50MHz MS condx were down, but showed great promise.

Whilst the only completed Q was with Brad VK2QO @ 2043z (RS51), many very short and intense pings and burns were heard. On many occassions pings lifted both Frank VK7DX and Joe VK7JG to RS55 for part or whole of their CQ calls.

Tomorrow's another day... and hopefully a few completed Qs!

Been a couple of weeks since I was in the shack.... and on Saturday morning I wasn't rewarded with great condx. A very quiet morning on 50MHz MS. Only a few weak scatter signals heard from Brad VK2QO and Frank VK7DX.... but nothing that supported a completed Q.

Whilst today's 50MHz MS was a little better than yesterday, it didn't deliver any completed Q's. Heard this morning were Frank VK7DX @ 2007z (RS51), Brad VK2QO @ 2017z (RS51) and VK2QO again @ 2019z (RS54).

Brad VK2QO has said that February would be a poor month for 50MHz MS... and today proved him right!

No beacons, no stations heard!

What started as a slow morning with few meteor enhancements providing regular short pings, ended up delivering some strong and effective burns that enabled a few completed Qs to occur.

Worked were Brad VK2QO @ 2006z (RS57), Norm VK3DUT @ 2006z (RS57) and VK2QO again @ 2009z (RS57).

Heard throughout this mornings session were: Wayne VK4WTN @ 1955z (RS51) on ground-wave; and Frank VK7DX regularly (RS51) but never long enough to complete.

A very quiet morning for 50MHz MS - only the VK2RSY beacon heard.

After 10 years at this QTH, I've finally decided to get my 12 element 144MHz and 26 element 432MHz DL6WU yagi's onto a tower and get active (albeit selectively) on these bands.

The 432MHz yagi driven element and feed were replaced earlier today (as per the photo's below).

The 144MHz yagi will be done soon!

A poor start to 50MHz MS today. Few pings received and no Qs completed. Brad VK2QO was heard @ 2057z (RST539).

Reports of my TX's were received from Frank VK7DX @ 1944z (RS51) and then by Brad VK2QO @ 2015z (RS51).