VK5PAS

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VK100AF

Posted: 21 Mar 2021 07:59 PM PDT
https://vk5pas.org/2021/03/22/vk100af/



On Sunday 14th March 2021 and Monday 15th March 2021, Marija VK5MAZ and I
operated as VK100AF, for the 100 year anniversary of the Royal Australian
Air Force (RAAF).








We made a total of 321 QSOs on 10,15, 20, 40, & 80m SSB.




This included 13 different DXCC entities.








Countries worked were as follows:-



AustraliaCanadaFijiHawaiiHungaryIrelandItalyJapanN ew
ZealandPhilippinesSouth Cook IslandsSpainUnited States of America.




This was down by about 21 countries from our time as VI100AF a few days
earlier. Conditions on the 20m band were very poor. So bad, that the ANZA
DX Net closed early on Sunday. Just a handful of Europeans were worked on
the 20m band on the longpath on Sunday. We did manage some Europe contacts
on 40m using our rotary dipole and just 100 watts.








The majority of our contacts, a total of 273, were with Australian
amateurs VK1, VK2, Vk3, VK4, VK5, VK6, VK7, and VK8.








We logged 23 Japanese stations on 15m and 10m.








The big surprise of the 2 days using the special call, was to be called by
Alan K7ACZ in Nevada on the 80m band. Initially Marija and I thought it
was a VK7 in Tasmania, but we were very suprised when an American voice
came back to say we were 5/5 in Nevadsa.








Thank you to everyone who called. We will next be on air as VK100AF on
Friday 23rd April 2021 and Saturday 24th April 2021. We hope to get you in
the log.