Microwave ham radio is often considered strictly line-of-sight — but real-world propagation can be far more interesting. In this presentation, I explore my personal journey on the microwave ham radio bands, including blocked paths, knife-edge diffraction, passive reflection and long-distance microwave contacts.
This presentation was for the Brisbane VHF Group – https://brisbanevhfgroup.com/
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🕘CHAPTERS🕘
0:00 Microwave Ham Radio in Difficult Terrain
1:13 How I Got Into Microwave Radio
3:05 Building a Remote 1.2 GHz Station
7:44 Moving Up Through the Microwave Bands
15:54 The Challenge of Mountainous Terrain
19:20 Making Contacts Without Line-of-Sight
22:06 Chasing Microwave Distance Records
24:46 500 km on 2.4 & 3.4 GHz
30:47 2,432 km Across the Tasman
38:07 Why Higher Isn’t Always Better
39:47 Using a Mountain as a Passive Reflector
46:15 What’s Next?
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