Albany VK6 VHF/UHF Club Remote Station Project

[VK3DXE]

Hi All,

Just a quick update on the Albany RemoteHams station.

Today I turned the yagis (2m, 70cm & 23cm) towards Perth, hopefully to catch some winter propagation, as the Great Australian Bight path is unlikely again until the end of the year.

We know from 2m APRS and FM repeaters that there is still VHF/UHF propagation over the cooler months, particularly inland, so this will be a good opportunity for VK6 amateurs to face their antennas towards Albany and try for a contact, particularly on the digital modes (WSPR, FT8, etc.). The antennas will be turned back to face the east around late November 2022.

Also fitted to the IC9700 today was a BG7TBL 10MHz OCXO

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Rob…
VK6LD

Thanks for the update Rob.

I'm interested to know what brand (or design, if homebrew) the 23cm yagi is. I'd be keen to build a couple over here, or at least check out prices so we can encourage more people to move away from triband verticals.

Here are a couple of pics of the OCXO in the hope that others who aren't currently GPS locked might part with the 35 bucks to buy one, and then be on frequency and stable. The one that's gone to Albany has both 5v and 12v inputs, to cater for whatever voltage might be available at the site, and will run off a USB port in a pinch.