This summit is very easy to find in Canberra, as it has a large communications tower on top, Telstra Tower. View of it from the car park.
I also wanted to activate Black Mountain Nature Reserve for WWFF so headed down from the car park into the scrub. The car park is not in the park. Set up in my usual spot on a minor walking track heading down to the North of the car park. There is an old gate post that serves for squid pole support
First set up on 2 m with my 2 m jpole ribbon antenna. Shack on the tarp
Not long after setting up, heard Aaron VK1LAJ with a strong signal on 146.500 FM, worked him easily.
After Aaron had worked his callers put out some calls of my own. Worked
VK1MA Matt
VK1HAM Mat
VK1MCW Bill
VK1MIC Wade
VK1KW Rob
VK1FLEX Drew.
Most quite strong. After calls on 2 m ended set up the linked dipole, first on 80 m to get the locals.
I tested the 80 m dipole SWR using my new RigExpert 230 stick, a bit low in resonant frequency but okay for use. Its usually resonant around 7.100 Mhz but was showing 3.486 Mhz.
Went on to work on 80 m
VK3PF Peter
VK1DW Deanne
VK3SQ Geoff
A summit to summit with Gerard VK2IO/p on VK2/HU-080 Summit Point near Newcastle.
VK3ARH Allen
When I switched the links to 40 m, found why the SWR was a bit out, I had forgotten to tie up one leg of the dipole 😐 The end was just lying on the ground... Still seemed to work though.
On 40 m worked
VK4TJ John
VK1DW Deanne
VK1MA Matt
ZL1BYZ John
ZL1WA Jacky
Seeing New Zealand was coming in on 40 m, went to 20 m to make it easier for them. Worked
ZL1SKL Soren
VK1MA Matt
ZL3JD Phil
ZL3RIK Rick.
Signals quite good on 20m.
As lunch time packed up and headed back home. The summit is only about a 15 minute drive from home.
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