Initial Posting:
Proposed Australia (VK) to EU
Microwave DX Expedition, June/July 2015.
Following our visit to the popular Friedrichshafen Hamfest in 2014,
Australian Amateurs… Alan – VK3XPD and David – VK5KK in conjunction with
Wolfgang – OE4WOG and “friends” decided we would participate in a VK – EU,
DX Expedition in 2015. This idea was born over Dinner in a local
Friedrichshafen Restaurant, June 2014.
So, once again, David and I will be attending the 2015 Friedrichshafen
Hamfest over the weekend of June 26 & 27th. This time however, we will
also be bringing with us “portable” Transverters for various Microwave and
Millimetre Wave Bands. In the week following the Hamfest, it is our desire
to work as many EU stations as possible… on as many Bands as possible from
OE, DM, F, HB, I and depending on the Propagation, to other more distance
countries.
Our Operating “window” will also include the popular “European 3rd Sub
Regional Contest”... better known as the VHF Field Day on the weekend of
July 4th and 5th, 2015.
By necessity due to our International travel, the Portable RF gear we
bring will generally be QRP. We will however have GPS Locked capabilities
for our Transverters on 23cm (2 Watts), 10 GHz (1 watt), 24 GHz (1 Watt),
47 GHz (25 mW), 76 GHz and 122 GHz. The latter will be “bare” Mixers
feeding a 250mm Dish. We will also have 2 Metres and 70 cms (5 Watts) from
our FT-817 IF Radio’s. Wolfgang has investigated/suggested several
Operating sites. These are both high Mountains in Austria - Pfaender Mt.
in JN47VM, Elevation 1.064 metres ASL and Zugspitze Mt. in JN57LK,
Elevation 2.962 metres ASL.
So… to summarise our proposed DX Expedition :
OPERATORS : Alan – VK3XPD and David – VK5KK.
DATES : Monday, June 29th through to Sunday, July 5th, 2015.
BANDS : 2 Metres, 70 cms, 23 cms, 10 GHz, 24 GHz, 47 GHz, 76 GHz and 122
GHz.
OPERATING SITES : Pfaender Mt. and Zugspitze Mt.
We will be Posting more specific details to the usual Forums and Websites
progressively in 2015.
We would welcome any comments or questions you may have regarding our
proposed DX Expedition.
Thank you.
Alan – VK3XPD, David – VK5KK, Wolfgang – OE4WOG and friends.
Email To:
Alan, VK3XPD
alandevlin@bigpond.com
Wolfgang, OE4WOG oe4wog@oevsv.at
Source:
http://mikrofale.iq24.pl/default.asp?grupa=197511&temat=407803&nr_str=1
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