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
Tag: Buddipole
Of Costa Rican wires, waves and digitals….
SOTA summit: N/A Location: Lat/Long 10.688425, -85.234327 Guayabo, Costa Rica Contest: N/A Portable operation: Suitecase DXPedition Radio: Elecraft KX3, PX3 Panadapter and KXPA100 operating at 50 watts SSB Antenna: Buckmaster
Contest starts, station down!
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
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
Of Kitesurfing, Piton and Supermarkets
Location: Plantation Beach, Saint Lucia (14″05’12N,60’55’40E) SOTA summit: N/A Activation Date: Dec 6, 2016 Portable operation: Yes Radio: Elecraft KX3 operating at 12 watts Antenna: Buddipole in vertical configuration Bands used: 17m
Gold comes in many forms
SOTA summit: Gold Mountain W6/CT-053 Activation Date: Nov 14, 2016 Portable operation: Yes Radio: Elecraft KX2 operating at 10 watts Antenna: Buddipole in vertical configuration Bands used: 20m and 40m Furthest QSO: ~6,625 miles
Magic happens…Australia calling
SOTA summit: Temple Hill W6/SC-369 Activation Date: November 26, 2016 Portable operation: Yes Radio: Elecraft K2 operating at 50 watts Antenna: Buddipole in full length dipole configuration Bands used: 15m, 12m and
Of numbers, analytics and inference
My wife corrected me, “it’s not a hobby Paul, its a passion!”. She’s right it is a passion and one I’m enjoying immensely. The ARRL
Five activations of San Francisco Historical Park in Feb 2016
NPOTA Entity: San Francisco Maritime Historic Park HP40 SOTA summit: N/A Activation Dates: February 7th, 15th and 23rd (AlexLoop + 12watts) February 19th and 27th (Buddipole + 45 watts)
Keller Peak (W6/CT-013) September 27, 2015
Summit: W6/CT-013 Activation Date: September 27, 2015 ATT Data Coverage: Very good ATT Voice coverage: Not sure but presumed to be OK APRS Coverage: Not sure Hike stats: Drive-up when gate
A mountain with no name…Pt 8126 (W6/ND-041) Sunday September 13, 2015
Summit: W6/ND-041 Activation Date: September 13, 2015 ATT Data Coverage: Very good ATT Voice coverage: Not sure but presumed to be OK APRS Coverage: Not sure Hike stats: 1 miles roundtrip
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