2021 VK SHIRES All SoapBox
vk1dd.log
SOAPBOX: THANKS TO THE ORGANISERS AND EVERYONE I TALKED TO. I WASN’T ON FOR
SOAPBOX: LONG, BUT IT WAS FUN REGARDLESS
vk2mt.log
SOAPBOX: AS PER PREVIOUS VK SHIRES, OPERATED PORTABLE FROM THE BACK PADDOCK
SOAPBOX: OF A SHEEP FARM 20KLMS NE OF GRENFELL NSW. MINUS DEGREE
SOAPBOX: TEMPERATURES, BUT NOTHING A BIG CAMPFIRE & SOME GOOD RED WINE
SOAPBOX: COULDN’T FIX.
SOAPBOX: RIG: IC-7100
SOAPBOX: ATU: AH-4
SOAPBOX: ANT: G5RV ON 10M POLE
SOAPBOX: GOOD BAND CONDITIONS WITH NO STORM QRN. THANKS TO ORGANISER TRENT.
SOAPBOX: CATCH YOU ALL NEXT YEAR!
vk2yw.log
SOAPBOX: ANOTHER GOOD TIME WAS HAD. A VERY FRIENDLY CONTEST. I WONDER IF WE
SOAPBOX: MIGHT LOOK AT INCLUDING NZ?
vk3lsn.log
SOAPBOX: THANKS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO TRY SOME NEW SKILLS.
vk4hh.log
SOAPBOX: MANUALLY COMBINED LOGS
SOAPBOX: NOT AS MUCH ACTIVITY THIS YEAR. SOME ZLS SUGGESTED ADDING ZL SHIRES NEXT YEAR.
vk4jaz.log
SOAPBOX: I WAS USING MY ELECRAFT KX1 AT 1W WITH AN END FED WIRE ANTENNA. I
SOAPBOX: WAS ACTIVE ON MOUNT COOT-THA.
vk4vo.log
SOAPBOX: LAST TIME IN SHIRES WAS 2017 FROM VK3. THIS YEAR FROM VK4, CONDX
SOAPBOX: WERE PRETTY GOOD. ABSOLUTELY HAD A BLAST!!!! GREAT CONTEST, THANKS
SOAPBOX: FOR EVERYONE WHO PARTICIPATED, THANKS TRENT, AND THANKS MIKE VK3AVV
SOAPBOX: FOR A GREAT BIT OF KIT IN THE VKCL SOFTWARE.
vk5rs.log
SOAPBOX: THANK YOU! IT WAS GOOD FUN 🙂
vk6flab.log
SOAPBOX: OPERATED ROVER FROM 00:00 TO 09:00, IN ADDITION TO THE STATIONS IN
SOAPBOX: LOG, ALSO HEARD, BUT WAS UNABLE TO WORK ONLY A FEW OTHER STATIONS.
SOAPBOX: VK4VO, VK2YW, VK3MH, VK6FD, VK4HH, VK4SN, VK6BSA
SOAPBOX: IN ADDITION TO THE SHIRES IN THE LOG, ALSO OPERATED IN EF6 AND NL6.
SOAPBOX: ACTIVATED FM6 TWICE FROM DIFFERENT LOCATIONS. WE HAVE GPS LOGS AND
SOAPBOX: PHOTOS FOR VALIDATION PURPOSES.
SOAPBOX: CONDITIONS WERE POOR AND EXTREMELY VARIABLE, UNLIKE ANYTHING EVER SEEN
SOAPBOX: HEARD TWO STATIONS ON 80M, BUT NO CALLS. NO VK STATIONS HEARD ON ANY
SOAPBOX: OTHER BAND.
SOAPBOX: USED MULTI-TAP WHIP MOUNTED TO BULL-BAR OF LANDCRUISER WITH IC-7000.
SOAPBOX: DRIVER WAS THOMAS VK6VCR, VERY MUCH APPRECIATED HIS NAVIGATION.
SOAPBOX: LOGGING WAS DONE ON PAPER – SHOCK-HORROR – AND WAS THE VERY LEAST OF
SOAPBOX: THE CHALLENGES. AT ONE POINT WE FEARED THE STATION WAS FAULTY, BUT THEN
SOAPBOX: I WORKED CATHERINE IN VK7 AND ALL WAS WELL WITH THE WORLD.
SOAPBOX: START TIME WAS INCONVENIENT, DATE WAS WORSE WITH YB AND YC STATIONS ALL
SOAPBOX: OVER 40M. RECOMMEND SELECTING A DATE WITHOUT AN INDONESIAN CONTEST ON
SOAPBOX: THE SAME DAY.
SOAPBOX: ALSO, WHEN CAN I LOOK FORWARD TO RECEIVING MY WINNER AWARD FOR 2016?
vk7ham.log
SOAPBOX: THANKS ENJOYED THE CONTEST.
vk7jgd.log
SOAPBOX: THANKS FOR CONTEST AGAIN SHIRES IS ALLWAYS GOOD FUN FOLLOWING THE
SOAPBOX: PROPAGATION.CHEERS ALL GARRY VK7JGD
vk7zbx.log
SOAPBOX: FIRST TIME IN THE VK SHIRES. GREAT FUN. STATION NEEDS MORE WORK 🙂
Trent
VK4TS
PO Box 275
Mooloolaba 4557
0408497550