Category Archives: Contesting

Waitakere Sprints 2011

Posted on July 31, 2011 by Peter Fraser

Last night, between transporting kids to and from their activities, I set up my 80m inverted Vee on the 9 m squid pole at One Tree Hill in the Dandenong Ranges National Park. I’ve worked from here a number of … Continue reading →

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VK/trans – Tasman 80m and QRP Hours contest results

Posted on June 8, 2011 by Peter Fraser

Yesterday and today I received the results of two contest in which I used my MKARS80 QRP transceiver. First to arrive was the VK/trans – Tasman 80m results that showed I had placed 20th overall and 3rd place in the … Continue reading →

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Harry Angel Sprint – or why I shouldn’t run QRP!

Posted on May 23, 2011 by Peter Fraser

Last Saturday was the annual Harry Angel Sprint, a contest running 106 minutes in honour of Australia’s oldest ham, Harry Angel, who was 106 when he died. Following on from my VK/trans Tasman effort where I ran QRP from the … Continue reading →

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John Moyle Field Day – Results

Posted on May 10, 2011 by Peter Fraser

Last week the result of the John Moyle Field Day contest were published. I had participated in the contest with an interrupted entry from Nortons Park, part of Jells Park. At the time I blogged that I had been on … Continue reading →

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VK/trans – Tasman 80m contest

Posted on May 8, 2011 by Peter Fraser

Last night was the VK/trans – Tasman 80m contest . A contest that encourages contacts between Australia and New Zealand that has special scoring zones and times to encourage participation on both sides of the ditch. Quite a challenge considering … Continue reading →

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