What a pain setting up each day, but the results were worth it; over 300 QSOs with EU stations in over 30 countries.  We would never experience propagation like this back in my home town of Brisbane, 1200km south as the crow flies.

On site at the top of Mt. Low.  Townsville is located 5km in the distance.  Note the access track on the right, a very rough track requiring the ground clearance of a 4WD vehicle.

4pm in the afternoon and it's time to set up.

First the three-stage telescopic mast was removed off the roof racks and inserted into the tilt-over mount.  Next, the M2 6M7JHV seven-element yagi taken off the roof and it’s time to start assembling the JHV, beginning with the boom.  To minimize the setup each day the boom was only disassembled into two halves (it actually has seven sections).