Activated Mount Saint Helens (W7W/LC-001) today with ND7Y and N7LFO. Great fun with 37 QSOs, 20 on 2m! I even got a cross-band QSO when working 40m SSB.

Here's how I deployed the HF antenna.

#HamRadio #SummitsOnTheAir #SOTA

Yes! You can chase #SOTA with a remote station! It is polite to state that you are remote and give the location of the remote during the QSO so there's no confusion for the activator.

#HamRadio #RemoteHams #SummitsOnTheAir

https://youtu.be/LvjtXVxYJy0

Randi got the First QSO on the East Butte First Activation! #HamRadio #SummitsOnTheAir #SOTA
https://youtube.com/shorts/3nXXYoukHrA?feature=share

Fun on 40!

https://youtu.be/w8p-1FemlmI
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Teamwork makes the 2m S2S work! #HamRadio #SummitsOnTheAir #SOTA

Heading out for a first activation of a summit southeast of Bend. Long drive short hike 😅
Look for spots, hoping that the HF gods smile on us. #HamRadio #PortableOps #SOTA #SummitsOnTheAir

Here is what it was like at the top of Earthquake Dome this morning. I made a bunch of contacts but the wind was very challenging. Eventually, my mast came down from a strong gust and I decided to pack it up at that point. It was a very steep hike - about 35 degree slope near the top! Good times! #SummitsOnTheAir

Earlier this month I went on an overnight hike to LA/RL-23 Kvitalandsfjellet, where I also participated in the EUHFC https://youtu.be/bP07636Fy8I #hamradio #contesting #summitsontheair #hiking #norwegiannature

Want to see some of the scenery I live in? This is a short #summitsontheair hike in the distinct Western Norwegian landscape, visiting LA/RL-076.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQ2cuKjUTWY

WU7H and WW7D trade off the rig and antenna when working S2S. Here's what that looks like from my end. #HamRadio #SOTA #SummitsOnTheAir

https://youtu.be/Tx9-E37eqfY

Oh and the key I used with the MTR3b was the matching two-tone K6ARK key that NR7Y printed for me :D

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Holiday #sota chaser mode engaged. (There may or may not be snoozing in the shade involved).
#SummitsOnTheAir #AmateurRadio #morsecode #elecraftkx2

Back to Picota EA1/CT-101 for more #sota fun this morning. Tried the #elecraftAX1 on 40m for the first time, but wouldn’t get a good tune - suspect there is a longer radial I forgot about. Weirdly wouldn’t tune on 20m either, even though it did fine in the same spot a few days ago? After some faffing resorted to EFRW on the old fortifications wall and ground. Few contacts round Europe and some S2S action. Home via the coffee shop.
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Turns out the next accommodation on our Spain holiday also has a #sota summit a short hike away, what are the chances? ;-)
This time La Picota EA1/CT-101. #elecraftkx2 and #elecraftAX1 combo and #morsecode getting me a few contacts round Europe on 20M and 17M.
Hope to be back there again before our week is up.
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I didn't know I was winding my HF antenna wrong.

https://youtu.be/8q90p5z0bng

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More holiday #sota #SummitsOnTheAir fun. This time La Viorna EA1/CT-063 in the #picosdeeuropa, straight from La Viorna campsite. Lovely weather, beautiful views and plenty of room at the top. 20M #morsecode got me quite a few contacts, including Carlos @IU1KGS . Two more on 10M, when I tried 40M didn’t even get spotted by the #reversebeaconnetwork ? First time out with #K6ARK EFRW which I built to band hop with #elecraftkx2, seemed to do well in poor propagation conditions.

#sota #SummitsOnTheAir summit Malmasin EA2/BI-064 is easy to get to on the Metro from the centre of Bilbao. You can sneak out early, get five #morsecode contacts in on 20M just before the heavy rain shower and be back at your hotel with coffee, hot chocolate and pastries for the family before check out time!
Activation was cut short due to the heavy rain shower. I felt a bit rude shutting down so soon, but it was raining pretty hard and I hadn’t bought anything to keep the rig dry.

Well that's why our last summit of the day was a bust :(

Feeling really bad that K7WXW didn't get the points. #HamRadio #SOTA #SummitsOnTheAir #SpaceWx

The 2023 Oregon #SOTA Campout was a success!!! https://youtu.be/ZpgCg3LnZlA
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Join me on my hike to LA/RL-113 Sørafjellet in my latest video #summitsontheair #hamradio #sota https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfuCCCpdsdA