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Call Sign : 2E0VRX Posts : 775 Times Thanked : 46 Join date : 2019-06-26 QTH or Location : Yorkshire dales Equipment Used : Yaesu FTdx 101d, MD200 mic ,Mosley 3ele Yagi Age : 59
Subject: VK on 15m 10/11/20 Tue Nov 10, 2020 11:31 pm
Really pleased to work Chris VK2SR today 10/11/2020 on 15m 5/7 looks like things are picking up
Hope to catch some VK CT members soon!
Craig 2e0vrx
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Call Sign : 43-CT-016 Posts : 358 Times Thanked : 22 Join date : 2019-11-17 QTH or Location : Perth Equipment Used : iCom IC-7610/IC-9700/IC-705 Age : 55
Subject: Re: VK on 15m 10/11/20 Wed Nov 11, 2020 7:16 am
15m huh? A band I rarely bother with...will have to lift my game. What time was it open to VK2, out of interest?
Given the 5/7, I assume SSB?
Sydthecat CT Directors
Call Sign : 2E0VRX Posts : 775 Times Thanked : 46 Join date : 2019-06-26 QTH or Location : Yorkshire dales Equipment Used : Yaesu FTdx 101d, MD200 mic ,Mosley 3ele Yagi Age : 59
Subject: Re: VK on 15m 10/11/20 Wed Nov 11, 2020 7:30 am
Hi Jeff yes sorry I should have said SSB , I like 15m mainly because the pile ups are nowhere near as bad as they are on 20m and also you can have a proper qso not just a 5/9 next , time of qso was around 9am GMT and I swl Chris for over an hour , he never dropped bellow 5/5
Also hearing a few more VK on 20m along with a bit of ZL, usually from 8am till 12noon GMT , all short path ATM
Maybe we could arrange a sked sometime ?
Craig
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Call Sign : 43-CT-016 Posts : 358 Times Thanked : 22 Join date : 2019-11-17 QTH or Location : Perth Equipment Used : iCom IC-7610/IC-9700/IC-705 Age : 55
Subject: Re: VK on 15m 10/11/20 Wed Nov 11, 2020 7:55 am
Sydthecat wrote:
Maybe we could arrange a sked sometime ?
Craig
Yeah, absolutely.
ft8 on 20m is going great at present....just in a quick play last weekend, I got the usual Indonesia calls, but also snagged a Japan and South Africa, which was nice.
I'll leave 15m WSPR running for a day or so and see what the spots look like...
Was the VK2 running power or a beam, do you know?
Sydthecat CT Directors
Call Sign : 2E0VRX Posts : 775 Times Thanked : 46 Join date : 2019-06-26 QTH or Location : Yorkshire dales Equipment Used : Yaesu FTdx 101d, MD200 mic ,Mosley 3ele Yagi Age : 59
Subject: Re: VK on 15m 10/11/20 Wed Nov 11, 2020 9:04 am
Nice one Jeff and sounds like things are picking up for you too , yes he was flat side on a fairly large Yagi running 400w
just worked VK65PFA on 20m SSB but long path this time , i could hear him short path but only just , swung the beam LP and up his signal came , funny old game lol
Craig
43CT016 Major contributor
Call Sign : 43-CT-016 Posts : 358 Times Thanked : 22 Join date : 2019-11-17 QTH or Location : Perth Equipment Used : iCom IC-7610/IC-9700/IC-705 Age : 55
Subject: Re: VK on 15m 10/11/20 Wed Nov 11, 2020 9:24 am
Sydthecat wrote:
just worked VK65PFA on 20m SSB but long path this time , i could hear him short path but only just , swung the beam LP and up his signal came , funny old game lol
Craig
I hope that’s a typo in the callsign mate, as a VK call must be VKn, then two, three or four letters only, and the number is 1-9, depending on State or territory of residence.
In case you’re unaware, you can lookup all VK calls here as a double check:
My antenna situation is a bit more compromised, but hoping to snag an amp in the Black Friday sales, as 400w will net me an extra 6dB one way at least!
Plus, new antenna (and likely a very upset wife) coming soon.
