Any MF in the TransTasman contest evening?

[ZL1BHD]

Greetings!

We're planning a large field day station for the 2015 TransTasman Contest (I think it's 25 July).

We have the space to erect a fullsize coax-fed half wave dipole (probably even something larger) on the 630M band, and we're wondering who in VK or further afield might be interested in a little bit of best-effort MF DX that weekend. Not often we get the opportunity to build antennas this large.

I emailed the Contest organisers and suggested they have a 630m section as well - to encourage this type of "spend three days stringing a massive dipole across a valley" type antennas.

I think it'd be fun. I don't know if we'll get it this year, but there's plenty of time.



Steve
ZL1BHD Contesting Group

[VK3HJ]

That should give me time to build that 630 m transmitter for which I have all the parts - and the motivation to get it built!

I will be looking for 2-way CW contacts on the band when I am QRV.

My transmitting antenna will be my 160 m band top loaded vertical, with which I have already had a few contacts on 630 m.

Do keep prompting, or another two years will pass!

73,
Luke VK3HJ

[VK3IH]

Did you put up the 630m band dipole? Have you put one up before? How did it operate in comparison to other variations / verticals etc?

Thinking of putting up a transmitting dipole full size with or without bends in the legs for 472Khz probably fairly low but with up to 20m height at the ends.

Any advice appreciated.

Paul
VK3IH