Tuesday 20 December 2016 6m opening lasting several hours. Operating from my home QTH (QF44MP) 9 km south-west of Canberra GPO, I made several 6m Sporadic E QSOs today plus Matt VK1MA, currently on Norfolk Island 1909 km (1,185 miles) north-east in the South Pacific Ocean, reported hearing me call CQ on 50.110 at 01:15…
Saturday 9 January 2016, unplanned SOTA activation of Yellow Rabbit Hill VK1/AC-039 855 metres ASL on 432.2 MHz USB and 439.00 MHz FM. Maidenhead Grid Locator QF44KP Radio: Yaesu FT-857D and Yaesu FT-60R dual band HT Antenna: 7el 70cm Yagi (see photo) Power Level: FT-857D 10 watts, FT-60R 5 watts SOTA Alert: Yes Date posted…
Sunday 22 November 2015 – A nice 6m Sporadic E opening at 02:30 UTC on 50.125 and 50.160 MHz USB between VK1 (Canberra) and VK5 (Adelaide). I worked Phil VK5RM in Adelaide approximately 960 km (600 miles) as the crow flies due west of Canberra. My rig is a Yaesu FT-897 operating at 80 watts…
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