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
Tag: Solo hike
Give me a Wild Boar
SOTA summit: Wild Boar Fell, G/NP-007 Activation Date: Sept 25, 2018 Call sign used: M/W6PNG/P Portable operation: Yes Radio: Yaesu VX-8G on 2m FM Antenna: 2m roll up J Pole hanging
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
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
Fan Fawr – Propelled by Welsh Cakes
NPOTA Entity: N/A SOTA summit: Fan Fawr GW/SW-005 (6 points) Activation Date: Sept 21, 2016 Portable operation: Yes Radio: Elecraft KX2 operating at 10 watts Antenna: LNR Trail Friendly end fed 40-10m Bands used: 20m
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
Imposters and persistance, Pt Peyes Feb 9, 2016
NPOTA Entity: Point Reyes National Seashore SS10 SOTA summit: Pt Reyes Hill W6/CC-071 Activation Date: February 9th, 2016 Portable operation: Yes Hike in: Yes Solo hike: Yes ATT Coverage: None at Pt Reyes
Shootout near Paramount Ranch on Triunfo Peak (W6/SC-219) in Santa Monica NRA (RC17)
NPOTA Entity: Santa Monica National Recreation Area RC17 SOTA summit: W6/SC-219 Activation Date: Jan 26, 2016 Portable operation: Yes Hike in: Yes Solo hike: Yes ATT Coverage: Excellent Photos: Copyright Paul Gacek 2016 Malibu is pitch
Almost Teutonia (W6/CD-013) and definitely Mojave National Preserve (PV13)
NPOTA Entity: Mojave National Preserve PV13 SOTA summit: W6/CD-013 Activation Date: Jan 18, 2016 Portable operation: Yes Hike in: Yes Solo hike: Yes ATT Coverage: Marginal Photos: Copyright Paul Gacek 2016 I missed a
“Be Prepared” for Baden Powell
Summit: W6/CT-004 Activation Date: November 18, 2015 ATT Data Coverage: Spotty trending hopeless ATT Voice coverage: Spotty trending hopeless APRS Coverage: Not sure Access: Park/trail head at 34.373371, -117.752046 Hike stats:
Frigid Timber (W6/CT-052) …an early November jaunt in the San Gabriel Mountains, CA
Summit: W6/CT-052 Activation Date: November 4, 2015 ATT Data Coverage: Spotty ATT Voice coverage: Not sure but presumed to be spotty APRS Coverage: Not sure Access: Park/trail head at N34 15