The first part of our planned activations was targeted at the northern cluster of La Sal Mountain Range. Three possible SOTA summits were in reach: Mount Waas – W7/SU-003 – 12,331 feet (3758 m) Manns Peak – W7/SU-004 – 12,272 … Continue reading
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I have always been fond of the La Sal Mountain range. They provided a nice backdrop to many of my photos taken on visits to the Moab and Lake Powell area. It never occurred to me to climb them though… … Continue reading
Overview: The La Sal Mountain Range is located in eastern Utah, not far from the town of Moab and close to Colorado. Some of the significant Peaks are : Mount Peale – W7/SU-062 – 12,721 feet (3877 m) Mount Mellenthin … Continue reading
This was a re-activation for me. If you are looking for all the details on how to get there and other useful info, you can find the original trip-report with the necessary details right here. This post has only a … Continue reading
There is currently a big wildfire (> 5000 acres/20 square km) in the Poudre Canyon. WØC/FR-Ø94 and WØC/FRØ95 are within the burning area. I am not sure whether I can reach the TH of Mt. McConnel or whether the road … Continue reading
This was a re-activation for me. If you are looking for all the details on how to get there and other useful info, you can find the original trip-report with the necessary details right here. This post has only a … Continue reading
Can’t miss the international SOTA week-end so I am going to (hopefully) activate Signal Mountain. Here the details: Date: 5 May 2012 Time: Approx.: 1730 UTC – 18:30 UTC Location: N-Colorado / DN70fm Elevation: 3426 M / 11262 ft – … Continue reading
Taylor Mountain (WØC/FR-Ø61) is part of the Front-Range of the Rocky Mountains and located south of Estes Park, close to the towns of Boulder and Longmont. Now that I am writing about this activation, it occurs to me that I … Continue reading
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I am going to try another activation. Here the details: Date: 22 April 2012 Time: Approx.: 1530 UTC – 17:00 UTC Location: N-Colorado / DN70ge Elevation: 2779 M / 9134 ft – 4 Point(s) Call Sign: KØMOS Frequencies: 14.3300-ssb +/- … Continue reading
After reading KDØBIK’s blog post comparing the new KX3 with the FT-817 under the aspect of using it for Summits on The Air (SOTA), I felt I have to defend ‘my’ little radio a bit. No doubt, the KX3 is … Continue reading