VK3AT Radio Log
Introduction
One of my nerdy hobbies is radio, and I’ve been keeping a log of the contacts I’ve made over the airways which I periodically publish on this page.
Log
| Date Time | Frequency | Call | Their signal | My signal | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-09 16:58 | 7.144.00 | VK3TUN | 5/7 | 5/9 | Dave doing SOTA. |
| 2025-05-03 14:40 | 28.490.00 | VK6ZCV | 5/9 | SWL | Con. |
| 2025-04-30 16:41 | 146.450.00 | VK3LE | 5/9 | 5/9 | |
| 2025-04-30 16:40 | 7.105.00 | VK80MAN | 5/9+10 | 5/9+ | Joe and Julie operating a special event callsign operating for 24 hours to remember a humanitarian event at the end of world war two, when a food drop took place in the Netherlands. |
| 2025-04-30 16:40 | 7.105.00 | VK3VIN | 5/9 | SWL | |
| 2025-04-27 | 7.184.00 | VK3KV | 5/3 | ||
| 2025-04-27 | 7.144.00 | VK3ZSC | 5/9 | 5/4 | Graham operating in the park VKFF2224. Running a XG90 at 20w into an end-fed inverted-V |
| 2025-04-27 | 28.560.90 | VK6ANC | 5/3 | SWL | |
| 2025-04-27 | 7.165.00 | VK3PF | 5/9 | 5/9 | Peter operating in the part VKFF5624. Running an IC705 at 10w |
| 2025-04-27 | 14.305.00 | VK4DTF | 5/8 | 5/3 | |
| 2025-04-25 | 7.090.00 | VK3OAK | 5/5 | 5/3 | Malcolm |
| 2025-03-30 | 7.123.00 | VK2YW | 5/9-035 | 5/9-269 | |
| 2025-03-30 | 7.169.00 | VK2EZF/H | 5/9-034 | 5/9-210 | |
| 2025-03-30 | 7.146.00 | VK7C/P | 5/9-033 | 5/9-337 | |
| 2025-03-30 | 7.085.00 | VK2RT/P | 5/9-022 | 5/9-278 | |
| 2025-03-29 | 7.150.00 | VK4IZ/P | 5/9-021 | 5/9-201 | |
| 2025-03-29 | 7.189.99 | VK4WIT/P | 5/9-020 | 5/9-039 | |
| 2025-03-29 | 7.184.00 | VK1JP/P2 | 5/9-019 | 5/9-241 | |
| 2025-03-29 | 7.166.45 | VK2TW/H | 5/9-018 | 5/9-200 | |
| 2025-03-29 21:46 | 7.172.00 | VK3TCM | 5/9-017 | 5/9-099 | |
| 2025-03-29 | 7.167.00 | VK2WW/H | 5/9-016 | 5/9-143 | |
| 2025-03-29 21:22 | 7.130.00 | VK7C/P | 5/9-015 | 5/9-254 | |
| 2025-03-29 | 7.175.00 | VK4DTS | 5/9-014 | 5/9-090 | |
| 2025-03-29 | 7.171.00 | VK2EZF/H | 5/9-013 | 5/9-147 | |
| 2025-03-29 | 7.170.00 | V3UP/H | 5/9-012 | 5/9-014 | |
| 2025-03-29 | 7.145.00 | VK3PF/H | 5/9-011 | 5/9-127 | |
| 2025-03-29 | 7.160.00 | VK2AMW | 5/9-010 | 5/9-014 | |
| 2025-03-29 | 7.150.00 | VK1JP/P | 5/9-009 | 5/9-106 | |
| 2025-03-29 | 7.150.00 | VK4KR | 5/9-008 | 5/9-022 | |
| 2025-03-29 | 7.150.00 | VK7ZLB | 5/9-007 | 5/9-036 | |
| 2025-03-29 | 7.150.00 | V7AAJ/P | 5/9-006 | 5/9-017 | |
| 2025-03-29 | 7.150.00 | V7AJP/P | 5/9-005 | 5/9-022 | |
| 2025-03-29 | 7.150.00 | V7DW/P | 5/9-004 | 5/9-038 | |
| 2025-03-29 | 7.155.00 | VK3OAK | 5/7 | 5/9 | Malcom, Parks Station |
| 2025-03-29 | 7.183.00 | VL4R | 5/9-002 | 5/9-038 | |
| 2025-03-29 | 7.165.00 | VK3XV | 5/9-001 | 5/9–149 | |
| 2025-03-23 | 28.516.00 | BV5OO | 5/5 | 5/5 | |
