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VK7/NE-006 – Mount Saddleback – 11 October 2020
I found myself in North East VK7 with WICEN Tas (Sth) helping with radio communications for a Equine Endurance ride from 9-10 October and planned to stay another night to activate Mt Saddleback on the way back to Hobart. Mt … Continue reading
SOTA Double Points Day
It’s been a long time between drinks! Been a bit busy with other aspects of the hobby of amateur radio! New Year’s Day 2018 – Reu VK7FREU and myself decided to activate Hartz Peak VK7/SW-008 for the Summits on the … Continue reading
VK7/WC-005 & 013 – Rodway Range and Mt Field East – 17-19 January 2017
Reuben VK7FREU and I set off on the afternoon of the 17th January 2017 and drove up to Mt Field National Park, about an hour’s drive from Hobart. We called in at the Ranger station and signed in the Alpine … Continue reading
VK7/SC-063 – Mount Montagu – 1 January 2017
SOTA double points day came around again and Reuben VK7FREU and myself decided to try Mt Montagu VK7/SC-063. This is a new summit that was added to the VK7 Association back in November 2016 after a review of summits. There … Continue reading
VK7/SC-008 – Grey Mountain & VKFF 1149 – 28 March 2016
Easter weekend – time for a combined SOTA and VKFF activation. This is a reprise for the author who activated Grey Mountain (VK7/SC-008) back on 20 January 2015 by walking in from the other direction. I have since found out … Continue reading
VK3/VW-020 – Mt Zero – 10 February 2016
On a recent driving trip back to my home state of VK5 I decided to break the trip and activate a summit on the way. A quick look at the SOTA map and Mt Zero seemed a logical option. At … Continue reading
VK7/CH-020 – Mt Rufus – 26 January 2016
Australia Day 2016 saw Reuben VK7FREU, XYL Helen and myself VK7TW rose early and head off to Derwent Bridge at the start of the Derwent River. Derwent Bridge is 174km (about 2.5 hours) along the Lyell Highway which ends up … Continue reading
VK7/NE-026 – Knockup – 28 November 2015
My wife is a harpist and had rehearsals in Launceston in Northern Tasmania. Whilst she was rehearsing, Reuben VK7FREU and I decided to see what SOTA summits were available for a “quick dash”. A month ago we surveyed Knockup however … Continue reading
VK7/SW-008 – Hartz Peak (reprize) – 3 October 2015
It was the VK7 SOTA first birthday weekend – VK7 is the baby of VK SOTA Associations and the weekend of the 3-4 October 2015 it turned one! Reuben VK7FREU and I decided to do Hartz Peak again and take … Continue reading
VK7/EC-024 – Murderers Tier – 26 September 2015
This one was an opportunistic activation. I am a member of WICEN Tasmania (South) and we help out with Equine Endurance Event safety communications. The weekend of the 26/27 September 2015 saw the group at the historic Southern Midlands property … Continue reading
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