23CM BAND

BAND STATUS ANTENNA ANTENNA HEIGHT RIG EIRP FEEDER
23CM - 1296 MHz DECOMISSIONED 2018 3.8m Mesh Dish 30dBi 40 ft Kuhne Transverter 570 kW LDF 7-50

Operational Status : DECOMMISSIONED 2018

Comments :  Due to the lack of stations and activity in Australia on the 23cm band, this part of the station is now decommissioned. 

                             This station could easily extend the current 23cm band Australian distance record. But there are no stations in Western Australia that operate this band and thus no contacts can be completed at this time. 
                            There are also no beacons in suitable locations. A very sad and frustrating situation. USE IT OR LOOSE IT. Now its gone.

Simplex Contacts :

VK5BC/p, Brian, Corny Point, SA, SSB, 912 km - 15.01.11

VK5NY, Roger, McLaren Flat, SA, SSB, 770 km - 20.02.06

VK5TH, Trevor, Victor Harbour, SA, SSB, 769 km - 04.12.09

VK5GF, Jeff, Victor Harbour, SA, SSB, 764 km - 7.01.08

VK5BC, Brian, Barossa Valley, SA, SSB, 764 km - 28.01.10

VK5AKK, Phil, Adelaide SA, SSB, 760 km - Jan 2007

VK5ZK, Garry, Goolwa, SA, SSB, 754 km - 28.01.10

VK5PJ, Peter, Barossa Valley SA, SSB, 735 km - Jan 2007

VK5DK, Colin, Mt Gambier, SA, SSB, 627 km - 02.02.06

VK5LA, Andy, Winkie, SA, SSB, 604 km - 23.09.10

 

PLEASE NOTE, ONLY SIMPLEX CONTACTS BEYOND 300 km ARE LISTED

EARTH MOON EARTH :

G4CCH, Howard, England, JT65 - 16,783 km @ -13dB

RD3DA, Yuri, Russia, JT65 - 14,358 km @ -20dB

DJ9YW, Heinrich, Germany, JT65 - 16,210 km @ -17dB

DF3RU, Karl, Germany, JT65 - 16,298 km @ -18dB

Above : view looking SW from the 1296 dish.

 

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