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"Just a group a guys who get together, have a few beers & make things happen!" - VK2DPG
Latitude 31° 57' SOUTH - Longitude 141° 26' EAST (QF08RB)
Local Operators - callsigns etc of the "locals"
Locally Operated Frequencies - where to find us (give us a call!), Photo's also, if you're game :-)
Broken Hill Tourist Information - "Gateway to the Outback"
- Scenes from around Broken Hill - taken by VK2CA & VK1TX
Great Circle Map Centered on Broken Hill- range circles set at 2000km
Scanner Frequencies -Broken Hill Area - Comprehensive Listing! (over 250 listed!)
2m Repeater- VK2RBH - (Voice) Pictures of the VK2RBH site
- RX (Input) - 146.400
- TX (Output) - 147.000 (15w)
- Operated on a Philips FM828 (Modified for repeater use)
- 3 Cavities RX
- 2 Cavities TX
- Separate Omni-directional antennas (100' RX, 50' TX)
- Sited at 400m AMSL (Above Mean Sea Level)
Entire Site powered by 4 * 60 Watt solar panels, feeding 8 * 100+ Amp/Hr solar batteries.
Latitude 32° 14' SOUTH - Longitude 149° 32' EAST (QF47SS)
Mudgee-Gulgong Tourism- Excellent
Mid West Regional Council - local Gov. and tourism info
Great CircleMap Centered on Mudgee -range circles set at 2000km
2m Repeater- VK2RYL-(Voice) - courtesy of VK2YOS -Tom
- RX (Input) - 147.825
- TX (Output) - 147.225 (60w)
- Sited at 983m AMSL (Above Mean Sea Level)
- Linked via 70cm to VK2RAG at Somersby - IRLP node 6060
VK2CA & VK1TX - World Tour 2002
UK Section
VK2CA & VK1TX - World Tour 2002
USA Section
Allan at Muscle Beach nr Venice Beach in Los Angeles CA | Allan with Hollywood sign waaaaay in the background | ||
Tex VK1TX & Gary N3SJL in Washington | Allan VK2CA & Gary N3SJL in Washington | ||
VK2CA getting my cards checked at ARRL booth at Dayton (258 to check - I was there a while..Hi) | VK1TX doing the same (#311 confirmed is why he is smiling!) | ||
VK2CA standing at the entrance to one of the pavilions (there were 5 of them!) | In amongst the crowd you can make out the Cushcraft display | ||
Some portable stations setup outside the Dayton Hara arena | Just some of the crowd in the acres of flea markets in the arena car park (these guys in the pic are serious backpackers! no woosie H/T's for these guys...Hi) | ||
John & Ed enjoying some of the Dayton weather (Tex says thanks for the bed guys). Cora N3SJJ is sitting in our transport from Washington (thanks Cora). | VK2CA with Jack Lennox from DXBase at Dayton (thanks for a great logging program Jack) | ||
Yes that's a B52 inside this hangar! There are three hangars and more to see at the Airforce Museum in Dayton after the Hamvention you MUST see this place!! | VK2CA with Doc K9JJR at his house in Kentucky (thanks for everything Doc & Marion, say hi to Shirley) | ||
Would you believe this is a horse stable? They really look after their horses in Kentucky! | Now this is a ute!! (Just couldn't talk Shirley out of it) | ||
Outside the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville TN | I've been to Graceland....just call me Al.... | ||
Space Centre in Hunstville Alabama. They make rockets big over here :-) If you look close you will see me.... | Found this place by accident! You just never know what you will see roaming around the US :-) | ||
VK2CA at the entrance to the Jack Daniels Distillery. What a cool place, but no you cant sample the product as Moore county is a "Dry" county ie: no consumption of alcohol allowed!! Only in America....... | Sammy our guide to JD's standing in front of the stream all there water comes from. | ||
"Pardon me boy.....is that the Chattanooga Choo Choo?" | The Georgia Four. L-R Doc AF4MI, Allan VK2CA, Tex VK1TX and Carlton KU4UC at Carlton's house in Fort Valley GA | ||
Allan & Tex paddling in the Atlantic near Tybee Lighthouse in Savannah GA. (it's a touristy kinda thing to do!) | Allan and Doc (AF4MI) and Tex at Docs house nr Savannah GA | ||
Allan on River St in Savannah Georgia | Squirrel's are everywhere! | ||
Oscar K1IYD and Casey at Oscars apartment in Florida | Chet KE4ISM at his station in Florida - thanks for the great meal! | ||
Allan & Winston KD4NKW at the entrance to EPCOT at Disneyworld in Orlando FL. | Photographic evidence that Tex is shorter than two Chipmunks!! | ||
STS-111 ready to go at the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida | Tex with our hire car - over 2000 trouble free miles and a load of fun to boot! |
Scenes from around Broken Hill
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VK2CA
HF Log Books
Countries |
160m |
80m |
40m |
30m |
20m |
17m |
15m |
12m |
10m |
Total |
SSB |
CW |
PSK31 |
FT8 |
RTTY/Dig |
DXCC Challenge |
Worked |
36 |
134 |
222 |
257 |
328 |
295 |
296 |
251 |
248 |
338 |
333 |
313 |
104 |
200 |
275 |
2070 |
Confirmed** |
32 |
132 |
212 |
252 |
319 |
288 |
293 |
238 |
238 |
338 |
333 |
312 |
81 |
195 |
268 |
2006 |
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