Saturday 31 March 2018, 2.4 GHz activation from Mt Ginini VK1/AC-008 1760m ASL QF44JL, Bimberi Wilderness
The VK1 SOTA 13cm group has organised 1.2 and 2.4 GHz SOTA activations of Mt Ginini VK1/AC-008, Mt Mundoonen VK2/ST-053 and Mt Stromlo VK1/AC-043. A small group of dedicated radio amateur microwave chasers have offered to take part. You can find signal report details at the bottom of this page. First are the direct RF path profiles:
23cm (1.2 GHz) and 13cm (2.4 GHz) RF path profiles:
- Mt Ginini QF44JL to VK1RX at Mt Mundoonen 810m ASL, QF45ME – 82 km
- Mt Ginini QF44JL to VK1ATP at Mt Stromlo 782m ASL, QF44MQ – 32 km
- Mt Ginini QF44JL to VK1JA at Wanniassa QF44NO – 31 km
- Mt Ginini QF44JL to VK1DSH & VK2COW both at Gundaroo QF44OX – 65 km
Path Profiles
Mt Ginini VK1/AC-008 – Mt Mundoonen VK2/ST-053

Mt Ginini to Mt Mundoonen path profile 82 km

Mt Ginini to Mt Mundoonen
Mt Ginini – Gundaroo QF44OX 65 km

Mt Ginini – Gundaroo QF44OX

Mt Ginini to Gundaroo QF44OX
Mt Ginini – Wanniassa QF44ON 31 km

Mt Ginini – Canberra QF44ON

Mt Ginini to Canberra QF44ON
Mt Ginini – Mt Stromlo QF44MQ 32 km. The blocking feature is Tidbinbilla Mountain Range. This may help to explain the signal attenuation between Mt Ginini and Mt Stromlo. A knife-edge path over Tidbinbilla Mountain is possible.

Mt Ginini to Mt Stromlo QF44MQ profile

Mt Ginini to Mt Stromlo QF44MQ
Equipment:
- Yaesu FT-817ND
- SG-Lab 23cm transverter
- SG-Lab 13cm transverter
- 12el 23cm Yagi
- 20el 13cm Yagi
- 3el 2m Yagi
- Yaesu FT60R HT
- 8.4Ah 4S LiFePO4 battery
- 12 volt 4-way PowerPole distribution box
- 2 * 1.4 metre tripods
- Assorted cables, RG-402 and LMR-195
- Prismatic Compass for Yagi bearings
- 7 metre telescopic pole
- Pole guy kit
- HF linked inverted V antenna
- Food and water
I qualified on 2m, 23cm and 13 cm bands with at least four unique callsigns worked on each band. Signal reports on 23 and 13cm exceeded expectations. Very happy with the outcome. The 13cm group VK1DSH, VK2COW, VK1JA, VK1RX and VK1AD experimented with SSB and FM voice modes.
What’s next? Find two or more summits each 100 km apart. 🙂
Extract of VK1AD SOTA S2S Log: 30 March 2018 (UTC) Mount Ginini
Time | Call | Band | Mode | Notes |
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21:07z | VK1JA | 144MHz | SSB | Jason s59 r59 Canberra |
21:08z | VK2DVM | 144MHz | SSB | Dave s59 r58 Sydney |
21:09z | VK2COW/P | 144MHz | SSB | Dimitris s59 r59 QF44OX |
21:11z | VK1MA | 144MHz | SSB | Matt s59 r59 QF44MT |
21:18z | VK1RX/2 | 144MHz | SSB | Al s59 r59 S2S QF45ME |
21:19z | VK1ATP/P | 144MHz | SSB | Paul s53 r53 S2S VK1/AC-043 32 km |
21:24z | VK1DSH/P | 1240MHz | SSB | QF44OX Dale s59 r59 65 km |
21:26z | VK1RX/2 | 1240MHz | SSB | Al s59 r59 S2S VK2/ST-053 82 km |
21:27z | VK1MA | 1240MHz | SSB | QF44MT Matt s59 r59 41 km |
21:29z | VK1ATP/P | 1240MHz | SSB | Paul s52 r52 S2S VK1/AC-043 32 km |
21:35z | VK1KW | 1240MHz | SSB | QF44MT Rob s59 r59 41 km |
21:40z | VK1BG | 1240MHz | SSB | QF44MS Ian s59 r59 37 km |
21:49z | VK1JA | 2.3GHz | SSB | QF44NO Jason s59 r59 31 km |
21:51z | VK1DSH/P | 2.3GHz | SSB | QF44OX Dale s59 r59 65 km |
22:00z | VK1RX/2 | 2.3GHz | SSB | Al s58 r58 S2S VK2/ST-053 82 km |
22:05z | VK2COW/P | 2.3GHz | SSB | QF44OX Dimitris s59 r59 65 km |
22:44z | VK1RX/2 | 2.3GHz | FM | Al s58 r58 S2S VK2/ST-053 82 km |