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Monthly Archives: September 2014. For my first solo HF activation I chose a local summit Tuggeranong Hill. It will be a chance to test out all my new Yaesu 817nd and my SOTA Beams linked dipole. To see what this mountain radio stuff was all about my XYL (wife) accompanied me. On the top of the summit is the television broadcast antennas for Tuggeranong as the Tuggeranong valley below cannot see the television broadcast antennas in Belconnen. These would later prove to be troublesome on 2M. Once the 40M p...
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This blog is about VK1FAAS (Simon’s) SOTA Adventures. SOTA stands for Summits on the Air and is sub-set of the larger hobby of Amateur Radio. SOTA involves climbing mountains and operating amateur radio equipment from the top. The intent is to climb as many unqiue peaks and make as many contacts as possible. You can read more at www.sota.org.uk. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:. Address never made public). Summits on the Air.
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For my first solo HF activation I chose a local summit Tuggeranong Hill. It will be a chance to test out all my new Yaesu 817nd and my SOTA Beams linked dipole. To see what this mountain radio stuff was all about my XYL (wife) accompanied me. After a short drive we reached the access road to the summit near a power substation in Theodore at around 10:00 (00:00UTC). The peak was a short 25 minute walk along the access road to the summit with great views towards the Brindabellas including Mount Tennant.
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Tuggeranong Hill VK1/AC-038 | VK1FAAS SOTA Adventures
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For my first solo HF activation I chose a local summit Tuggeranong Hill. It will be a chance to test out all my new Yaesu 817nd and my SOTA Beams linked dipole. To see what this mountain radio stuff was all about my XYL (wife) accompanied me. After a short drive we reached the access road to the summit near a power substation in Theodore at around 10:00 (00:00UTC). The peak was a short 25 minute walk along the access road to the summit with great views towards the Brindabellas including Mount Tennant.
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My Gear | VK1FAAS SOTA Adventures
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My current and only radio is my Yaesu VX-6R. Handheld. The VX-6R will put out VHF and UHF at five watts. The radio is well constructed with a large screen and easy to use buttons. The radio itself is submersible with rubber flaps covering all the sockets. To get a bit more performance out of my Yaesu VX-6R I have replaced the factory antenna with a Comet SMA-24. The SMA-24 is 40cm long as is 1/4 wave on 2M. I can get an extra DB RX off my local repeater compared to the factory antenna. Summits on the Air.
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Mount Majura VK1/AC-034 | VK1FAAS SOTA Adventures
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I decided for my first planned solo SOTA activation I would walk up Mount Majura in the Northern Suburbs of Canberra. This activation would be my last 2M only activation. It was also a chance to test out my pack loaded up with a few books to simulate the weight of my future rig. The mountain top was reasonably quiet with only a few joggers ascending out of the mist and then heading back down again quickly when there was no view to be had. I set-up shop next to the trig. September 14, 2014. You are commen...
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WICEN NSW Inc News for Sunday the 9th of August 2015 | WICEN NSW
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Skip to main content. WICEN NSW Inc News for Sunday the 9th of August 2015. 9 August 2015 - 12:00am. The Annual General Meeting will be on Saturday, 22nd August at 2:00 pm here at Amateur Radio NSW in Quarry Road, Dural. Official notification has been mailed to financial members. The Barrington Tops SAREX, built around the search for the missing light aircraft, VH-MDX will be over the weekend of October 17 and 18. WICEN has a twitter account: @wicennsw. It can be viewed at: twitter.com/wicennsw. Fitz's C...
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