I’m starting a new thread for the VK - NA S2S experiment starting at 1930 UTC Saturday 11 March 2017, or 06:30 am local time (VK east coast) Sunday 12 March 2017. VK1 first light is 19:33 UTC while sunrise is 20:00 UTC. I will operate QRO from Mt Ginini VK1/AC-008 at 1760 metres ASL (8 points) for a 2 hour window 19:30 to 21:30 UTC (06:30 to 08:30 local time).
Today I raised a VK - NA S2S thread at the VK SOTA Yahoo site where Andrew VK1DA and Warren ZL2AJ have signed up. Both Andrew and Warren are CW and SSB operators.
Since November 2016 I have seen numerous posts in a range of threads asking for an event like this (VK - NA S2S) to kick off. I’m keen to see serious interest from the enthusiastic North American SOTA activators and chasers. To encourage others, please post your ‘W’ activator alert early.
So on the UTC date of March 11 after 1930 UTC the boys in VK land will be on the air whatever day it might be down there. Hi
If I got that right, that means I will need to be on at the same time (not that the actual USA day matters but it will be early Saturday afternoon here in Arizona).
I think I messed this up last time.
I hope some CW will be involved…long distance, bad solar conditions, weak signals. CW can’t hurt…
I worked with ZL1BYZ on 20 meter CW with 2.5 W and dipole antenna almost during all my activations from coastal summits. Time varied from 18:25 UTC to 23:25 UTC. Will try on Saturday, March 11 to make VK-W6 contact.
I’ve put a small note into “World of DX” section of this weeks ARNewsline podcast about this VK-NA S2S experiment and the VK-EU event earlier in the day, so hopefully this may attract a few more chasers at least.
I hope you are an early riser then Paul and can get to a summit by 7am to take part in the EU-VK S2S activity. If conditions are still bad, it’ll at least be a UK-EU S2S activity hopefully!
For the VK - NA S2S event to be held on 11 March we currently have three activators with posted alerts Paul VK5PAS, Kevin AC2KL and myself plus a promise from Andrew VK1DA to activate VK2/ST-053 on CW and SSB and Warren ZL2AJ on a summit somewhere in ZL.
Anyone else in NA, JA, VK or ZL interested in joining the group?
I’m camping overnight on Mt Ginini. The summit weather forecast is looking good
I will more than likely be on a summit at that time. Which one and what mode is yet to TBD because of a number of factors. More than likely I will be on a lower summit (1-2 pointer), but may see if I can try a higher summit for the purpose of making this work. I wish I could be more committed…
Have alerted for st-053 at 1900 on CW freqs to help with spots. Will work any mode that can produce contacts. 10w on hf. Verticals and dipole.
73 Andrew VK1DA/p aka VK2UH at home