SOTA summit: Mount Star W6/SS-093 Activation Date: July 18, 2020 Unique: Yes, 213th and 263th activation Call sign used: W6PNG Portable operation: Yes Radios: Elecraft KX2 and Yaesu VX-8r Antennas: “Broken” LNR
Tag: KX2
200th activation – Long Crag, (G/SB-008), Northumberland
SOTA summit: Long Crag, Northumberland, England G/SB-008 Activation Date: May 13, 2019 Unique: Yes, 162nd and 200th overall Call sign used: M0SNA/P Portable operation: Yes Radio: KX2 and VX-8G Antenna: LNR 40/20/10
Aztec Butte, Utah and the start of Canyonlands NP White Rim 4×4 Road
SOTA summit: Aztec Butte, Canyonlands NP, Utah W7U/SU-058 Activation Date: March 21st, 2019 Unique: Yes, number 158 Call sign used: W6PNG Portable operation: Yes Radio: KX3 Antenna: EndFed Band/Modes used: 40mSSB Hike: ~0.6
From Boar-ed to Dossen
SOTA summit: Dossen, Switzerland HB/SZ-035 Activation Date: Jan 27th, 2019 Unique: Yes Call sign used: HB9/W6PNG/P Portable operation: Yes Radio: KX2 Antenna: EndFed Band/Modes used: 40m and 20m SSB Hike: ~2.7 miles and ~600ft
Shoot that Swiss Boar; Adventures in Ticino
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
The Brotherhood, activating with Paul HB9DST in Selibüel, Switzerland
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
Where’s the wine bottle? A Death Valley Corkscrew
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
Longer, sometimes wrong way to Peel Fell
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
Scotland to California on 10 watts
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
The Story of Ros Castle
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
A Mammoth undertaking
SOTA summit: Mammoth Mountain W6/SN-033 Activation Date: July 8, 2017 Portable operation: Yes Radio: Elecraft KX2 at 10 watts Antenna: LNR endfed Bands used: 20m and 40m Furthest
I’ve been here before…..
SOTA summit: Gilbert W6/ND-026 Activation Date: July 8, 2017 Portable operation: Yes Radio: Elecraft KX2 at 10 watts Antenna: LNR endfed Bands used: 20m and 40m Furthest QSO: