Category: SOTA Activations
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SOTA Activation on Mt. Monadnock
Nick (K1MAZ), Jimmy (KB1PRA), and John (Kx1x) activated Mt. Monadnock (W1/HA009) on October 20th. Here, Jimmy is holding the 2m tape-measure beam while Nick operates. I’m probably looking for lunch. More on this SOTA activation and the Summits on the Air program at the next HCRA meeting, November 2nd.
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Big Spruce Hill Activation
Last week, a lone Jerk set off for Florida for a second attempt at a SOTA activation. Now, you must be thinking, “There are no mountains in Florida.” Well, you’re wrong. Florida is actually a town in the good ol’ Commonwealth of Massachusetts just east of North Adams. Having learned from my mistake of attempting…
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SOTA jerks are on the road again
(In a deep loud voice) SUNDAY SUNDAY SUNDAY September 30th 2012 the jerks are heading out to a place unactivated. That’s right, We are heading to Burley Hill W1/MR-002. Showtime will be 1600Z. Modes CW, FM, SSB, and new to this activation PSK31. Frequencies 7.034, 14.061 CW 7.190, 21.333, 14.3425 SSB depending on propagation, look…
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SOTA Jerks head to the ‘dacks!
Frandy/N1FJ and I will be heading to the high peaks of the Adirondacks to activate a few mountains for SOTA. We will activate Whiteface Mountain Monday afternoon then meet up with Dennis/WA2USA Monday evening. The three of us will attempt summits on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday morning before returning to our respective homes. Dennis, one…
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Activating Crag Mountain, Northfield, Mass.
Around midnight on Friday (Aug. 31) night Jim/KK1W emailed me that he, Nick/K1MAZ and John/Kx1x would be activating Prospect Hill the next day. I had already activated Prospect Hill this year, so I decided to do Crag Hill in Northfield and snag a sure S2S (Summit to Summit). Jim was going to use NE1SJ so…
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NE1C SOTA Activation Review – September 1, 2012 – Prospect Hill
Nick (K1MAZ) and I, along with Jim (NE1SJ/KK1W) made the trek to Prospect Hill, MA (near Athol) for a SOTA (Summits on the Air) activation. Great weather and great propagation made for a perfect day!!! We hung a mini-G5RV from the fire tower (up about 80′ sloping to a tree branch). We used KK1W’s FT100…