Soon after year zero, it was simply a sideways V and pulsating underscore. Time passes and that very retro screen text is replaced by icons
Tag: Scotland
UK’s Highest, Ben Nevis
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
Saving myself from me
We’re a minority. Probably all special interest groups are minorities, whether it’s rock climbing, sky diving, bagpipe playing or even composing music, we are minorities.
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
322 miles 2m SSB, Rubers Law, Scotland
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
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
Giving back to the Lothians Radio Society
Andy (MM0FMF) had brokered the introduction to the Lothians Radio Society and then Pete (GM4BYF) and Pete (GM4DTH) had given up the majority of a
Foundation; Start of a journey through a different “Trilogy”
As some of you know I grew up in the UK and despite decades of living in the US, I still have a bit of
100th Unique Activation
SOTA summit: Lamberton Hill GM/SS-286 Activation Date: May 31, 2017 Portable operation: Yes Radio: Yaesu VX-8G and Elecraft KX2 Antenna: LNR 40/20 trail friendly end fed