Sota Activation
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Today was the VK1 (And most of the rest of VK!) SOTA party, and I did my first ever activation on Mt Ainslie, VK1/AC-040, and had a bit of fun! I learnt just how far down the hill the activation zone starts, 25m altitude is a bit further than I thought!
Here’s my chair at the summit pole, the end fed antenna is strung up in the trees to the left.
I didn’t get my Beach40 working in time, so I was on 20m, 2m and 70cm. Managed 9 contacts, 7 of which were Summit 2 Summit:
| Time | Frequency | Mode | Call | Summit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00:01 | 439.000MHz | FM | VK1RW/P | VK1/AC-035 | S59R59 Thanks Rob! |
| 00:10 | 439.000MHz | FM | VK2FAJW/P | VK1/AC-038 | S59R59 Thanks Andrew! |
| 00:12 | 14.320MHz | SSB | VK1RX/P | VK1/AC-025 | S59R59 Thanks Al! |
| 00:15 | 146.5MHz | FM | VK1DI/P | VK1/AC-023 | S59R59 Thanks Ian! |
| 00:16 | 146.5MHz | FM | VK1DSH | S59R59 Thanks Dale! | |
| 00:17 | 146.5MHz | FM | VK1NAM/P | VK1/AC-032 | S59R59 Thanks Andrew! |
| 00:33 | 14.310MHz | SSB | VK1MA/P | VK1/AC-042 | S59R59 Thanks! |
| 00:35 | 14.310MHz | SSB | VK8MA/P | S57R52 Thanks Greg! | |
| 00:47 | 14.305MHz | SSB | VK1EM/P | VK1/AC-043 | S59R59 Thanks! |
40m was where it was at, with some of the other guys getting over 60 contacts! So, for next time, I’d better get the beach40 fixed, or figure out a different way to get the band up!
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