Monday, July 28, 2025

Portable operation from Palm Cove, Cairns

Just returned from a few days in Australia's far north. In contrast to the cold and wet here in Victoria, it was around 26C and very pleasant in the pool.


Each morning I walked along the beach and watched the sun come up.


Our unit had a small outdoor area and naturally I took enough gear to set up a WSPR station. Seen here with a long G&T for scale.


My antenna was far from ideal but I did hear some stations.


The QMX is excellent for this task and I can also recommend the Z-match tuner which can match almost any old bit of wire.

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