Thursday 12 January 2017, Andrew VK1MBE and Andrew VK1AD activating SOTA peak Mt Budawang VK2/ST-015, grid QF44XM. Surprising success at working ZL1 on 6m 50.120 MHz at 5 watts QRP SSB, that’s right not CW or digital modes, yep voice mode SSB from SOTA summit Mt Budawang VK2/ST-015 for two ZL1 QSOs over 2340 km…
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…
Sunday 13 December 2015. I’m at the summit of Booroomba Rocks, Namadgi National Park VKFF-0377 to operate my amateur radio gear for the Summits on the Air (SOTA) 6m (50 MHz) and 10m (28 MHz) Challenge. The ‘challenge’ is to work as many unique amateur radio callsigns on 50 MHz or 28 MHz from any…
Livingstone Hill VK2/SM-093 932 metres ASL with Sporadic E to VK5 on 6 and 10m. From the Monaro region of NSW (VK2) a fantastic Sporadic E opening this evening from Livingstone Hill on 6m 50.150 MHz and 10m 28.480 MHz. The VK5 Adelaide beacon on 28.260 MHz was S8, a marker indicating good radio wave…
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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