After Blue Mountain, it was off to our next summit for Tuesday 21st November 2023, Point 756 Pyrenees VK3/ VS-018. The summit is about 29 km (by road) west of Avoca and about 211 km northwest of Melbourne.
Above:- Map showing the location of Point 756 Pyrenees. Image c/o Google Maps.
On our way to the summit, quite a few fallen trees were encountered, but fortunately, they proved no difficulty for the 4WD.
Point 756 Pyrenees is about 756 metres above sea level and is located in the Pyrenees Range.
Above:- An aerial view of Point 756 Pyrenees. Image c/o Google Maps.
It is worth 4 points for the Summits On The Air (SOTA) program. It has been activated a total of 16 times. (SOTA 2024)
We accessed the summit via Sanderson Track which runs off Main Break. We ran the Yaesu FT857, 40 watts, and the 20/40/80m linked dipole for this activation.
Marija worked the following stations on 20m SSB:-
- VK3DCQ
- VK4NH
- VK4DXA
- VK5FANA
- VK3PF
I worked the following stations on 20m SSB:-
- VK4TM
- VK4XCS
- VK4JT
- VK1AO
- VK2MET
- VK4NH
- VK4DXA
I worked the following stations on 40m SSB:-
- VK3DCQ
- VK4NH
- VK4DXA
- VK5FANA
- VK3PF
- VK1AO
- VK2MET
- VK1MA
- VK5KV
- VK3AN
- VK4EW
- VK2KJJ
- VK3SG
- VK5WF
References.
- http://www.sotadata.org.uk. (n.d.). Sotadata3. [online] Available at: https://www.sotadata.org.uk/en/summit/VK3/VS-018 [Accessed 4 Mar. 2024].
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