SOTA summit: Corkscrew, Death Valley, California W6/ND-137 Activation Date: Feb 11, 2018 Unique: Yes Call sign used: W6PNG Portable operation: Yes Radio: KX2 Antenna: LNR EndFed Band/Modes used: 40m and 20m
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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
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
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
Sunset Peak (W6/CT-022)
NPOTA Entity: N/A SOTA summit: W6/CT-022 Activation Date: Jan 28, 2016 Portable operation: Yes Hike in: Yes Solo hike: With Scott AK6Q ATT Coverage: Variable Photos: Copyright Paul Gacek 2016 Trail details: 7 miles
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
Dante’s Benchmark (W6/ND-144) in Death Valley (NP15)
NPOTA Entity: Death Valley National Park NP15 SOTA summit: W6/ND-144 Activation Date: Jan 16, 2016 Portable operation: Yes Hike in: Yes Solo hike: No ATT Coverage: Great with limitations (see text) Photos: Copyright
Ryan Mountain in Joshua Tree NP (NPOTA NP32 and SOTA W6/CD-016), Jan 8, 2016
NPOTA Entity: NP32 SOTA summit: W6/CD-016 Activation Date: Jan 8, 2016 Portable operation: Yes Hike in: Yes ATT Coverage: Great Access: Park at 34.002714, -116.136151 Hike on Ryan Mountain Trail 3 mile
Golden Gate Recreation Area just before dawn – activating NPOTA RC11
NPOTA Entity: RC11 Activation Date: Jan 2, 2016 Portable operation: Yes Hike in: Yes ATT Coverage: Goodish Access: Park at 37.833849, -122.494465. Hike on Coastal Trail ~1 mile roundtrip