Hi all
A fun day out at Mt.Randall VK6/SW-039 with Brad VK6BAP.
We both managed to work 11 contacts on SSB on various bands by swapping over the microphone after each contact. Wasn’t that busy so that worked pretty well. First in the log was Chris F4WBN with a huge signal in VK6, nice to work you again. It pays to jump around the bands when working inter VK and ZL as its surprising what bands are open to VK6 from the Eastern States and ZL when 20 isn’t, 17 metres a good example. Got some contacts on 17 metres and 15 metres which we would not have worked otherwise. Nothing on 10 metres. (didn’t try 12 or 40)
I then tried some CW on 20 LP and had another 20 qso’s with 9 countries all worked with the KX2 running 10 watts and an endfed antenna. (ELK µPAK Ultraportable End Fed Half Wave HF Hamradio Antenna | Etsy Australia)
Really good to catch up with Guru EA2IF and Ignacio EA2BD, my old time regular chasers, glad to see the bands are better and that we can work again.
Prefixes worked on CW were F, VK, ZL, JA, EA, OH, OZ, SA and OH.
A great day out in perfect WX conditions after all the heatwave conditions we have endured here in VK6, was still 32C but better than 42C.
Seeing the bands are improving and cooler WX now its autumn, we hope to get out more, so look for some more VK6 Activations soon.
73
John VK6NU