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Andrew VK3ARR
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Run the IT group for #SOTA as part of the SOTA Management Team. Usually found on 40m or 20m on a summit somewhere
DocAtCDIFinal #sota summit was Mt McKay VK3/VE-007. 31 contacts in total, including into Japan, but no exotic NA DX. 10 points and counts for the Bond badges on SOTAData
Second #sota summit was Mount Cope VK3/VG-001. After the 10km of Nelse, the ~1.8km each way of this one was a bit harder than expected. Made it to the summit at about 4:10pm and was on air around 4:20 on 14.320MHz. The Europeans were waiting and I worked a bunch of countries: Spain, Czechia, Germany, England, Belgium and Poland, with SQ9CWO back in the log along with KG5CIK for another two continent activation. Also VK and ZL. Worked 40m afterwards rapidly to be down before sunset.
Day off for working last weekend so decided to utilise ANZAC Day for a two day #SOTA marathon. First up was VK3/VE-004 Mount Nelse, near Falls Creek. It's about a 5km walk in from the Bogong High Plains Road. About 10 QSOs on 40m, before I switched to 20m and to my surprise worked SQ9CWO and KG5CIK for both Europe and North America in one activation!
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Big difference this week, with an activation of Suikerbosrand ZS/GP-014 south of Johannesburg in South Africa. Been here for work and decided to drive down to the nature reserve with a 2m handheld. 6 contacts in total, ODX being a contact into the Free State.
Lots of wildlife including a buck of some description passing near my car as I was up top activating and plenty of Long Tailed Widowbirds that looks hilarious with their streamers as a tail.
Joint activation today with Ben GW4BML who was visiting Melbourne for work. Picked him up from his hotel, and headed to Camel's Hump VK3/VC-040 and Mount Gisborne VK3/VC-039 before lunch and dropping him off for his afternoon meetings.
Worked JA from both summits and VK6 from Mt Gisborne, plus summit-to-summits with Andrew VK1AD on Mt Stromlo. Fun day with good company and a roo sighting for the foreigner 😀
Ben on Mt Gisborne:
100+ S2S points, 30 QSOs into Queensland, NSW, SA, Tasmania and across to New Zealand, so not a bad haul all up. Seemed to be more people out this year.
Traditional #sota activation today for double points courtesy of timezone shenanigans (UTC New Year's is 11am here).
Went up Mt St Phillack VK3/VT-006 behind Mt Baw Baw. Frantic activity for most of the day so neglected to take a photo of the station, but did get visited by this little fella after I packed up. My last trip up on the Baw Baw plateau had two different danger noodle interactions so I much prefer the smaller varieties with legs!