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Call Sign : 2E0VRX Posts : 775 Times Thanked : 46 Join date : 2019-06-26 QTH or Location : Yorkshire dales Equipment Used : Yaesu FTdx 101d, MD200 mic ,Mosley 3ele Yagi Age : 59
Subject: Re: VK on 15m 10/11/20 Wed Nov 11, 2020 9:55 am
Hi Jeff no the call is correct, is a SES special call , defo 100% legit
43CT016 Major contributor
Call Sign : 43-CT-016 Posts : 358 Times Thanked : 22 Join date : 2019-11-17 QTH or Location : Perth Equipment Used : iCom IC-7610/IC-9700/IC-705 Age : 55
Subject: Re: VK on 15m 10/11/20 Wed Nov 11, 2020 10:38 am
Sydthecat wrote:
Hi Jeff no the call is correct, is a SES special call , defo 100% legit
Interesting.....Comes up as “Rotarians of Amateur Radio”, which I’ve heard of, but have no clue what it/they are. I also didn’t know such special event callsign formats existed, as opposed a normal club call, so there you go. Learn something new every day.
Turns out I know the wife of the President, and had a QSO with the President under his VK4 call in the last contest I did. Small world....
SES is State Emergency Services though, so don’t think there is any relation....just checked with a mate in the SES comms team.
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Call Sign : 26CT763 Posts : 4147 Times Thanked : 148 Join date : 2019-06-27 QTH or Location : Manchester Equipment Used : Optima, Superstar 360fm, Stalker 9fdx, President Jack Age : 50
Subject: Re: VK on 15m 10/11/20 Wed Nov 11, 2020 10:13 pm
Sydthecat wrote:
Really pleased to work Chris VK2SR today 10/11/2020 on 15m 5/7 looks like things are picking up
Hope to catch some VK CT members soon!
Craig 2e0vrx
Nice contact, Craig.
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Victor CT Directors
Call Sign : 26-CT-3228 / M7VIC Posts : 5803 Times Thanked : 352 Join date : 2019-11-10 QTH or Location : Bedford Equipment Used : Various
Subject: Re: VK on 15m 10/11/20 Thu Nov 12, 2020 5:17 am
That's a great contact Craig
Nice operation showing us what can be achieved on the bands and something to aspire too. Great job
Sydthecat CT Directors
Call Sign : 2E0VRX Posts : 775 Times Thanked : 46 Join date : 2019-06-26 QTH or Location : Yorkshire dales Equipment Used : Yaesu FTdx 101d, MD200 mic ,Mosley 3ele Yagi Age : 59
Subject: Re: VK on 15m 10/11/20 Thu Nov 12, 2020 6:19 am
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Sydthecat CT Directors
Call Sign : 2E0VRX Posts : 775 Times Thanked : 46 Join date : 2019-06-26 QTH or Location : Yorkshire dales Equipment Used : Yaesu FTdx 101d, MD200 mic ,Mosley 3ele Yagi Age : 59
Subject: Re: VK on 15m 10/11/20 Thu Nov 12, 2020 6:28 am
Cheers John and Victor
Above is a short video of Bill on the mic ( hope it works ) I don’t run with any pre amp on HF so the signal meter is a little lazy but find it’s much easier on the ears
Rig - Yaesu FTdx 101d Antenna - Mosley MP 33 N tri band Yagi @ 10m above ground
Craig
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Victor CT Directors
Call Sign : 26-CT-3228 / M7VIC Posts : 5803 Times Thanked : 352 Join date : 2019-11-10 QTH or Location : Bedford Equipment Used : Various
Subject: Re: VK on 15m 10/11/20 Thu Nov 12, 2020 7:02 am
Video is good and working at this end Craig
You've just got to love that Aussie accent
I wouldn't worry about the lazy 'S' reading, it's a perfect radio 5! I'd made mention on the forum before about switching off RF preamps and dropping the RF gain to improve reception and you've done it here so eloquently. My old FT757 has a nifty feature of raising the S-meter reading as you drop the RF gain to give you a better idea of S-readings and I usually set it to read just above background noise. Confusing to start with but works well.
Besides, if you can hear them and can work them, S-meter readings don't mean a lot!
(Everyone gives a 5/9 regardless anyway )
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Call Sign : 26CT763 Posts : 4147 Times Thanked : 148 Join date : 2019-06-27 QTH or Location : Manchester Equipment Used : Optima, Superstar 360fm, Stalker 9fdx, President Jack Age : 50
Subject: Re: VK on 15m 10/11/20 Thu Nov 12, 2020 10:14 pm
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