: 2m Slim Jim and 40m 1/2 wave dipole Antenna support: Squid pole 7m Rig: FT-857D Power: 5…
2m Slim Jim portable antenna for SOTA activations The 2m band offers a range of voice and digital transmission modes suitable for SOTA activations. My personal preference is SSB 144.200 MHz however this choice may exclude new-comers to amateur radio, who may be building their war-chest of radio gear. Almost all amateur radio operators have…
VK1/AC-039 855 metres ASL Uriarra Forest 24 km west of Canberra Map: Cotter Dam 1:25000 Weather forecast: Sunny and 27 degrees This is my second visit to the summit on AC-039 at Uriarra Forest. The first occasion was Saturday 2 February 2013 the day after SOTA went live in VK1. On that occasion I worked…
