10m virtually dead this morning. Nothing at all on CW, SSB, FM, FT8. One weak station on FT4 - FR2OM. No joy in calling him though.
Just one contact on 2m FM and one on 10m SSB - with the same station - who I managed to persuade to QSY from VHF!!
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This evening from Mt Stromlo VK1/AC-043.
34 QSOs on 20m.
24 20m SSB QSOs into Europe. There were no EU S2S takers, I don’t recall seeing a 20m spot.
10m was open to JA.
Andrew VK1AD
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I thought the tingling feeling was just the thrill of an activation?
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@GW4BML and myself are planning an early summit on easter Friday, 7.30am ish UTC (Friday 29th).
We plan to bring 14m and 10m verticals for DX to VK/ZL/JP/Asia, if anyone would like to try chasing us ?
Would be great to know know if anyone is around to try. Its a big hill with an already early start so apologies probably not much chance of it being earlier (but we will try)
Cheers
Tim GW5OLD/P and Ben GW4BML/P
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Ulaanbaatar Standard Time?
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I will go to VK1/AC-041. Sunset is 0800 UTC which gives you a 15 minute window for a S2S on 20m SSB.
73, Andrew VK1AD
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No Richard, It is obviously Uzbekistan Standard Time. They are after Asian DX, remember?
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Thanks @VK1AD. There is an incentive to get our backsides in gear… Will try our best!
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For anyone that would like to attempt a 20m LP S2S with a VK1 summit, on Saturday I will activate VK1/AC-043 from 0600 to 0800 UTC.
73, Andrew VK1AD
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Alert is up for Saturday 0630 10 m, maybe 20 m.
Ahoi
Pom
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Come on Pom, get out of bed early tomorrow morning for a S2S too 
hope your keeping well!
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Come on Ben, move out my dead zone. Let’s wait until May when Es season starts. 
Ahoi
Pom
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Hello,
I would also like to try again on Saturday 6:30 utc.
But I would prefer 10m, because of my antenna. Are you planning also to be on 10m?
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Hej Peter,
both Andrew and I put on alerts for 10 m.
Last Saturday I missed you. I heard you only once and very weak in the noise. Still wondering why, 126 km s2s on 10 m shouldn’t be a big issue.
Ahoi
Pom
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I used a moxon. Probably it was not directed in your direction. I set an alert for Saturday. Hopefully conditions will be better . Peter
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@VK1AD progressing well . Will meet our alert
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Think I prefer the VK summit 
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Sun is setting on VK1/AC-041
Sorry Tim, I couldn’t wait any longer after sunset. Descending in the dark with a new prosthetic knee on a rocky trail in a dark pine forest is not something I want to attempt.
As it was I got back to my car as last light fell.
Will have to try another day.
Regards
Andrew VK1AD
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Good news, 10m opened to Europe LP at 0645 UTC and abruptly closed at 0655 UTC. 10m EU chasers included: IZ1RTF, IU2LXI, OK1ES and OK1VEI.
Elsewhere 10m was open to JA, ZL, VK1, VK4 and VK6.
20m LP was a blast, 36 QSOs into Europe 
. 20m LP was open from 0613 UTC to 0800 UTC, however I noted a fade in signal reports starting at ~0745 UTC, 15 minutes before VK1 sunset at 0800 UTC. 
63 QSOs in total.
Thanks all chasers.
73 Andrew VK1AD
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