Photographs, stories, places and projects
SOTA summit: Rubers Law, GM/SS-210 Activation Date: August 21, 2018 Portable operation: Yes Radio: Yaesu 857D operating at 20 watts HF SSB and 30 watts 2m SSB Antenna: AlexLoop 10-40m magnetic
Her smile is quite welcoming and I ask permission for a photo. In that moment of exuberance I put my hand behind her shoulder. She
SOTA summit: Peel Fell, G/SB-004 Activation Date: June 28, 2018 Portable operation: Yes Radio: Elecraft KX2 operating at 10 watts SSB Antenna: LNR End Fed Bands used: 20m and 40m Hike: ~10 miles
SOTA summit: Spartleton, GM/SS-182 Activation Date: June 22, 2018 Portable operation: Yes Radio: Yaesu VX-8 5 watts FM and Elecraft KX2 operating at 10 watts SSB Antenna: J Pole and LNR
It’s really quite a comprehensive process similar in format and concept to the Foundation assessment and examination I took earlier in the year and once
SOTA summit: Ros Castle, G/SB-009 Activation Date: June 10, 2018 Portable operation: Yes Radio: Yaesu VX-8 5 watts FM and Elecraft KX2 operating at 10 watts SSB Antenna: J Pole and
The UK has three ham license levels; Foundation, Intermediate and Full. Having just completed my Foundation my energy is focused on the next level. Similar
Imagine you are listening to a music FM station, tire of it and twiddle the big knob on the radio until you find a station
I built the Elecraft K2/10 transceiver during the summer of 2012 while recovering from knee surgery. It was by far the most ambitious kit I
Andy (MM0FMF) had brokered the introduction to the Lothians Radio Society and then Pete (GM4BYF) and Pete (GM4DTH) had given up the majority of a
As some of you know I grew up in the UK and despite decades of living in the US, I still have a bit of
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