GippsTech 2019 post mortem

I went to GippsTech 2019 last weekend, drove down Friday,  left home at 5.30am, met up with others collectively at different stages of trip, had breakfast with Steve VK2XDE, Garry VK2KYP and Roger VK2ZRH at Maccas Exceter,  then  continued on to Canberra, where Lindsay VK2AMV, Bob VK2AOR, Brad VK2NMZ met us at a servo in Hume, continued on to Cooma with Dave VK2JDS and Gary VK2GLJ and Rex VK2AZG close behind, we did rendevous in Cooma, bumped into VK2QV on his way to ski fields. Then we travelled in convoy of 5 cars through to Morwell via Nimmitabel, Bombala, stopping for lunch at Cann River, we kept in touch car to car on 2metre simplex, as well as doing some HF on 40metres. Weather was pretty wet crossing VK3 to Morwell.

Met up with everyone else at Morwell Friday night, then at the conference on Saturday. Some great lectures again,  10GHZ EME, reference locking rigs, GPDSO stability and locking  Grid Square accuracy for portable operation, the VK5 Road Trip  to VK3,1,2,4.  Saturday night dinner and Sunday morning continuation of lectures.  Sunday was still raining so we could not do the usual microwave party on local hills after lunch, so we retired to local pub for drinks and dinner.

Monday morning left at 5am for trip home, very windy and raining, 4 cars travelling together again, breakie at Maccas Bairnsdale, morning tea at Cann River, weather fined up crossing border into VK2, lunch in Canberra before we split off heading to our respective QTH's.

Overall, 12 hours travelling Sydney to Morwell, about 10 hours actual driving.

Can't wait to do it again next year.

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