It is possible. Conditions were there today, now it just needs luck from someone.
I had 10m QSO with VK6 this morning on 10w. I could also hear @VK3JBL calling on 10m with a decent copy on summit Vk3/VT-013, but I stupidly had put up the 20m vertical and couldn’t respond. By the time I put up the 10m vertical it was too late.
Noooo! I didn’t spend a lot of time on 10 as the band seemed a bit dead. Generally was not good all day on Sunday, except to ZL though grabbed the odd US and JA contact.
Sorry was a bit quick on the last summits of the day (5 in total, 6 if you include the campsite). The sun had set by the time I arrived at the last (VT-022) and fog/cloud had blanketed the range. I had a long drive out in fog so thick I couldn’t see the side of the road or the road at all at points and that’s a mind numbingly long drive out in good condx. I arrived home at 10pm.
Time to refresh this topic, as equinox on 23rd September and the VK time change on 6th October coming nearer.
My alert is up for 12th October 0630 z 28 Mhz. Wx depending.
I’m not sure how I missed this topic previously… I must have had blinkers on earlier in the year.
In the past I’ve enjoyed participating in several EU <> VK/ZL/JA S2S events with some success, all having been good fun ascending to the summit in the dark and setting up as dawn breaks. I hope something comes of this over the coming months.
Most of the stations taking part in the challenge in March/April seemed to be equipted for 20 m, too. So they could joyfully grab the VK/EU LP s2s even when 10 m was dead.
Thanks, useful ! I heard you working VE3 on the key on Sunday ! Conditions were great. Well I heard the VE station and not you/MM, otherwise I would have worked you! It was rather hopeful