Paul Gacek

Where’s the wine bottle? A Death Valley Corkscrew

October 31, 2018 W6PNG

SOTA summit: Corkscrew, Death Valley, California W6/ND-137 Activation Date: Feb 11, 2018 Unique: Yes Call sign used: W6PNG Portable operation: Yes Radio: KX2 Antenna: LNR EndFed Band/Modes used: 40m and 20m

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A Day of Firsts on Minch Moor

October 17, 2018 W6PNG

SOTA summit: Minch Moor, Scotland GM/SS-133 Activation Date: Oct 11, 2018 Unique: Yes and my 150th Call sign used: MM0SNA/P Portable operation: Yes Radio: KX3 and 1296Mhz SG-Labs transverter Antenna: 4 element

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Hitting the Wall, a Death Valley High

February 6, 2018 W6PNG

NPOTA Entity: Death Valley NP NS20 SOTA summit: Telescope Peak, W6/CD-003 Activation Date: Dec 11, 2017 Portable operation: Yes Radio: Elecraft KX2 operating at 10 watts SSB Antenna: LNR End Fed Bands used: 20m

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Gaylor Peak in Yosemite National Park

August 8, 2016 W6PNG

NPOTA Entity: Yosemite NP58 SOTA summit: Gaylor Peak W6/ND-387 Activation Date: August 6, 2016 Portable operation: Yes Radio: Elecraft KX2 operating at 10 watts Antenna: LNR Trail Friendly end fed 40-10m Bands

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White Top Mountain (W6/ND-053) in Death Valley (NP15)

January 20, 2016 W6PNG

NPOTA Entity: Death Valley National Park NP15 SOTA summit: W6/ND-053 Activation Date: Jan 15, 2016 Portable operation: Yes Hike in: Yes ATT Coverage: Great Photos: Copyright Paul Gacek 2016 Access: Drive

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Asturias and Picos de Europa, Spain

January 14, 2024 W6PNG

SOTA summit: Cabeza de Mesa https://sotl.as/summits/EA1/AT-052 Activation Date: July 11, 2023 Unique: Yes, peak number 276 Call sign used: EA/M0SNA/P Portable operation: Yes Radios: Yeasu 857D Antennas: SOTABeams 20/40 bandhopper Band/Modes used: 20m and

What’s in your WAS circle?

January 11, 2024 W6PNG

I never thought of myself as an award chaser. Maybe like many kids, the endless pressure to achieve a scholastic level as measured by an

Activating an Atlantic Squall

January 8, 2024 W6PNG

SOTA summit: Hestetinden https://sotl.as/summits/LA/SF-555 Activation Date: May 24, 2023 Unique: Yes, peak number 200 and something Call sign used: LA/M0SNA/P Portable operation: Yes Radios: Elecraft KX2 Antennas: LNR End Fed 40/20/10 Band/Modes used: 20m

Node-Red Calling Summit to Summit

January 5, 2024 W6PNG

In the arcane and niche world that is the intersection of peak bagging and ham radio, aka SOTA, the participants fall into two broad groups;

Paint by numbers radio kit

January 2, 2024 W6PNG

The arc of radio kits is waning. Easy to work with parts are going out of production in deference to tiny, minuscule equivalents that are

Blind Faith

January 2, 2024 W6PNG

SOTA summit: Blind Spring https://sotl.as/summits/W6/ND-067 Activation Date: December 26th, 2023 Unique: Yes, peak number 280 Call sign used: W6PNG Portable operation: Yes Radios: Elecraft KX2 Antennas: SOTABeams Bandhopper 60/40/20 Band/Modes used: Morse (CW)

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