Date: 16 October 2011 Time: Approx. 12:00 UTC Location: Lichtenstein/Austria Border Summit : Hochälpele (OE/VB-494) – 1464 M / 4803 ft – 6 Pts. Call Sign: KØMOS/OE Frequencies: 28.385-ssb,14.3425-ssb (+/-QRM) Equipment: FT-817ND / vertical dipole (Buddipole) Matt / KØMOS !! … Continue reading
As I am writing this (November, 25th, 2011), I learned with great sadness that OE9GWI is now a silent key. Even-though I never met Gerhard personally, I had the pleasure working him on all my SOTA activations in Austria. He … Continue reading
Date: 15 October 2011 Time: Approx. 12:00 UTC Location: Lichtenstein/Austria Border Summit : Galinakopf (OE/VB-287) – 2198 M / 7211 ft – 8 Pts. Call Sign: KØMOS/OE Frequencies: 28.385-ssb,14.3425-ssb (+/-QRM) Equipment: FT-817ND / vertical dipole (Buddipole) Matt / KØMOS !! … Continue reading
The weather forecast for today was not too good. Therefore I was looking for another SOTA peak nearby. The ‘Geißkopf’,or OE/VB-5Ø4, fit the bill. The ‘Geißkopf’ is part of the ‘Bödele‘, the landmark mountain of Dornbirn, the largest city in … Continue reading
I visited Europe for a couple of weeks and took my radio equipment with me to do some SOTA activations. The next few trip-reports summarize my Austrian SOTA activations. BTW, clicking onto a picture included in this trip-report will show … Continue reading
Date: 12 October 2011 Time: Approx. 11:00 UTC Location: Western Austria Summit : Geißkopf(OE/VB-504) – 1198 m / 3930 ft – 4 Points Call Sign: KØMOS/OE Frequencies: 14.3425-ssb / 7.165-ssb (+/-QRM) Equipment: FT-817ND / vertical dipole (Buddipole) !! WARNING !! … Continue reading
Date: 11 October 2011 Time: Approx. 12:30 UTC Location: Austria Summit : Pfänder (OE/VB-512) – 1064 m / 3491 ft – 4 Points Call Sign: KØMOS/OE Frequencies: 14.3425-ssb / 7.285-ssb (+/-QRM) Equipment: FT-817ND / vertical dipole (Buddipole) Matt / KØMOS … Continue reading
Twin Sisters Peak East (WØC/FR-Ø37) is located at the border of Rocky Mountain National Park (RMNP) and the Roosevelt National Forest, just a few short miles south from Estes Park. There is a new trail-head which is not marked on … Continue reading
Date: 25 September 2011 Time: Approx. 1800 UTC – 1900 UTC Location: N-Colorado Elevation: 3476 m / 11404 ft – 6 Points Call Sign: KØMOS/qrp Frequencies: 14.3200-ssb alt. frequency: 14.285-ssb (+/-QRM) 145.52-FM Equipment: FT-817ND / … Continue reading
Ypsilon Mountain (WØC/FR-ØØ9) is located in Rocky Mountain National Park (RMNP) and is part of the Mummy Range. The Mummy Range is a sub-range of the Front-Range of the Rocky Mountains and consists of six 13’ers (and a slew of … Continue reading
