NPOTA Entity: Scott’s Bluff National Monument MN66 SOTA summit: Scott’s Bluff, W0N/PH-005 Activation Date: July 27, 2017 Portable operation: Yes Radio: Elecraft KX2 operating at 10 watts Antenna: LNR End Fed Bands used: 20m
Tag: New Association
Ken’s Better and The High Chaparral
SOTA summit: Bren’s Better W7A/PE-077 Activation Date: Jan 30th, 2017 Portable operation: Yes Radio: Elecraft KX2 Antenna: Homebrew endfed Bands used: 20m Furthest QSO: ~2,250 miles with N1GB
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
May Hill, my 500th
NPOTA Entity: N/A SOTA summit: May Hill G/WB-019 Activation Date: Sept 23, 2016 Portable operation: Yes Radio: Elecraft KX2 operating at 10 watts Antenna: LNR Trail Friendly end fed 40-10m Bands used: 20m and
Pen Y Fan, Southern Wales Highest Peak
NPOTA Entity: N/A SOTA summit: Pen Y Fan GW/SW-001 (8 points) Activation Date: Sept 21, 2016 Portable operation: Yes Radio: Elecraft KX2 operating at 10 watts Antenna: LNR Trail Friendly end fed 40-10m
Oslo, Norway; My first European activation
NPOTA Entity: N/A SOTA summit: Tryvannshogda LA/OS-003 (2 points) Activation Date: Sept 6, 2016 Portable operation: Yes Radio: Elecraft KX2 operating at 10 watts Antenna: LNR Trail Friendly end fed 40-10m Bands used: 20m and
One mug to rule them all
NPOTA Entity: NP41 SOTA summit: W7W/RS-050 Activation Date: June 6th, 2016 Portable operation: Yes Radio: Elecraft KX2 operating at 10 watts Antenna: LNR Trail Friendly end fed 40-10m Bands used: 20m Furthest
Having a heat wave, escape to Saddle Mountain
NPOTA Entity: N/A SOTA summit: W7O/NC-004 Activation Date: June 5th, 2016 Portable operation: Yes Radio: Elecraft KX2 operating at 10 watts Antenna: LNR Trail Friendly end fed 40-20m Bands used: 40m, 20m Furthest
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
W6-ND-037 (Lookout Mnt) SOTA Activation July 11, 2015
I love the great outdoors and in January 2012 I took the opportunity to stop while driving through an uncharacteristically open Tioga Pass in Yosemite.