| 2025-03-23 07:30 | 7.146.00 | DL1DGS | 5/7 | 5/7 | Serg. Running 700w |
| 2025-04-03 | 7.122.00 | VK3ADI | 5/7 | SWL | Sundowner Net |
| 2025-04-03 | 7.122.00 | VK3GSR | 5/9 | SWL | Sundowner Net |
| 2025-04-03 | 7.122.00 | VK2XO | 5/5 | 5/7 | Sundowner Net |
| 2025-04-03 | 7.122.00 | VK2JKM | 5/9 | SWL | Sundowner Net |
| 2025-04-03 | 7.122.00 | VK4HOC | 1/4 | SWL | Sundowner Net |
| 2025-04-03 | 7.122.00 | VK3DJB | 5/9+10 | SWL | Sundowner Net |
| 2025-04-03 | 7.122.00 | VK2FALL | 5/5 | SWL | Sundowner Net |
| 2025-04-03 | 7.122.00 | VK5MRS | 5/9+10 | SWL | Sundowner Net |
| 2025-04-03 | 7.122.00 | VK4JBA | 5/5 | SWL | Sundowner Net |
| 2025-04-03 | 7.122.00 | VK2VLD | 5/9+20 | SWL | Sundowner Net |
| 2025-04-03 | 7.122.00 | VK3BSF | 5/9+20 | SWL | Sundowner Net |
| 2025-04-03 | 7.122.00 | VK2DMW | 5/9 | SWL | Sundowner Net |
| 2025-04-03 | 7.122.00 | VK3SMW | 5/9 | 5/9 | Sundowner Net |
| 2025-04-03 19:30 | 7.122.00 | VK5MJ | 5/9+10 | SWL | Sundowner Net |
| 2025-03-01 | 7.093.00 | VK4WDT | 5/5-6 | 5/5-6 | |
| 2025-03-01 | 7.093.00 | VK2FIVE | 5/9 | 5/5 | |
| 2025-03-01 | 7.093.00 | VK4SRC | 4/5 | 5/5 | |
| 2025-02-26 | 7.167.00 | VK5FB | 5/9 | 5/9 | Bob. South of Adelaide. I-COM 7400 1/2 wave dipole. |
| 2025-02-25 | 7.122.00 | VK3SMW | 5/9 | 5/9 | Steve |
| 2025-02-25 | 7.122.00 | ZL3SV | 5/9+20 | 5/9+10 | Garry |
| 2025-02-25 | 7.122.00 | VK2BFC | 5/9 | 5/9 | |
| 2025-02-25 | 7.122.00 | VK5MJ | 5/9+10 | SWL | |
| 2025-02-25 | 7.122.00 | VK3MFE | 5/9+10 | SWL | Mark |
| 2025-02-25 | 7.122.00 | VK4JBA | 3/8 | SWL | |
| 2025-02-25 | 7.122.00 | VK7BZ | 5/9+20 | SWL | Rob |
| 2025-02-25 | 7.122.00 | VK2SO | 5/9+10 | 5/9 | Sargio |
| 2025-02-25 | 7.122.00 | VK2BFC | 5/9+10 | SWL | |
| 2025-02-25 | 7.122.00 | VK3GSR | 5/9+10 | SWL | |
| 2025-02-25 | 7.122.00 | VK3FABS | 2/7 | SWL | |
| 2025-02-01 | 7.156.00 | K5TR | 5/9-100 | 5/9-100 | ARRL DX Contest. Stations reporting signal and power. Both running 100w |
| 2025-02-01 | 7.136.00 | K3LR | 5/9-100 | 5/9-PA | ARRL DX Contest. Stations reporting signal and power. |
| 2025-02-25 | 7.122.00 | VK5MJ | 5/9+10 | SWL | |
| 2025-02-01 | 14.337.00 | 9A1P | 5/9-100 | 5/9-1kw | Running 1kw |
| 2025-02-01 | 14.215.00 | II2S | 5/7-100 | 5/9-500 | Running 500w |
| 2025-02-01 | 14.246.15 | OG1F | 5/9-100 | 5/9-? | |
| 2025-02-01 | 14.289.44 | HA3DX | 5/7 | 5/9-1kw | Running 1kw |
| 2021-11-27 17:01 | 144.150.00 | VK3OHM | 5/9 004 | 5/9 006 | VHF/UHF Contest 27 November 2021. QF22OE QF22LF. |
| 2021-11-27 16:56 | 144.150.00 | VK3TWO | 5/9 072 | 5/9 005 | VHF/UHF Contest 27 November 2021. QF22GO QF22LF. |
| 2021-11-27 16:49 | 144.200.00 | VK3DAE | 5/9 077 | 5/9 004 | VHF/UHF Contest 27 November 2021. QF22AH QF22LF. |
