Category Archives: JOTA

VK3SCG and VK – trans Tasman contest

Posted on May 15, 2012 by Peter Fraser

Last Saturday Greg VK3LLL, Pete VK3AJ and I continued the work on the VK3SCG JOTA station at Gilwell Park scout camp. We replaced the balun on the TET – Emtron HB33DX tri-band HF yagi, ran cable tray from the tower … Continue reading →

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One hundred, one hundred, one hundred!

Posted on October 30, 2011 by Peter Fraser

100. Three simple digits. This week 100 has been popping up all over the place. 100 DXCC entities worked. It has taken me from my first HF contact with VK2NZ in April 2006 to QSO number 2284 today when I … Continue reading →

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Jamboree On The Air – JOTA 2011

Posted on October 17, 2011 by Peter Fraser

This year I again took some Venturers to the Harkaway Scout Camp, just north of Berwick for a ‘bludge camp’. The idea of a bludge camp is that very little is planned and the Venturers are left to do what … Continue reading →

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What beam is that?

Posted on August 9, 2011 by Peter Fraser

A couple of months ago we put a 3 element Yagi antenna on the VK3SCG JOTA station tower at Gilwell Park but I’m trying to find some info about the antenna. I’ve posted four photos here in the hope that … Continue reading →

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VK3SCG – Gilwell Park update

Posted on June 24, 2011 by Peter Fraser

I had planned to work the 160m section of the VK/trans Tasman contest from the rebuilt VK3SCG JOTA station at Gilwell Park Scout Camp using the new 160m dipole but works on the tower have not progressed at the speed … Continue reading →

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