SOTA – Mt Cowangerong on 23 and 13cm

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Sunday 19 May 2019.  Activation of Mt Cowangerong 1364m ASL on 23 (1296 MHz) and 13cm (2403 MHz) using voice SSB

RF path profiles from Mt Cowangerong to Mt Stromlo 782m ASL and Mt Mundoonen 810m ASL

Mt Cowangerong to Mt Stromlo in the Canberra suburbs, RF path 59 km

Mt Cowangerong to VK1DA/2 at Mt Mundoonen, RF path 104 km

Equipment:

  • SG-Lab 23cm Transverter
  • SG-Lab 23cm 25 watt RF amplifier
  • SG-Lab 13cm Transverter
  • Homebrew 23cm 12el Yagi
  • Homebrew 13cm 20el Yagi
  • Yaesu FT-817ND, IF driver for both SG-Lab transverters (144.150 and 435.150 MHz respectively)
  • Battery – 13 volt 4S 8.4 Ah LifePO4

Summit compound surrounded by eucalypt trees.

Left dual band 2m/70cm yagi. Right 23cm DL6WU Yagi

Top to Bottom – SG-Lab 23cm 25 watt RF amplifier and SG-Lab 23cm transverter

QSO paths on 144.2, 1296 and 2403 MHz

2m 144.2 MHz , 23cm 1296.150 MHz and 13cm 2403.150 MHz QSOs

Furthest 23 cm 1296.150 MHz QSO is with VK1AD/2 at Mt Mundoonen 102 km north-west

Extract of VK1AD SOTA Activator Log:  Mt Cowangerong VK2/ST-001 18 May 19 UTC

Summit to Summit QSOs:  Andrew VK1DA/2 at Mt Cowangerong 104 km, Al VK1RX/P at Mt Stromlo 58 km, Bill VK1MCW at Mt Ainslie 56 km and Tony VK1VIC at Mt Foxlow 17 km.

Time Call Band Mode Notes
22:04z VK1MCW/P 144MHz SSB QF44NR Bill s59 r58 S2S VK1/AC-040
22:06z VK2COW 144MHz SSB QF44OX Dimitris s58 r58
22:07z VK1RX/P 144MHz SSB QF44MQ Al s59 r59 S2S VK1/AC-043
22:11z VK1MT 144MHz SSB QF44NM Matt s58 r57
22:15z VK1DO 144MHz SSB QF44PO Chris s59 r59
22:22z VK1KW 1240MHz SSB QF44MT Rob s57 r58
22:24z VK1RX/P 1240MHz SSB QF44MQ Al s59 r59 S2S VK1/AC-043
22:27z VK1MCW/P 1240MHz SSB QF44NR Bill s58 r58 S2S VK1/AC-040
22:29z VK1DO 1240MHz SSB QF44PO Chris s52 r55
22:36z VK1MT 1240MHz SSB QF44NM Matt s52 r52
22:44z VK1RX/P 2.3GHz SSB QF44MQ Al s59 r59 S2S VK1/AC-043 58 km
22:48z VK1MCW/P 2.3GHz SSB QF44NR Bill s53 r54 S2S VK1/AC-040 56 km
23:05z VK1RX 1240MHz SSB QF44MQ Al s58 r59 S2S VK1/AC-043
23:11z VK1DA/P 1240MHz SSB QF45ME Andrew s58 r59 S2S VK2/ST-053 104 km
23:21z VK1NAM/P 1240MHz SSB QF45ME Andrew s58 r59 S2S VK2/ST-053
23:26z VK1VIC/2 144MHz FM QF44QK Tony s59 r59 S2S VK2/ST-010
23:55z VK1MA 144MHz FM QF44MT Matt s56 r42