| 2021-11-27 16:45 | 144.150.00 | VJ3P | 5/9 033 | 5/9 003 | VHF/UHF Contest 27 November 2021. QF22MD QF22LF. |
| 2021-11-27 16:15 | 144.150.00 | VK3BNW | 5/9 028 | 5/9 002 | VHF/UHF Contest 27 November 2021. Luke! using the EMDR club callsign QF22ND QF22LF. |
| 2021-11-27 15:50 | 144.190.00 | VK3PI | 5/9 015 | 5/9 | VHF/UHF Contest 27 November 2021. For SOTA, not VHF / UHF - VC 040 QF22LF. |
| 2021-11-27 15:50 | 144.190.00 | VKL3J | 5/9 014 | 5/9 001 | VHF/UHF Contest 27 November 2021. VK QF22HP VKFF092 Mark!🙂 And his shiny new contest callsign QF22LF. |
| 29/08/2021 11:38 | 7.126.00 | VK7QP | 5/9 064? | 5/9 001 | ALARA Contest 29 August 2021. Linda. I think she gave me number 64 but didn’t have this log open and forgot as I was getting it up. |
| 15/08/2021 12:55 | 146.500.00 | VK2VRO | 5/9 001 | 5/9 001 | 22. Remembrance day Contest. |
| 15/08/2021 11:37 | 146.500.00 | VK3SN | 5/9 023 | 5/9 001 | 21. Remembrance day Contest. |
| 15/08/2021 11:25 | 146.500.00 | VK3CHI | 5/9 004 | 5/9 001 | 20. Remembrance day Contest. |
| 15/08/2021 10:26 | 7.170.00 | VK2ZG | 5/9 017 | 5/9 001 | 19. Remembrance day Contest. |
| 15/08/2021 08:13 | 7.177.00 | VK2YI | 5/9 012 | 5/9 001 | 18. Remembrance day Contest. |
| 15/08/2021 07:15 | 7.110.00 | VK4HH | 5/9 043 | 5/9 001 | 17. Remembrance day Contest. |
| 15/08/2021 07:12 | 7.163.00 | VK6NC | 5/9 040 | 5/9 001 | 16. Remembrance day Contest. |
| 15/08/2021 07:09 | 7.150.00 | VK4KW | 5/9 044 | 5/9 001 | 15. Remembrance day Contest. |
| 2021-08-14 19:19 | 3.616.00 | VK7GH | 5/9 015 | 5/9 001 | 14. Remembrance day Contest. |
| 2021-08-14 18:45 | 7.128.50 | VK6NC | 5/9 040 | 5/9 001 | 13. Remembrance day Contest. |
| 2021-08-14 16:13 | 7.110.00 | VK4HH | 5/9 043 | 5/9 001 | 12. Remembrance day Contest. |
| 2021-08-14 16:03 | 7.140.00 | VK4WIS | 5/9 055 | 5/9 001 | 11. Remembrance day Contest. |
| 2021-08-14 15:59 | 7.134.30 | VK4KW | 5/9 044 | 5/9 001 | 10. Remembrance day Contest. |
| 2021-08-14 15:53 | 7.130.00 | VK5ARG | 5/9 052 | 5/9 001 | I think this call was operated by VK5QL 9. Remembrance day Contest. |
| 2021-08-14 15:03 | 7.190.00 | VK2FO | 5/9 031 | 5/9 001 | 8. Remembrance day Contest. |
| 2021-08-14 14:57 | 7.167.00 | VK5PAS | 5/9 011 | 5/9 001 | Paul, 65 South East of Adelaide 7. Remembrance day Contest. |
| 2021-08-14 14:54 | 7.157.00 | VK7TW | 5/5 035 | 5/6 001 | 6. Remembrance day Contest. |
| 2021-08-14 14:44 | 7.144.00 | VK3ELM | 5/9 005 | 5/9 001 | 5. Remembrance day Contest. |
| 2021-08-14 14:37 | 7.115.00 | VK2DG | 5/9 017 | 5/9 001 | 4. Remembrance day Contest. |
| 2021-08-14 13:47 | 7.130.00 | VK2MT | 5/9 037 | 5/9 001 | 3. Remembrance day Contest. |
