Monthly Archives: July 2013

Mt Timbertop VK3/VE-073 and VK3/VE-123 SOTA

Posted on July 29, 2013 by vk3yy

After hearing of Allen, VK3HRA‘s plans to go to Mt. Timbertop and an un-named summit close to Timbertop (VK3/VE-123) I called to see if he would mind company.   I had also planned to visit either Mt. Timbertop or Mt. Useful on … Continue reading →

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End Fed Half Wave Matcher Version 3

Posted on July 19, 2013 by vk3yy

The existing EFHW antenna matcher has worked really well on 40m and 20m on many SOTA activations.  It uses a small T50-2 core and is limited to 5 Watts. Thought it would be nice to have a matcher that could … Continue reading →

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Mt Fuji, Japan

Posted on July 14, 2013 by vk3yy

While we were in Japan, my wife Sarah and daughter, Meagan were keen to hike to the summit of Mt. Fuji (3776 metres). Of course, I was interested too!  This is a lot higher than the mountains in Australia that … Continue reading →

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Mt Matlock VK3/VC-001 SOTA

Posted on July 13, 2013 by vk3yy

After hearing that Allen, VK3HRA was planning on heading up to Mt. Matlock and having been deprived of SOTA for a few weeks, I asked if I could come along. The forecast was for light rain coming through during the … Continue reading →

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