VK0DS APRS reports as of 12th September, 2024

 last APRS reports of VK0DS APRS reports as of 12th September, 2024

VK0DS - Davis Station, Antartica - update Feb 2024

 VK0DS - Davis Station, Antartica - update Feb 2024

some recent photos from field trip

VK0DS Davis Station, Antartica - 2metre WSJT EME - 10th Dec, 2023

 Dave VK0DS Activating 2metre WSJT EME from Davis Station, Antartica.
showing 2 way wsjt contacts on 2 metres, Using Icom at 70 watts at antenna

Dave VK0DS / VK2JDS arriving at Davis Station (Antartica) on Saturday, 11th November, 2023

 Some Antartic photos from Dave VK0DS / VK2JDS arriving at Davis Station on Saturday, 11th Nov 2023 after cutting through much ice. Dave will operate on 2m EME, 23cm EME and HF as time permits between work duties over the next 14 or so months.

VK2JDS will be operating as VK0DS from Davis Station, Antartica across 2024

 VK2JDS will be operating as VK0DS from Davis Station, Antartica across  2024.

Dave will operate on 23cm EME digital, 2metre EME digital and HF across 2024

Watch for activity on HB9Q EME cluster.

VK Microwave groups

 some VK Microwave SHF groups :

VK3-Microwave@groups.io

https://groups.io/g/VK2-Microwave-Users-Group/topics

VK5KK microwave photos from WIA AGM Hahndorf 2017

these are the photos I took of David VK5KK's microwave equipment display,  held on the Open Day, as part of the WIA AGM weekend, 21st May, 2017,  located at the Hahndorf Oval.

David was operating  all bands from 1.2GHz through to 122GHz ,including the 10GHz EME station.

http://www.qsl.net/vk2kfj/vk5kk_microwave.html

GippsTech 2017 - 1st and 2nd July 2017

registrations for GippsTech are now open today, as it only 1 month away until its on again, 1st and 2nd July.
http://www.vk3bez.org/gippstech.html
I driving down again, taking 23cm and 9cm equipment for some live contacts on the weekend. Maybe 10GHz.

23cm EME portable activity - 2nd October 2015

VK2KFJ/p long weekend 23cm EME activity, all on JT65C, using 5 metre dish and 120w from QF46

2nd Oct 2015, 2205 utc, PA3CQE, Frans, JO21 Nederlands, -11dB 1296.064, Az 303deg, El 14deg, Doppler -770Hz

2nd Oct 2015, 2211 utc, VK5FA, Andy, QF95mm, -26dB, 1296.070, Az 301deg El 12.5deg, Doppler -3kHz

2nd Oct 2015, 2225 utc, UA9YLU,Victor, MO92hx, -13dB 1296.070, Az 300deg, El 10.6deg, Doppler -1.8khz

Mountaintop portable - Oct 2011

We went to QF46 from 2nd to 6th Oct, operated on 23cm EME WSJT, my first 23cm EME contact with Bruce PY2BS in Brazil. This is the 5m dish down at the house. Tim VK4TIM came down from Brisbane.

Also did some AE contacts on 144.200 morning sked, working VK1, VK3 and VK4 over a couple days, using the 8el 2m yagi, FT-221 with Tono amp, giving approx 60w PEP, need to get some more drive from the FT-221 to get 300w PEP for next time. Contacts included VK1BG, VK1KW, VK3BJM, VK4OX, VK3DUT & VK3VFO on 144.200

And made contacts on 40m, 10m, plus worked Tim VK4TIM mobile2 on 52.525, as he approached from Dubbo to Orange, prior to that on the Coonabarabran rptr (146.800) whilst he mobile up past Gilgandra.
On 40m, worked club members VK2HL, VK2XE & VK3BQ/7on the 80m Loop antenna.
On 10m, worked T32C, I0KNQ plus others, 10m FM was useless, with wall-to-wall Indonesian fishing boats blocking most of that band, did hear a BY station on 29.600 a few times.

Did some work on antennas, added a few more basic antennas to the shed, e.g 2m 5/8th, 2m 1/4 wave, 70cm 1/4 wave for rptr usage. Fixed the 13.8v power distribution, for easier connection of xcvrs when working in the shed. New larger shed is planned.


More pics on the Flickr site. I still need to add the screenshots of the EME contact here.

great photo

Amazing pics of 3m dishes (for 23cm operation) by Bob VK2ABP, with TH-3 for HF in the background.
One dish for EME and one for terrestrial DXing.
The red glow is from the campfire.