VK2/ST-017 Mt Wee Jasper 1121 metres ASL, Wee Jasper State Forest Sunday 30 April 2017, Al VK1RX and I are heading to Mt Wee Jasper, our last visit to the summit was in 2013 where on the 7.8 km walk out we encountered a thunderstorm, soaked! The aim of this post is to share the…
Monday 24 April 2017. Mount Marulan VK2/ST-039 868 metres ASL, Southern Tablelands NSW Mount Marulan fire trail ‘G98’ starts at the end of Tickner Valley Road (@700 metres ASL), it’s an extension of Tickner Valley Road albeit with a different name. The public access G98 fire trail is hidden from view behind a clump of…
Saturday 3 December 2016. It’s a warm summer day in Australia’s Capital Territory Canberra with a top of 30 degrees C, a perfect day to tackle two summits in the Brindabella Ranges 30 km west of Canberra. At higher altitudes the ambient temperature will be 5 to 7 degrees cooler. My aim for today is…
Sunday 10 April 2016, planned SOTA activation of Bobbara Mountain VK2/ST-044, 753 metres ASL Maidenhead Grid Locator QF45HI Today’s plan is to activate Bobbara Mountain on 2m and 70cm SSB using a FT-857D at 45 watts on 2m and 15 watts on 70cm. I hope to work Bernard VK3AV and Ron VK3AFW both regular SOTA…
Tomorrow morning, Sunday 10 April I plan to activate Bobbara Mountain VK2/ST-044 on 2m and 70 cm, to coincide with VHF Dx Net from 2200 UTC (8 am local). I will call CQ SOTA on 144.160 MHz or 432.160 MHz USB. Please check SOTAWatch for live spots. I plan to operate from the summit for…
Sunday 13 March 2016, planned SOTA activation of Gibraltar Hill VK2/ST-016, 1128 metres ASL Maidenhead Grid Locator QF44OK Access to the summit is through private property. Radio: Yaesu FT-817ND, UHF 70cm frequencies 432.2 USB and 439.00 FM Power Level: 5 watts Antenna: 7el Yagi Distance from Canberra GPO (VK1): 33 km due south SOTA Alert: Yes…
Mt Palerang VK2/ST-009 1234 metres ASL, NSW Southern Tablelands Sunday 4 October 2015. With the SOTA winter bonus in operation until 14 October, I decided to activate Mt Palerang and South Black Range. Mt Palerang is 45 km east of Canberra in the vicinity of Tallaganda State Forest while South Black Range is within the…
Webbs Ridge VK2/ST-005 1306 metres ASL, Brindabella National Park VKFF-054 Sunday 30 August 2015. Today’s SOTA adventure is the VK SOTA QSO Party celebrating two SOTA anniversaries, VK2 and VK6 plus the end of VK1 Winter SOTA QSO. Today’s event was organised by Andrew VK2UH the VK2 SOTA Association Manager, thanks Andrew. Seriously, SOTA activators…
Gourock VK2/ST-012 1180 metres ASL, Tallaganda State Forest Friday 10 April 2015. Today I plan to operate my amateur radio gear from the summit of Gourock VK2/ST-012 in the Tallaganda State Forest (NSW). Possible SOTA summit to summit (S2S) contacts with activators Dave VK4DD on Tennison Woods Mountain VK4/SE-117, South East Queensland 960 km north…
VK2/ST-022 Wyanbene Caves Mountain 1055 metres ASL, Deua National Park VKFF-138 15 January 2015. Today Al VK1RX and I plan to activate three VK2 SOTA peaks, the first Wyanbene Caves Mountain in the Southern Tablelands and the second and third peaks Bald Mountain and Big Badja Hill are in the Snowy Mountains region. Possible summit…
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