Kiddo has camp inside a state park this week, took the van and works from the park all day. Did a lunch activation on 20m today, only managed 5 contacts but still had a great time
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New-ish ham, into QRP & CW.
Last weekend’s unsuccessful POTA activation at Farragut state park. Was still a great weekend
Finally had a successful SOTA activation today. Rode my bike up to Antoine Peak here in Eastern Wa. Managed the necessary 4 contacts, thank you so much chasers! And I’m always going to have two spare so239 connectors now, for the reasons you might guess.
Diane Bruce VA3DBFrom the QRP-L list I see two issues of CQ magazine are up for free.
https://cq-amateur-radio.com/CQ-August-2023.pdf
https://cq-amateur-radio.com/CQ-Sept-2023.pdf
Wow. Young people and women not just old folks unlike two amateur radio organizations I won't mention. *whistles innocently*
mhoyeIf you're switching to Firefox this week, I collected a list of the team's favourite hidden features back when I worked there:
https://exple.tive.org/blarg/2020/10/25/navigational-instruments/
I think I’ve got a decent start on tracking cw ops homework, on paper anyway. You can download the info from a study session on Morse code world as well.
Cw ops class starts in a little over a week, working through Morse mania on iOS. Numbers are currently very hard for me
And the sled and pack back at the trailhead on my way back home.
Going to keep practicing Morse code so I can activate that way, SSB just really doesn’t do that much for me. Plus I can start taking smaller radios that way :)
Going to keep practicing Morse code so I can activate that way, SSB just really doesn’t do that much for me. Plus I can start taking smaller radios that way :)
Okay so, I checked the Sota goat iOS app and had reviewed the activation zone, so I think I was good on that front. Here was my little activation spot on top of a large rock. Elecraft kx3, ax1 antenna and an attemp at activating on 20 meters
Also I should note, these views are not 20 minutes from the house. The Peking lot for the park is, and these views are a ways in