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…
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 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…
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