Got in the car, charged out to the bayside park, and pokey-poled up the steep path to the top of the 100m hill.
When I crested the ridge, the wind crashed into me, almost knocked off my glasses, and then ran off roaring, toward the Central Valley.
But I had my #HF radio with me. And parafoil #kite and reel. So I ran it up the kite, found some smooth air, hooked up the antenna.
Quick #6m #QRP QSO with a local commuter!
Tuned about, heard some, talked to none, then hiked down.
Getting To Know You Series: The Ten-Tec Argonaut V (Model 516) - My thoughts, notes, and a POTA activation! https://qrper.com/2023/09/getting-to-know-you-series-the-ten-tec-argonaut-v-model-516-my-thoughts-notes-and-a-pota-activation/ #POTA #QRP #HamRadio
I've started @2U0HZY #qdx #qrplabs #qrp #owthatironshot
#owthatironshot #qrp #qrplabs #qdx
QRP SOTA: Beautiful day for a hike to the summit of Bakers Mountain! https://qrper.com/2023/09/qrp-sota-beautiful-day-for-a-hike-to-the-summit-of-bakers-mountain/ #SOTA #QRP #HamRadio
With improving weather conditions we hiked up to SOTA DM/SX-014 Lausche/Luž in #Lusatia right on the border from #Germany to the #CzechRepublic (POTA DA-0049 Zittauer Gebirge Nature Park, DLFF-0747 Lausche) and only had rain for about 20 minutes. Strong RFI on the mountaintop made it difficult to work #2m in #fm, but #70cm were nice.
#20m #cw #ssb #HamRadio #SummitsOnTheAir #sota #ParksOnTheAir #pota #dlff #wwff #elecraftkx2 #qrp
#lusatia #germany #czechrepublic #2m #fm #70cm #20m #cw #ssb #hamradio #summitsontheair #sota #parksontheair #pota #dlff #wwff #elecraftkx2 #qrp
N3HXZ: #SOTA and #POTA in the San Juan Islands! https://qrper.com/2023/09/n3hxz-sota-and-pota-in-the-san-juan-islands/ #QRP #HamRadio
Ah! Two of these arrived yesterday, they took a week to wend their way from Turkey to Guernsey, not too shabby!
One for me and one for @MU0WLV. Our irons are tinned and hot, our sponges, moist. Let the build off commence!
#qdx #qrplabs #qrp #owthatironshot
#owthatironshot #qrp #qrplabs #qdx
Running a weekend sale on stickers for #LaborDay! Get 'em now!
#PortableOps #sota #qrp #hamradio #laborday
I, just, #hate, #proprietary, #software!
I have been struggling with #Ardop and #pat for a month now. Tried numerous tricks to get it working and at best I got only handshake done and bunch of failed packets even when signal quality is 59. Now with all my hate I tried #vara and this thing simply nailed it! It has been 10 years since I started email over #hf fun and how come we ended up in a worst place? I would gladly pay for vara but no native gnu/linux support.😡
#qrp #hamradio #amateurradio
#amateurradio #hamradio #qrp #hf #vara #pat #ARDOP #software #proprietary #hate
The #defcon Show Special for #RFBitBanger, an #opensource #HF #QRP kit featuring the #scamp #digital mode and a class E amplifier design, has Sold Out.
Next stop is #qsotoday Academy on 9-10 September with a talk by team lead Dr. Daniel Marks. Event registration here https://www.qsotodayhamexpo.com/
Thank you to everyone supporting work like this at the non-profit ORI @OpenResearchIns
#QSOToday #digital #scamp #qrp #hf #opensource #rfbitbanger #defcon
Pairing the Yaesu FT-817ND and Chelegance MC-750 at South Mountains State Park https://qrper.com/2023/08/pairing-the-yaesu-ft-817nd-and-chelegance-mc-750-at-south-mountains-state-park/ #QRP #POTA #HamRadio
Heavy rain hit my relatives and me while walking in #Lusatia and taking a break for activating SOTA DM/SX-031 Czorneboh. I made it very short on #2m, #70cm in #fm and #20m in #cw. We walked a total of about 7,3 km. #HamRadio #SummitsOnTheAir #sota #truSDX #qrp
#lusatia #2m #70cm #fm #20m #cw #hamradio #summitsontheair #sota #trusdx #qrp
Back in July I had couple hours to spend so I went to activate #WWFF site. My report can be found here:
https://oh8hub.substack.com/p/a-quick-visit-to-vaajasalo-island