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: LNR
A Day of Firsts on Minch Moor
SOTA summit: Minch Moor, Scotland GM/SS-133 Activation Date: Oct 11, 2018 Unique: Yes and my 150th Call sign used: MM0SNA/P Portable operation: Yes Radio: KX3 and 1296Mhz SG-Labs transverter Antenna: 4 element
Buzzed on Black Hill
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
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
Death Valley’s Mysterious Moving Rocks
SOTA summit: Ubehebe Peak, W6/CD-014 Activation Date: Feb 9, 2018 Portable operation: Yes Radio: Elecraft KX2 operating at 10 watts SSB Antenna: LNR End Fed Bands used: 20m and 40m Hike: ~4.5 miles
Hitting the Wall, a Death Valley High
NPOTA Entity: Death Valley NP NS20 SOTA summit: Telescope Peak, W6/CD-003 Activation Date: Dec 11, 2017 Portable operation: Yes Radio: Elecraft KX2 operating at 10 watts SSB Antenna: LNR End Fed Bands used: 20m
Wildrose Peak in Death Valley National Park
NPOTA Entity: Death Valley NP NS20 SOTA summit: Wildrose Peak, W6/ND-014 Activation Date: Dec 10, 2017 Portable operation: Yes Radio: Elecraft KX2 operating at 10 watts SSB Antenna: LNR End Fed Bands used: 20m
Skidoo, Skidoo
NPOTA Entity: Death Valley NP NS20 SOTA summit: Pt 6140, W6/ND-114 Activation Date: Dec 09, 2017 Portable operation: Yes Radio: Elecraft KX2 operating at 10 watts SSB Antenna: LNR End Fed Bands used: 20m
Blown
NPOTA Entity: Great Basin National Park NP24 SOTA summit: Wheeler Peak, W7N/WP-001 Activation Date: Oct 14, 2017 Portable operation: Yes Radio: Elecraft KX2 operating at 10 watts Antenna: LNR End Fed Bands used: 20m
A Bernese First
SOTA summit: Gurten HB/BE-111 Activation Date: May 16, 2017 Portable operation: Yes Radio: Elecraft KX2 operating at 10 watts Antenna: LNR 40/20/10 End Fed Bands
Hurricane Hill in Olympic National Park
NPOTA Entity: Olympic National Park NP44 SOTA summit: Hurricane Hill W7W/NO-086 Activation Date: Sept 30, 2016 Portable operation: Yes Radio: Elecraft KX2 operating at 10 watts Antenna: LNR Trail Friendly end fed 40-10m Bands