| 2021-08-14 13:31 | 7.175.00 | VK2EFM | 5/9 039 | 5/9 001 | Alan 2. Remembrance day Contest. |
| 2021-08-14 13:25 | 7.146.00 | VK7QP | 5/9 050 | 5/9 001 | 50 Years with a license 1. Remembrance day Contest. |
| 2021-01-11 18:33 | 21.250.00 | VK2IO | 4/4 | 2/2 | Gerard. He was running 12w on a doublet on a pole Gerard in VKFF-1984 working a Aus Park |
| 2021-01-10 10:45 | 146.500.00 | VK3CAT | 5/9 | 5/9 | Home QTH. Tony doing SOTA in Flinders peak. |
| 2021-01-09 19:16 | 7.090.00 | VK2FBKT | 2/0 | 5/5 | Mt Macedon (VK3/VC-007). Brian. Based in Wagga Wagga Sent him an email so that he has my address |
| 2021-01-09 19:08 | 146.450.00 | VK3CAT | 5/9 | 5/9+ | Mt Macedon (VK3/VC-007). |
| 2021-01-09 18:59 | 146.450.00 | VK3HP | 5/9 | 5/9+ | Mt Macedon (VK3/VC-007). Grant. Based in the Mornington peninsula. |
| 2021-01-09 18:55 | 146.450.00 | VK3EJ | 5/7 | 5/9+ | Mt Macedon (VK3/VC-007). |
| 2021-01-09 18:36 | 146.450.00 | VK2VRO | 5/8 | 5/9 | Mt Macedon (VK3/VC-007). |
| 2021-01-09 18:22 | 7.160.00 | VK2IO | 3/5 | 5/9 | Mt Macedon (VK3/VC-007). |
| 2021-01-09 16:00 | 146.450.00 | VK2VRO | 5/7 | 5/7 | Mt Cowbaw (VK3/VC-015). Joel |
| 2021-01-09 15:45 | 7.090.00 | VK1AD | 5/1 | 5/1 | Mt Cowbaw (VK3/VC-015). Andrew |
| 2021-01-09 15:43 | 7.090.00 | VK5MAZ | 3/3 | 5/1 | Mt Cowbaw (VK3/VC-015). |
| 2021-01-09 15:41 | 7.090.00 | VK5IS | 4/3 | 5/8 | Mt Cowbaw (VK3/VC-015). |
| 2021-01-09 15:35 | 7.090.00 | VK3PI | 3/8 | 5/1 | Mt Cowbaw (VK3/VC-015). Mark |
| 2021-01-09 15:38 | 7.090.00 | VK2IO | 4/3 | 5/9+ | Mt Cowbaw (VK3/VC-015). Gerard. |
| 2021-01-09 15:10 | 7.095.00 | VK3PT | 5/2 | 5/2 | Mt Cowbaw (VK3/VC-015). Perrin. Camping in Dado Operating an HF handheld, pedestrian! HT750 Radio Runs on AA batteries. |
| 2021-01-09 15:08 | 7.095.00 | VK3PF | 4/4 | 5/9 | SOTA Mt Cowbaw (VK3/VC-015) |
| 2021-01-09 15:04 | 7.095.00 | VK3SQ | 4/2 | 5/9 | SOTA Mt Cowbaw (VK3/VC-015). Jeff. NE - Beechworth |
| 2021-01-08 18:08 | 7.090.00 | VK2VRO | 5/4 | 5/9 | Black Rock Beach. |
| 2021-01-08 15:45 | 7.090.00 | VK1DA | 5/7 | 4/8 | Black Rock Beach. Ian. |
| 2021-01-08 14:20 | 7.090.00 | VK2VRO | 5/3 | 4/8 | Black Rock Beach. |
| 2021-01-07 18:21 | 7.xxx.xx | VK2VRO | 4/6 | 5/8 | Joel. Had just returned from the Grampians and picked him on on my small magnetic loop while it was still in the back seat of the car, on the way home. |
| 2021-01-07 12:24 | 7.125.00 | VK3ARH | 5/6 | 5/9 | SOTA Mt Zero (VW-020). |
| 2021-01-07 12:20 | 7.125.00 | VK3ANL | 4/7 | 5/9+ | SOTA Mt Zero (VW-020). Nick. Thanked him for getting me into SOTA :-) |
| 2021-01-07 12:17 | 7.125.00 | VK3ZPF | 5/5 | 5/9 | SOTA Mt Zero (VW-020). Peter. Based in Beacons field. |
| 2021-01-07 12:15 | 7.125.00 | VK3FSTU | 5/8 | 5/8 | SOTA Mt Zero (VW-020). Stuart. Based in Wombat State Forest. |
