- Sydney, NSW - We'd really appreciate help providing VHF coverage of the start of the Race. As well as overage of HF coverage for the duration of race.
- Nowra, NSW
- Bateman Bay, NSW
- Eden, NSW
- St Helens, Tas
Thursday 31 December 2015
HF/VHF Comms Streaming for S2H, M2D and M2H 2015 - Done For another Year
Guys,
This year we had an additional member on the team "VK7ZCR" (Hobart, TAS) who help provide for the first time streaming of VHF Ch 81. This allowed us to monitor and provide coverage of the yachts as they reported rounding Tasman Island, passing Iron Pots and after they had crossed finished line. We loved the feed and are very much grateful for the coverage.
I've tried to compile as many of the Skeds audio recordings from each stream as I could and have linked them into my earlier post Australia Ocean Racing S2H, M2D and M2H 2015 - HF Comm Monitoring which contains the list of scheduled Skeds.
Big thanks to both "VK3VIM" (Melbourne, VIC) and "VK7VKT" (Hobart, TAS), the audio / signals that thier streams provided were once again great and very much appreciated and I would consider the heart of our coverage. We were able to hear most if not all of the allocated #S2H skeds via these streams.
However we definitely still have gaps in our coverage during the race during the daytime hours 0800 - 1600. To remedy this we are always looking for new members (both Amateur Operators and SWL's) to join the team and help provide streaming coverage of the HF and if possible VHF coverage from their location. If you are located in near any of the following areas and would like to participate next year please contact me via email (ozidrifterATgmail.com)
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Brisbane QTH 2007
Heres my little Listening Post at Brisbane
Charlotte Pass August 2007
The DEGEN 1103 in action on the ski slopes
Listening Post Thredbo
Degen DE1103 and Long Wire - Thredbo Camp Site June 2007
Condamine Gorge - XMAS / NEW YEARS 2006
Brother Robbie and I listening to the Sydney Hobart Yacht Race scheduled radio morning Check in. Those swags are very confortable.
Cold Night - Mum, Dad and Robbie at Lake St Clair on our Tassie Trip 2007
It was a very cold night, but man that fire was bueatiful. Using the Sangean ATS-505 coupled with external 100ft wire for MW DXing.
New Years Eve 2005 - My Wife Tanya and I
You can see the FRG-7 we brought in my New Years as a Family. Starting with New Zealand / Melborne / Brisbane then lost count after that :) And it finished for me with BBC broadcast of chimes of Big Ben Clock from London.
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It was a pleasure, but don't under estimate the massive injection of time and knowledge you put into each and every persons stream both pre race and during the race.
For those considering this??? It was wonderful that there were no really serious injuries when the storms hit the fleet on night one,however the adrenaline that pumps while you are monitoring these severe weather events and hearing the anxiety in the competitors voices as they were getting battered and through your own ears relaying this to guys who are turning this info you are hearing and relaying it on into real stories that thousands are reading and hanging off every update you provide.
Give it a try, you wont regret it. Thanks Mark for making my experience with this race (2 years on the trot now) once again a wonderful one.
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