Mt Lofty SOTA activation

On Wednesday 6th November, 2013, Paul VK5PAS & John VK5BJE, activated Mount Lofty summit, VK5/SE-005, and Cleland Conservation Park, in the Adelaide Hills. This was part of the amateur radio programs, Summits on the Air (SOTA), and the VK5 National and Conservation Parks Award, sponsored by the Adelaide Hills Amateur Radio Society (AHARS). A total of 60 QSO's were made on 40m including contacts into French Polynesia & New Zealand. Equipment used was a Yaesu FT-817nd, 5 watts output, and a 40m/20m linked dipole, inv vee, supported on a 7m squid pole.