Amateur radio station VK0JJJ at Mawson Station consists of a Flex 5000A (SDR) transceiver, Emtron DX-2SP linear amplifier, MFJ - 986 Tuner, Heil PR-781 desk mic & Heil Pro Set Elite headset and a Terminated sloping triangle antenna.
I traveled to the Australian Antarctic Station "Mawson" by the ice breaker Aurora Australis arriving 5th February 2013 as an expeditioner on the 66th Australian National Antarctic Research Expedition. (ANARE) I will be wintering at Mawson Station for approximately twelve months, then returning to Australia around February / March 2014. My usual call is VK6JJJ and my QTH is Perth, Western Australia.
TIME ZONE UTC +5:00
Grid square - MC12kj
I will be active on bands160m to 6m. I have installed a 6m propagation beacon to monitor openings, kindly donated by David N3DB Secretary / Treasurer of The 6 Meter Beacon Project inc.
http://www.6meterbeaconproject.org/
Modes will be SSB phone,CW, digital modes, Satellite & 6m EME
Equipment;
Rig- Flex 5000A (SDR)
160m - 10m @ 1000 watts
160m - 10m Amplifier Emtron DX-2sp
6m - 400 watts
6m Beacon antenna - 2 x M2HO loops
6m beacon frequency 50.300 MHz
6m beacon power 280 watts EIRP
6m beacon call sign VK0RTM
6m antenna - 5 element yagi (M2 6M5XHP) 12m ASL, 6m AGL ***FIRST EME CONTACTS FROM MAWSON G8BCG, SM7FJE, SM7AED***
160 - 10m antenna - terminated sloping triangle (100m x 100m x 80m & 19mH)
160 - 40m antenna - 34m Vertical ****GETTING NICE SIGNALS INTO EU****
Satellite - 2m/70cm - Arrow antenna
QSL manager Jon Utley K7CO
Refere to K7CO for postal details
USA stations send an SASE or cover postage to receive a card, any one outside of the USA send 2 green stamps or an IRC.
A commemorative coin will also be made available for purchase. Refer to K7CO for further details.
My contact details have been made available to a select few operators on vklogger http://www.vklogger.com/and any 6m beacon openings from Mawson station (50.300MHz) should be posted on the vklogger and these selected few operators can make contact with me and if I am available I will come on air on 50.110MHz.
Regards,
Craig
VK0JJJ
6m Beacon VK0RTM antennas - 2 x M2 HO loops
6m Beacon VK0RTM antennas - 2 x M2 HO loops
Sloping triangle antennas on the left and 34m vertical antenna on the right
commemorative coin
Please contact QSL manager Jon Utley K7CO to purchase coin
