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Last week we made a pilgrimage to one of my favourite places -
Arkaroola in the northern Flinders Rages. This was also a
shakedown test for our most recent 4WD vehicle, and its HF
installation.<br>
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Essentially I used the same equipment as in the previous vehicle (ex
farm ute), but the installation was modified extensively to meet the
complexities of the new vehicle. My thanks go to Gordon (VK4VP)
for his generous advice on the installation in his Pajero; his radio
rack was one of the details which I copied very closely.<br>
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I am happy to say that it worked well. All credit for this of
course is due to those generous amateurs in several states who run a
HF Igate station on 30 metres. My thanks to each and every one of
you. Without your generous support, my experiments would have been
futile. The list for the last day (trip home) is <a
href="http://www.db0anf.de/app/aprs/stations/mobile-VK5ATN-8?date=2015-08-15">here</a>.
Other days can be discovered from the same page.<br>
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The station is a IC-706 remotely mounted @ 40 watts, a TT3 with a
Garmin GPS18 on the roof (a crud generator - but it works). The
antenna is a Mobile One 5 ft heavy duty whip for 27MHz rewound for
30 metres mounted on the bull bar. <br>
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Arkaroola can be recommended for scenery and (if you choose) 4WD
challenges. There is no mobile phone coverage at all, they have a
UHF CB repeater, and an excellent internet facility is now available
for considerate use for a very nominal fee. Besides, the HF
spectrum is so quiet up there (after what I have here in the
township) that there is immediate temptation to move there
permanently. <br>
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73 and thanks again,<br>
Terry<br>
VK5ATN <br>
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