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Date: 10 December 2011 Time: Approx. 1800 UTC – 1900 UTC Location: N-Colorado Elevation: 3046 m / 10013 ft – 4+(3) Point(s) Call Sign: KØMOS Frequencies: 14.3425-ssb +/- QRM and … Continue reading
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There was a winter storm watch in effect for later in the day… hard to believe in light of the unusually warm weather in the morning. To get another SOTA peak on my record before the next snow arrives, I … Continue reading
Date: 30 November 2011 Time: Approx. 1900 UTC – 2000 UTC Location: N-Colorado Elevation: 2428 m / 7966 ft – 1 Point(s) Call Sign: KØMOS Frequencies: 14.3425-ssb +/- QRM 28.3850-ssb … Continue reading
On Tuesday we got a foot (~30 cm) of snow down here in Fort Collins, and at least as much in the mountains. The weather forecast predicted nice and sunny weather for Thursday and Friday, before a another chance of … Continue reading
Date: 4 November 2011 Time: Approx. 1800 UTC – 1900 UTC Location: N-Colorado Elevation: 2977 m / 9786 ft – 4 Points Call Sign: KØMOS/qrp Frequencies: 14.3425-ssb 28.3850-ssb Equipment: FT-817ND / Buddipole versatee vertical It’s … Continue reading
It’s NA SOTA Day! Since I just returned from an overseas trip the day before, I was looking for an activation which does not need a lot of planning. So I went out to activate Estes Cone (WØC/FR-Ø39) which is … Continue reading
Date: 22 October 2011 Time: Approx. 1630 UTC Location: N-Colorado Elevation: 3348 m / 10948 ft – 6 Points Call Sign: KØMOS/qrp Frequencies: 146.52-fm 14.3425-ssb (+/- QRM) 28.385-ssb (+/- QRM) Equipment: FT-817ND / vertical dipole (Buddipole) Keep your ears/antennas pointed … Continue reading
For the last day of my Austrian SOTA activation adventure I contemplated several options. I finally settled on a route suggested by Herbert (OE9HRV), who was an incredible useful source for all my activations here in OE land (check out … Continue reading
Date: 18 October 2011 Location: Lichtenstein/Austria Border Summits : OE/VB-340 (Sünser Spitze) – 2062 m / 6765 ft – 8 Pts. OE/VB-366 (Portlerhorn) – 2010 m / 6594 ft – 8 Pts. OE/VB-408 (Portlerkopf) – 1905 m / 6250 ft … Continue reading
After yesterdays activation of the ‘Galinakopf’ (OE/VB-287) under perfect conditions, I selected a less challenging summit for this Sunday. The dart I threw at the map landed closest to ‘Hochälpele’ or OE/VB-494 – a summit close to the previously activated … Continue reading