VK-EU S2S Party, Sunday 2 Oct

Activation Reports Pre-Planning
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Proposed S2S and DX QSO party this coming Sunday morning (afternoon/evening VK time!).

Focus will be UK/EU to VK/ZL/JA S2S, but of course all activators and chasers are welcome to participate in the usual manner.

If you can take part, please consider posting an alert.

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Your alert suggests that will be 0630 UTC on 20m. I could be up for that on CW if I can drag myself out of bed.

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I’m in!

I’ll try and provide a new GM/ES summit. Weather depending though. It’s hosing with rain today.

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Weather permitting. However, the weather report doesn’t give me high hopes. :disappointed:

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Very wet here in Yorkshire too but the forecast for Sunday morning is ok.

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Geomagnetic forecast for Sunday morning is for Kp of 5. Is that going to be a problem?

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Possibly yes. It’s 3 today.

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I only play the VK/ZL DX game when sfi >= 150 and k <3 :slightly_smiling_face:

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Does that mean you are now out?

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I would still go up if a few others were. It would be worth it for the summit to summits. Probably do something very local and quick to ascend in that case.

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I’m up for this @M1EYP Tom, subject to wx! I’ll pop to a local summit for an hour or so!

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I’ll try and get out for an hour, 05:30 UTC??

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Parts of VK move to daylight savings on Sunday, bring on summer!

I have posted an alert for 0600 UTC. Edit: VK East Coast sunset is 0810 UTC.

Andrew VK1AD

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Ok. Sounds good. I just need to decide if I want a 45 minute drive & 45 miinute hike up a forest track for a new one (1 point) or just climb Morven, which is on my doorstep, but steep, rough and 4 points for chasers but none for me…

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I heard you calling the other morning from my home QTH Andrew on 20m. The odd word was coming through! I did try and call back but the band wasn’t fully open.

Fingers crossed for this Sunday :crossed_fingers:

73, GW4BML. Ben

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I’m doing a 1 pointer, 10 minute drive from the house and a 5 minute steep climb to summit. A lazy Sunday summit I’ll nickname it! Be good to make a S2S - what antenna you thinking…. vertical or horizontal?

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I use an elevated 1/4 wave GP with four sloping ground radials.

Andrew VK1AD

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Will see if I can rustle up a summit although the weather here is looking pretty dismal.

73 VK2WP

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If the path is there, you’ll manage with a di-pole. I’m going to take a vertical for the DX and my inverted V for local contacts, ie You!

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I’m thinking of both as well. Hopefully we’ll make a S2S :+1:

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