SOTA summit: N/A Location: Lat/Long 10.688425, -85.234327 Guayabo, Costa Rica Contest: ARRL DX SSB, 48 hours over March 3 and 4th, 2018 Portable operation: Suitecase DXPedition Radio: Elecraft KX3, PX3 Panadapter
Category: 5 Reads
Death Valley’s Mysterious Moving Rocks
SOTA summit: Ubehebe Peak, W6/CD-014 Activation Date: Feb 9, 2018 Portable operation: Yes Radio: Elecraft KX2 operating at 10 watts SSB Antenna: LNR End Fed Bands used: 20m and 40m Hike: ~4.5 miles
Guns, Pigeons and Beer
Location: Pigeon Island National Landmark, Saint Lucia (14″05’39N, 60″57’53E) SOTA summit: N/A Activation Date: Dec 7, 2016 Portable operation: Yes Radio: Elecraft KX3 operating at 12 watts Antenna: Buddipole in dipole configuration Bands
Scrambling in Olympic National Park
NPOTA Entity: Olympic National Park NP44 SOTA summit: Mt Angeles W7W/NO-045 Activation Date: Sept 30, 2016 Portable operation: Yes Radio: Elecraft KX2 operating at 10 watts Antenna: LNR Trail Friendly end fed 40-10m
Nevada’s highest, almost a walk in the park (Boundary Peak, W7N/EM-001)
Summit: W7N/EM-001 Activation Date: September 12, 2015 ATT Data Coverage: Very good ATT Voice coverage: Not sure but presumed to be OK APRS Coverage: Not sure Hike stats: 11 miles roundtrip
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