Category Archives: Contesting

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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Activating VK3/VC-031, Arthur’s Seat

Posted on April 9, 2013 by Peter Fraser

Last Saturday night was the annual QRP hours contest. This contest allows scoring only for contacts made using a transmitter of 5 Watts on the 80 m band. For this contest I also chose to activate SOTA summit VK3/VC-031 at … Continue reading →

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Oceania DX contest and VK3SCG this weekend

Posted on October 4, 2012 by Peter Fraser

This weekend I am heading up Gilwell Park to do more work on the VK3SCG JOTA station. We have progressed well over the past 18 months but there are still a few more things to be done. Last time we … Continue reading →

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JMFD results, VK5 SOTA and hard drive recovery

Posted on September 27, 2012 by Peter Fraser

The John Moyle Memorial Field Day was held back in late March, and this was also the day I got my FT817ND. For its first trip out I went up to Mt Beenak, a SOTA summit, and used the rig … Continue reading →

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John Moyle Field Day results

Posted on May 25, 2012 by Peter Fraser

Today I got the June 2012 issue of AR – the WIA’s monthly magazine. Inside the magazine this month are the results of the John Moyle Field Day contest I entered with my FT817ND from Mt Beenak. I placed third … Continue reading →

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