Activation report: Hochstaff, OE/NO-219
April 24, 2020
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Activation report: Hochstaff, OE/NO-219
Today I activated OE/NO-219.
Sunny, but windy conditions. I successfully tested my newly built lightweight dipole for 20m and made 4 contacts within 30 minutes with PSK31. I used my FT-817, the fantastic wolphilink modem and an android phone.
I also made several contacts on 2m using my Anytone at-d868uv an...
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Simple Ultralight SOTA dipole for 20m
April 24, 2020
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Simple ultralight SOTA dipole for 20m
One of the things that fascinate me in ham radio is the ability to build actually working stuff from very basic materials. I am still fascinated by the fact that you can communicate - e.g. using PSK31 mode - thousands of km all over Europe with more or less only double the power of a cellphone using a self b...
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SOTA activation report: Stuhleck, OE/ST-171
April 23, 2020
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Short SOTA Activation Report: Stuhleck, OE/ST-171 It was quite windy on that day, so I made only 4 calls on 2m FM and went down again.
QSOs made:
A few photos:
Equipment used: Anytone d868vu (see my review here)
Diamond RH-770 Antenna
4m H155 coaxial cable
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Portable lightweight 5-element 2m DIY Antenna (SOTA)
April 20, 2020
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Portable lightweight 5-element 2m DIY Antenna (SOTA)
This is a short description of one of the antennas I use for less serious hikes and for SOTA activations where the access is easy and short. Its not as small as my 4-element yagi but has even better performance of course.
The antenna is based on a design by DK7ZB and former NUXCOM.
It is bui...
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Anytone at-d868uv for SOTA - personal review
April 19, 2020
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Pros and cons of the Anytone at-d868uv from the perspective of a SOTA user
There are already many reviews out there for the Anytone mentioned above, so this is not meant to be a detailed review but more a list of pros and cons from my perspective since I mainly use it for SOTA activation. I am using it for two years now and am very satisfied with...
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Activation report: Heukuppe and Dreimarkstein (OE/ST-112 and OE/ST-127)
April 18, 2020
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Short report of the double activation of Heukuppe and Dreimarkstein Sota references: OE/ST-112 and OE/ST-127
Hiking distance: 15,4 km, elevation gain total: 1253m
Equipment used:
My standard SOTA equipment with the AnyTone AT-d868uv and my self-built 4-ele yagi.
QSOs from Heukuppe OE/ST-112
QSO UTC Station QRG Mode RST wkd Stn Ref.
tx rx
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Portable lightweight 4-Element 2m DIY Antenna (SOTA)
April 18, 2020
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Portable lightweight 4-Element 2m DIY Antenna (SOTA)
Here is the description of one of the antennas I frequently use during SOTA activations.
The antenna is based on a design by DK7ZB and former NUXCOM.
It is build from basic materials:
Aluminium welding rods with diameter 4 and 3,2 mm from Ebay
Insulation pipes 20 and 25mm* diameter (16mm for...
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Overview on posts
December 31, 2019
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Blog posts overview Self built antennas Simple ultralight SOTA dipole for 20m
Portable lightweight 5-element 2m DIY Antenna (SOTA)
Portable lightweight 4-Element 2m DIY Antenna (SOTA)
My vertical 3 band QRP antenna for portable use on 40m, 20m and 30m
Activation reports Activation Report: Seven summits within 4 days
Activation report: OE/NO-03...
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