SOTA trip to FL/VL southern Burgundy

Dear all Armin DL6GCA and I are spending a few days in southern Burgundy, together with our partners. We’re looking forward to exploring the FL/VL area around Cluny / west of Mâcon and to hearing from you on the bands. 73 Markus HB9DIZ Region of southern Burgundy. SOTLAS.

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If you could bring a tiny info display suitable for viewing outdoors QRP, what info would you want to see?

#qrp #pota #sota

Spartleton GM/SS-182

Last Saturday I went up Spartleton GM/SS-182 in East Lothian. A friends son is interested in radio and came with me up the hill to see SOTA in action. We agreed to meet at the parking area that is part of the Herring road over the hills. Sadly the parking area has now been fenced and padlocked off. There was still space for me to park my bike near the cattle grid but it is worth bearing in mind if visiting this hill. We had a good run of Qso’s despite 40m not playing and some local chase...

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G4YSS:G/NP-016 Dodd Fell on 2m-FM, 29-05-26

G4YSS: G/NP-016 Dodd Fell on 2m-FM, 29-05-26 Issue-1 pse rprt errors Activation of DODD FELL G/NP-016 using 2m-FM QRO on Friday afternoon, 29th May 2026 All times: BST (UTC plus 1hr, UOS as ‘z’) EQUIPMENT: FT1500 2m-FM 50W mobile transceiver J-Pole for 2m-FM and a short mast HRB 11.1V/ 5 Ah Li-Po (No9) battery VX150 2m-FM, 5W H/H (not used) Garmin GEKO-301 GPS Pack weight: 9.5kg (21 pounds) inc regular fleece INTRODUCTION: This was the fourth and final activation of a 1-week holiday ...

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Ylen tiedot: Suomi on jo pitkään käyttänyt pahamaineisen Palantirin teknologiaa: https://yle.fi/a/74-20221793

Ei tämän näin pitäisi mennä.

#sota #vakoiluteknologiat #turvallisuus

Ylen tiedot: Suomi on jo pitkään käyttänyt pahamaineisen Palantirin teknologiaa

Palantir tunnetaan Yhdysvaltain maahanmuuttovirasto ICE:n karkotuksista. Sen käyttö aloitettiin Suomessakin jo yli kymmenen vuotta sitten.

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Later this week I’ll be operating on HF as OY/M1HAX/P from the Faroe Islands 🇫🇴 for Summits on the Air and Parks on the Air. Check here for plan/spots: https://sotl.as/activators/M1HAX. Likely mostly 20m/40m SSB. 73! #sota #pota #amateurradio #hamradio
SOTLAS

Two ways to the top of Cerro San Christobal https://youtu.be/vd_nPx7pdw0

#SummitsOnTheAir #hamradio #sota

Cerro San Cristobal Two Ways | South America Summits on the Air

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I use a short RG-58 stub on my favorite #SOTA antenna setup, and this week I had the BNC connector give out. The barrel sheared off just as my activation ended on Wednesday. I’ll call this “failing operational” as I managed to find all the pieces and with a little fiddling managed to complete a #POTA activation once back to camp.