We completed our first Fox hunt and everyone had a great day, so much so that another is booked for 6th December, 08:30am, again somewhere between crossroads and Campbelltown along the M5 corridor. All those that participated learned something including the Fox. We had VK2ND, VK2DEK, VK2FOX & VK2PR + 1. With VK2DU as the […]
Month: November 2020
Well what a week this was. Plenty of traffic on Winlink but only 2 check-in’s. I have been asked by some, please don’t respond to all with long article’s or text and if you must remove the original text. There are some who rely on HF Winlink with slower protocols like ARDOP to actually communicate […]
Fox Hunt – 22nd November – TOMORROW
A location has been chosen, known only to the fox, We will announce on the VK2RFG – Gregory Hills repeater, Output: 438.650MHz Input: 431.650MHz with a CTCSS: 91.5Hz the suburb as a starting direction. The area is in close proximity to the M5 corridor from Crossroads to Campbeltown. It is a public space and has […]
Only a couple this week, Neil M0KNC is travelling and was able to get in portable. A Portable winlink connection on a SOTA activation attempt from Tony VK2VIC, SOTA Summit Saturday 14th Nov 2020 @ 0945hrs local. NSW Summit VK2/ST010 Mt Foxlow. Great to see some portable attempts around the place.
We had a bit of a quiet week, no one sent links or information on their setups especially portable stations for Winlink. It’s great news that the sunspots seem to be on the rise so the HF propagation will start getting better again. Great to see that people test their setups. I am in the […]
A location has been chosen, known only to the fox, We will announce what repeater we will be on ahead of time and on the morning of the hunt a suburb will be given for the chasers to get start. The area is in close proximity to the M5 corridor from Crossroads to Campbeltown. It […]