17-03-2019, 04:32 PM
On Sunday 17th, I woke up at 6:30am and proceeded to pack the car for a 8am start on Mt.Wellington to take advantage of any thermal ducting across the path... Another amateur was also coming along so we could operate 1296, 2400 and 3398.
A hour or so later we arrived at the summit and proceeded to setup. Immediately the VK3RGI beacon was audible on 2403.434 MHz. Had this of been a two way contact, it would have automatically been a new VK7 record at around 505km.
We waiting around patiently and in that time we made contact with VK7PD at White Hills just outside of Launceston on 2.4 and 3.4 GHz. We also made contact with a local in Hobart to test his 3.4 GHz panel.
We waited and waited and waited, but despite having already clearly stated our operating intentions and emailed our contact details, the travelling VK5 party did not show. Nothing, not even a phone call. We were not supplied with a phone number for their end. The only information we had was operating from a certain location on Sunday.
This was extremely disappointing and a main draw card for travelling out portable. A post was made on Facebook by the VK5's about 2 hours after we had left, indicating they had a successful contact on 76 GHz to each other. We seem to have been forgotten and still as yet, I have not had a reason why. It's a shame these things were not more properly communicated.
A hour or so later we arrived at the summit and proceeded to setup. Immediately the VK3RGI beacon was audible on 2403.434 MHz. Had this of been a two way contact, it would have automatically been a new VK7 record at around 505km.
We waiting around patiently and in that time we made contact with VK7PD at White Hills just outside of Launceston on 2.4 and 3.4 GHz. We also made contact with a local in Hobart to test his 3.4 GHz panel.
We waited and waited and waited, but despite having already clearly stated our operating intentions and emailed our contact details, the travelling VK5 party did not show. Nothing, not even a phone call. We were not supplied with a phone number for their end. The only information we had was operating from a certain location on Sunday.
This was extremely disappointing and a main draw card for travelling out portable. A post was made on Facebook by the VK5's about 2 hours after we had left, indicating they had a successful contact on 76 GHz to each other. We seem to have been forgotten and still as yet, I have not had a reason why. It's a shame these things were not more properly communicated.