| 2021-01-07 12:12 | 7.125.00 | VK3PF | 4/5 | 5/8 | SOTA Mt Zero (VW-020). Peter |
| 2021-01-07 12:09 | 7.125.00 | VK3SQ | 3/1 | 5/9+ | SOTA Mt Zero (VW-020). |
| 2021-01-07 12:00 | 7.125.00 | VK3UCD | 5/8 | 5/9+ | SOTA Mt Zero (VW-020). David running 20w |
| 2021-01-04 | 7.117.00 | VK3WET | 3/2 | 5/8 | Grampians Motel. Justin. Did a lot of work to read me. He was struggling with noise at his QTH. I told him to come to the Grampians where it’s quiet! He was impressed with my running 6w on a loop and getting into Melbourne. |
| 2021-01-04 | 7.150.00 | VK3IO | 5/5 | 5/9 | Grampians Motel. Ron. He was running an FTDX 3000 Located East Side of Melbourne Not to be mistaken with VK2IO. |
| 2021-01-01 | 144.225 | VK2PI | 5/9 | 5/9 | Cragieburn hill. Mark. Had a good long chat about SOTA |
| 2021-01-01 14:10 | 144.200.00 | VK3ANL | 5/9 | 5/9 | Cragieburn hill. Nick Operating SOTA. Gave me lots of helpful SOTA information. He was running 5w. |
| 2021-01-01 | 7.105 | VK1DA | 5/4 | 4/3 | Cragieburn hill. Andrew. |
| 2021-01-01 | 7.090 | VK2IO/P | 5/9 | 5/7 | Cragieburn hill. Gerard. |
| 2021-01-01 | 7.1 | VK1MA | 3/5 | 5/9 | Cragieburn hill. He was running 100w Matt. |
| 2020-11-29 | 7.170 | VK2IO/P | 4/4 | 5/9 | Gerard, 38km outside of Sydney He was running 100w on a 7m vertical Gave me 4/4 |
| 2020-11-29 | 7.168 | VK5NNN | 5/3 | 5/9 | Gave me a 5/3 I think 6w QRP mag loop |
| 2020-11-29 | 2m LSB | VK3PH | My locator: QF22KJ (Cragieburn hill) My log number: 016 Their log number: 26 Their locator: QF22PP VK3PH is Peter Hartfield | ||
| 2020-11-29 | 2m LSB | VK3TOT | My locator: QF22KJ (Cragieburn hill) My log number: 015 Their log number: 255 Their locator: QF22BJ VK3TOT is Andrew Bainbridge | ||
| 2020-11-29 | 2m LSB | VK3APG | My locator: QF22KJ (Cragieburn hill) My log number: 014 Their log number: 87 Their locator: QF21KP VK3APG is Paolo Giusti | ||
| 2020-11-29 | 2m LSB | VK3FS | My locator: QF22KJ (Cragieburn hill) My log number: 013 Their log number: 190 Their locator: QF22MQ VK3FS is Andrew McColm | ||
| 2020-11-29 | 2m LSB | VK3FLJD | My locator: QF22KJ (Cragieburn hill) My log number: 012 Their log number: 13 Their locator: QF22KP VK3FLJD is Lee Duncan | ||
| 2020-11-29 | 2m LSB | VK3MH | My locator: QF22KJ (Cragieburn hill) My log number: 011 Their log number: 108 Their locator: QF22NH VK3MH is Brendan Michael Bryant | ||
| 2020-11-29 | 2m LSB | VK3VDL/BDL? | My locator: QF22KJ (Cragieburn hill) My log number: 010 Their log number: 264 Their locator: QF22MA VHF/UHF Spring Field Day | ||
| 2020-11-29 | 2m LSB | VK3MY | My locator: QF22KJ (Cragieburn hill) My log number: 009 Their log number: 254 Their locator: QF22PD VK3MY is Ross Darren Keogh | ||
