LA/AH-011 Bjørnholen

I visited LA/AH-011 Bjørnholen for the first time this afternoon. A left job after lunch, and drove the few kilometers to Kopperud (N 59 56.820, E 011 08,922) where I parked. From the parking it was a relatively short walk to the summit. Excellent trails, however there are no signs or marks, so it is a good idea to have a GPS. 

It is no view from the summit – only trees to see. However, it is easy to put up a wire antenna. As in most of my activations, I used my FT-817ND and a linked dipole (BandHopper III).

 

The HF conditions were quite good, and 41 QSOs on 20, 30, and 40 meter came in the log (12 on SSB, 29 on CW). 

DXCCs: DL, EA, F, G, GI, HB9, I, LA, LY, OE, OK, OZ, PA, S5, SP, SV9, UA.

LA/AH-014 Toåsen

I activated Toåsen once again earlier today. As usual I parked at Alværn ungdomsskole. FT-817ND and a linked dipole (BandHopper III from SotaBeams) were used. Beautiful weather and good HF conditions made this activation to a pleasant one.

In total I got 50 QSOs on 20, 30, and 40 meter (10 SSB and 40 CW), among them two US states which I hadn’t worked before (VT and NH).

DXCCs: DL, EA, F, G, HA, HB9, OE, OK, ON, PA, SP, UA, UR, W, YO.