Category Archives: Amateur Radio

Harry Angel sprint 2019

Posted on May 4, 2019 by Peter Fraser

Tonight was the annual running of the Harry Angel Sprint. I’ve participated in the contest a few times before, usually from a location away from the suburban noise. There had been a significant amount of rain recently and this always … Continue reading →

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New VK port-a-log version released, named Moondarra_03

Posted on January 4, 2019 by Peter Fraser

Today I have released the latest version of VK port-a-log, named Moondarra_03 This version has the following changes; The SOTA activator and SOTA chaser CSV files have been replaced with a single SOTAv2_combined file. The SOTAv2_combined file can be uploaded … Continue reading →

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New VK port-a-log version released, named Moondarra_01

Posted on February 18, 2018 by Peter Fraser

Today I have released the latest version of VK port-a-log, named Moondarra_01 This version has the following changes; Location info – lists closest five SOTA summits within 80 km Location info – lists closest five WWFF areas within 80 km … Continue reading →

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Blog updates day or too hot to be out and about.

Posted on January 8, 2017 by Peter Fraser

With the temperature forecast for today in the low 30s I decided to catch up again on some overdue VKFF and SOTA blog posts. The following pages have been added: 1 January 2017 – New year’s day activation – Mt … Continue reading →

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New year’s day activation – Mt Vinegar, VK3/VC-005

Posted on January 1, 2017 by Peter Fraser

The SOTA program awards activator points only once per calendar year for each summit. The calendar year starts at 0000 UTC which in Victoria is 11:00 am on New year’s Day. This allows activators easy access to double points for … Continue reading →

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