I’m back from an extended European wander. The Irish were great, the Baltic states an eye opener and my Norwegian group hike was and is
Tag: SOTA
Asturias and Picos de Europa, Spain
SOTA summit: Cabeza de Mesa https://sotl.as/summits/EA1/AT-052 Activation Date: July 11, 2023 Unique: Yes, peak number 276 Call sign used: EA/M0SNA/P Portable operation: Yes Radios: Yeasu 857D Antennas: SOTABeams 20/40 bandhopper Band/Modes used: 20m and
What’s in your WAS circle?
I never thought of myself as an award chaser. Maybe like many kids, the endless pressure to achieve a scholastic level as measured by an
Node-Red Calling Summit to Summit
In the arcane and niche world that is the intersection of peak bagging and ham radio, aka SOTA, the participants fall into two broad groups;
2024 SOTA 10m Challenge – Activation #1
SOTA summit: Temple Hills W6/SC-369 Activation Date: January 1, 2024 Unique: No Call sign used: W6PNG Portable operation: Yes Radios: Yaesu FT-857 Antennas: Buddipole dipole Band/Modes used: 10m SSB (voice) and FT8 Operating highlights: Pack
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
Arches NP and the peak that wasn’t
SOTA summit: Klondike Bluffs, Utah W7U/GR-046 Activation Date: Attempted March 21st, 2019 but rained out Photos: Copyright Paul Gacek 2019 I’ve never quite figured out if I like Vegas
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
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
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
Oh ye of little faith……my journey with an AlexLoop
A few months back I had an opportunity to present at the Lothians Radio Society in Edinburgh, Scotland on Wilderness Radio and it inevitably had
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