Wet & cold Australian Summits On The Air, Mt Disappointment VK3/VC-014

A rainy but mostly successful activation of Mt Disappointment, north of Melbourne. With David VK3KR and Peter VK3TPM, we took HF, and 2m SSB and CW to the 2600 ft/800m summit on a wet and cold winters day, in a break in the rain. However, the rain got steadily worse, and ... well, we went home wet and soggy!
WARNING! Don't go activating in the rain like we did. Wait a few days and go out in the subshine instead!

[@HamRadioDX]

Great video Paul. Looks like the VK7 weather gods have been in VK3 too! Keep up the good work mate

[@Paul_VK3HN]

It was a rain band of Tasmanian proportions. Don't let it put you off backing your luck for a quick activation between rain showers. 73 Paul VK3HN.

[@vk3xe]

I seen the spot go up yesterday, and thought you were keen in this weather, but I understand the feeling after another round of being housebound

[@Paul_VK3HN]

Yes, you go when you can. We hoped to dodge the showers, and we did at first, but the second front caught us!

[@macgyver5108]

Ahh, just like HOME! Just south of 'rain city', Seattle Washington.

[@Paul_VK3HN]

Never been to Seattle, I'm told it's climate is similar to Melbourne in some ways. Hope to get there some day.

[@macgyver5108]

@@Paul_VK3HN the weather here has been progressively getting a bit more extreme lately, hotter and drier summers and colder winters. Averages about 308 partial or fully cloudy days out of the year. Fall and winter tends to be a fine and pleasant misery of grey wet days, hovers around 4°c through winter but might get a month worth of 20°c+ weather before it starts getting colder out again.

[@kevinkc3onohelijeepworld953]

You should have hiked up a canopy to tie up for rain cover. Yikes 😱

[@Paul_VK3HN]

That would have been good, but we didn't plan to spend all that long on the summit. Oh well, all's fair in every kind of weather. Or something like that.

[@stephenwade8093]

Thanks to David for our Contact on 2 mtrs. VK3HJW (John)

[@Paul_VK3HN]

Thanks for chasing John. David had a good day with a a few on 144.1 SSB then a string of 146.5FM callers.

[@stephenwade8093]

@@Paul_VK3HN You are welcome Paul, I worked David on 146.500 fm this time, I have worked him on 144.1 in June last year, I have also had one contact with you on the same day on FM.

[@Paul_VK3HN]

@@stephenwade8093 Thanks for chasing Stephen, hope you're enjoying SOTA!

[@R2AUK]

No, I will never understand the fun of it :D

[@Paul_VK3HN]

It was fun, until... my waterproof pants became waterlogged and my feet started squishing in my boots 😖 Your article in Sprat was good to see!

[@R2AUK]

@@Paul_VK3HN Thanks :) Didn't see it yet, Sprat arrives with some delay to Russia.