It was a foggy and cold as I made my ascent up Owens Peak for a morning Cw operation for Summits on the Air. Luckily the fog broke towards the end of my activation and warmed up the body for the decent down the peak. The bands were fantastic and it was a record number of contacts for me for a SOTA activation, a total of 39 QSOs. Hope you all enjoy the scenery, equipment setup and morse code practice.
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DUGBO
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Summit Details
Owens Peak 1302
W6/SC-454
Elevation: 1302ft
Ascent: 489ft
Distance: 0.8 miles
Coordinates: 33.1687, -117.1713
https://sotl.as/summits/W6/SC-454
Operating Frequencies: 15, 17 and 20 Meters
Modes: CW, FM Simplex
Gear
USMC Assault Pack
QRP-LAB QMX QRP Radio 60-15M
Antenna: 20M Dipole w/ 15 and 17M links
RG-316 25'
Bamatech TP-III
American Morse Single Lever Paddle
iFTx IOS APP
7M carbon Fiber Mast
There is no way I would have the confidence and or the skill be a CW operator on the air without the fantastic instructors from both CWOPS and LICW. Do not hesitate one minute to join this fabulous clubs to learn morse code.
https://cwops.org
https://longislandcwclub.org
iFTx Details
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/iftx/id...
https://www.hb9zhk.ch/iftx.html
YT channels I like:
www.youtube.com/@w4arb
http://www.youtube.com/@vk3ye
http://www.youtube.com/@aussiesotaops
https://www.youtube.com/@CanoeTheNorth
https://www.youtube.com/@ChrisN8PEM
https://www.youtube.com/@TheHamNinja
https://www.youtube.com/@CoaxAndCampstools
https://www.youtube.com/@W4EMB
https://www.youtube.com/@elradiohead
http://www.youtube.com/@HamRadioDuo
https://www.youtube.com/@EvanK2EJT
https://www.youtube.com/@Utahforrest
https://www.youtube.com/@K6ARK
https://www.youtube.com/@k9eihamradio
https://www.youtube.com/@KG6NLWMotoRadio
http://www.youtube.com/@HikinnHammin
https://www.youtube.com/@KYFriedHam
https://www.youtube.com/@KQ3Q
https://www.youtube.com/@AA0Z
https://www.youtube.com/@KurtZoglmann
https://www.youtube.com/@LB4FH
https://www.youtube.com/@longislandcwclub
https://www.youtube.com/@N4AAJ
https://www.youtube.com/@n4hnhradio
https://www.youtube.com/@n4jaw
https://www.youtube.com/@N7KOM
https://www.youtube.com/@QRPCW
https://www.youtube.com/@QRPMonkey
https://www.youtube.com/@RadioRunner
https://www.youtube.com/@RedSummitRF
https://www.youtube.com/@Scout75PortableRadio
https://www.youtube.com/@SOTA-plus
https://www.youtube.com/@SWIZZRADIOS
https://www.youtube.com/@TheTechPrepper
https://www.youtube.com/@ThomasK4SWL
https://www.youtube.com/@twooldmeninthewoods
https://www.youtube.com/@VE6LK
https://www.youtube.com/@vk2ter
https://www.youtube.com/@W6IWN_Radio
www.youtube.com/@Utahforrest
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