Tag Archives: QRP

SOTA activation at Black Mountain, Canberra, 8th March 2013

Posted on 9 March, 2013 by andrew

Delayed by work, I did not have enough time to walk up the mountain from the base so I settled on a walk from the parking area and lookout that is 2/3 the way up the mountain.  The road to … Continue reading →

Posted in Amateur Radio, field and portable | Tagged , , | Comments Off

SOTA activation combined with special event call Vi100ACT, 1 March 2013

Posted on 2 March, 2013 by andrew

The Canberra Region Amateur Radio Club received authorisation to use the callsign Vi100ACT during the month of March 2013, to recognise the Canberra Centenary.  I volunteered to coordinate the roster of members who were keen to use the callsign during … Continue reading →

Posted in Amateur Radio, field and portable | Tagged , , , , , | 2 Comments

SOTA activation Tuggeranong Hill 15 Feb 2013

Posted on 17 February, 2013 by andrew

This activation was on Friday evening after work, similar timing to the Majura exercise a week earlier.  The climb was not as long but had some slippery rocky sections. I had forgotten to put the 2m hand held radio back … Continue reading →

Posted in Amateur Radio, field and portable | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off

QRP Hours contest – after the event

Posted on 14 April, 2012 by andrew

As planned I operated in this relaxed event tonight, for a couple of hours. I decided to use my IC703, partly because it has a CW filter and I know how useful that is even in a quiet cw contest.  … Continue reading →

Posted in Amateur Radio, contests | Tagged , , | Comments Off

QRP Hours Contest 14 April 2012

Posted on 13 April, 2012 by andrew

Reminder that the QRP Hours contest is on 14 April 2012. Rules are in AR for April 2012. Here is a link to the rules on the QRP club site. http://www.vkqrpclub.org/qrp_hours_contest_2012.php Summary: 1000 UTC to 1059: CW section 3500-3530 khz … Continue reading →

Posted in Amateur Radio, contests | Tagged , , , | Comments Off

QRP Hours contest 2011

Posted on 10 April, 2011 by andrew

Operating in the QRP Hours contest in April 2011, using an antenna set up in the hours preceding the contest. Le Mans style radio contesting! Continue reading →

Posted in Amateur Radio, contests | Tagged , , , | Comments Off