Heading West, up the range and heading towards Karumba, we found a spot next to a river and decided to squat there for a couple of days. After setting up, time for a swim (temperature in the shade was 40 degrees C or 104 degrees F), then a quick explore.
After a quick fish in the river catching a few Sooty Grunter, it was time for tea and some QRP. Overall the band was pretty quiet which I felt later was my antenna (it needs to be tweaked), but I still managed to contact VK3MJ (Mark from Geelong in Victoria) on 5 watts - 1111 miles away)
All in all it was a great to get away, but unfortunately we could only spend 1 night. During the night around 11pm, some idiot decided to start a bush fire and the smoke was so intense and thick, you could only see around 10 ft in front of you. What a shitty night. So first thing in the morning (prior to sunrise) we packed up and left.
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