W6PNG/M0SNA
SOTA summit: Monte Bar, Switzerland HB/TI-138 Activation Date: Jan 26th, 2019 Unique: Yes Call sign used: HB9/W6PNG/P Portable operation: Yes Radio: KX2 Antenna: EndFed Band/Modes used: 40m and 20m SSB Hike: ~4.2 miles and
SOTA summit: Selibüel, Switzerland HB/BE-151 Activation Date: Jan 25th, 2019 Unique: Yes Call sign used: HB9/W6PNG/P Portable operation: Yes Radio: KX2 Antenna: LNR EndFed Band/Modes used: 40m and 20m SSB Hike: ~2.1 miles and
Believe it or not the ham radio world, through contesting, can be ultra competitive. Yes, guys sitting in chairs for hours on end can result
“Is anyone using 40m?” echoes across the patio only to be followed by something similar about 80m as we drift further toward the graveyard shift.
Location: The Study in Laguna Beach, California Contest: Japanese International DX Contest, ~2 hours over November 10/11, 2018 Contest Software Used: N1MM Portable operation: No Radio: Elecraft K3S operating at 25-500
Location: Man Cave in Berwick-upon-Tweed Contest: Ukrainian DX Contest, 24 hours over November 3/4, 2018 Contest Software Used: N1MM Portable operation: No Radio: Yaesu 857D operating at 100 watts SSB Antenna: Cirro Mazzoni
