Time to test VHF antennas...

Thursday, Oct 01. 

Last antenna will be fixed and can be tested.

So, what we have on the tower:

144 MHz, 12 el. DK7ZB Long Yagi
432 MHz, 18 el. YU7EF Long Yagi

1296 MHz, 47 el. DJ9YW Yagi

Friday, Oct 02.

An excellent Tropo conditions. Time to test antennas.

06:32  UTC. First DX QSO on 2m band - PA3BIY, distance 1156 km.

Two hours later: G4RRA, distance 1747 km. My best Tropo QSO on 2m band for ever!

423 MHz - OZ7JRL, distance 622 km.

During the day I did 41 QSO, mainly on 2m band. Not so bad :)

1296 MHz. Transverter is not ready, may be next time...