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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)
SOTA summit: Ben Nevis GM/WS-001 Activation Date: September 1, 2022 Unique: 251st Call sign used: MM0SNA/P Portable operation: Yes Radios: Elecraft KX3 and Yaesu VX 8G Antennas: LNR 40/20/10 Trail friendly end
SOTA summit: Helvellyn, Lake District National Park, England G/LD-003 Activation Date: May 18, 2019 Unique: Yes, 165th and 203rd overall Call sign used: M0SNA/P Portable operation: Yes Radios: KX3, SG-Labs 1.2Ghz
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
SOTA summit: Black Hill, Scotland GM/SS-253 Activation Date: Oct 11, 2018 Unique: Yes and my 151st Call sign used: MM0SNA/P Portable operation: Yes Radio: KX3 and 1296Mhz SG-Labs transverter Antenna: End Fed
SOTA summit: Bridger Peak , W7Y/SW-007 Activation Date: July 30, 2017 Portable operation: Yes Radio: Elecraft KX2 operating at 10 watts SSB and KX3 at 7 watts digital FT8 Antenna: LNR
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
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
NPOTA Entity: Ft Laramie National Historic Site NS20 SOTA summit: Chalk Mountain, W7Y/SW-161 Activation Date: July 29, 2017 Portable operation: Yes Radio: Elecraft KX2 operating at 10 watts SSB and KX3 at
SOTA summit: Leg Mountain, W7Y/EW-017 Activation Date: July 28, 2017 Portable operation: Yes Radio: Elecraft KX2 operating at 10 watts SSB and KX3 at 8 watts digital FT8 Antenna: LNR End
NPOTA Entity: N/A SOTA summit: Jelm Mountain, W7Y/EW-006 Activation Date: July 28, 2017 Portable operation: Yes Radio: Elecraft KX2 operating at 10 watts SSB and KX3 at 8 watts digital FT8
NPOTA Entity: N/A SOTA summit: Ring Mountain, W7Y/EW-020 Activation Date: July 28, 2017 Portable operation: Yes Radio: Elecraft KX2 operating at 10 watts Antenna: LNR End Fed Bands used: 20m Furthest QSO: NE4TN in Tennessee