| 2020-11-29 | 2m LSB | VK3TWO | My locator: QF22LF (Hope street) My log number: 008 Their log number: 73 Their locator: QF22LF VK3TWO is Heath Walder | ||
| 2020-11-29 | 2m LSB | VK3IK | My locator: QF22LF (Hope street) My log number: 007 Their log number: 90 Their locator: QF22LF VK3IK is Christopher Graham Bellmont | ||
| 2020-11-28 | 2m LSB | VK3FS | My locator: QF22EI (Werriby Gorge) My log number: 006 Their log number: 34 Their locator: QF22UO VK3FS is Andrew McColm | ||
| 2020-11-28 | 2m LSB | VK3APW | My locator: QF22EI (Werriby Gorge) My log number: 005 Their log number: 33 Their locator: QF22UO VK3APW is DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS | ||
| 2020-11-28 | 2m LSB | VK3TWO | My locator: QF22EI (Werriby Gorge) My log number: 004 Their log number: 36 Their locator: QF22HK VK3TWO is Heath Walder | ||
| 2020-11-28 | 2m LSB | VK3DLL | My locator: QF22EI (Werriby Gorge) My log number: 003 Their log number: 15 Their locator: QF22PF VK3DLL is Matthew Jones | ||
| 2020-11-28 | 2m LSB | VK3YE | My locator: QF22EI (Werriby Gorge) My log number: 002 Their log number: 13 Their locator: QF22NW VK3YE is P Parker | ||
| 2020-11-28 | 2m LSB | VK3ER | My locator: QF22EI (Werriby Gorge) My log number: 001 Their log number: 30 Their locator: QF22DF VK3ER is Orica Australia Pty Ltd | ||
| 2020-11-15 | I changed my callsign from VK3FUNK to VK3LIT. All calls above are made from VK3LIT unless specified. | ||||
| 2020-10-04 | DMR TG655 | ZS6JPL | 5/9 | 5/9 | Johan, helped him test his DMR setup quickly. |
| 2020-10-02 | 2M-FM6 | VK3CEK | Arthur Kenneth Morgan. Great chat. 90 years old, started HAM in 1992. President of one of the clubs in Brighton. | ||
| 2020-09-19 | DMR 4541 | WX4QZ | DMR reflector 4541 XLX 1 Quadnet. https://www.openquad.net/index.php The Trains Net happens every Friday at 8:00 PM eastern time (00:00 UTC DST, 01:00 UTC standard). Net control will be Daryl, WX4QZ. It will discuss anything and everything related to trains and railroading, along with a railroad trivia question. Daryl, Little Rock Arkansas USA | ||
| 2020-08-15 | 7.104.00 | VK7GN | RV / RD Contest weekend. Also liked my callsign. 54 years in amateur radio. Wished me well with the hobby. | ||
| 2020-08-15 | 7.134.00 | VK5PAS | RV / RD Contest weekend. | ||
| 2020-08-15 | 7.105.00 | VK3DRH | RV / RD Contest weekend. Dave, lives in Moreland, I think Brunswick East. 11 years in amateur radio. | ||
| 2020-08-15 | 7.100.00 | VK5LT | RV / RD Contest weekend. | ||
| 2020-08-15 | 7.118.00 | VK5GR | RV / RD Contest weekend. | ||
| 2020-08-15 | 7.165.00 | VK2MT | RV / RD Contest weekend. Rob. | ||
| 2020-08-15 | 7.173.00 | VK2EFM | RV / RD Contest weekend. Liked my callsign. |