onsdag 29. juni 2016

LA/OL-311, LAFF-0303 Torsæterkampen

LA/OL-311 Torsæterkampen is located well inside the nature reserve LA-0303 Torsæterkampen. Therefore this activation was both a SOTA activation as well as a WWFF activation.

I parked at Torsætra N 60 34.27, E 010 570.50. From the parking it is around 3 kilometers to walk and 350 meters to climb. I followed the trail "Totenåsstien", which is clearly marked. This trail can be followed almost to the summit. When the trail to "Hjemmefronthytta" (a replica of a cabin used by the resistance during WWII), this trail should be followed for 100 meter or so, and then follow another (and unmarked) trail going to left (N 60 34.51, E010 56.377). At the summit it is a commercial telecommunication installation, trees, and nothing more (with the exception of a geocache). No pretty view at all.

Close to the cabin where the telecommunication equipment was installed, it was quite easy to install my linked dipole (elsewhere the high density of trees could make it challenging to erect a dipole).
I start working on 20 meters SSB and CW, which resulted in 64 QSOs, among them one S2S. I had also planned to operate on 30 meter, and I actually QSYed to 30. However, I did not make any calls. The problem was my "neighbor". The noise-level floor on 30 was steady S9++ over the whole band, which made it impossible to use. I therefore went QRT and headed back to the car.

If I should operate from LA/OL-311 sometime in the future, I would definitively have spent some time on finding a better (more quiet) QTH. If the aim is to operate from the nature reserve only, this area is so large that it should be easy to find a convenient location for the activation.

DXCCs: CU, DL, EA, EI, F, G, GI, HA, HB9, I, OE, OH, OK, ON, S5, SP, UA, UR, W, YO, 9A.

onsdag 8. juni 2016

LB/OS-001 Grønliåsen

Yesterday was a first Tuesday in a month, and thus time for 2 meter contest. I went up to Grønliåsen. In addition to excellent weather, the band condition was also excellent.

I used a 3 element Yagi (the SB270 from SotaBeams) and 50 watts (FT-817ND plus a linear amplifier).  28 stations were worked, and the best QRB was 898 kilometers (DL6YBF in JO31ox).

DXCCs: DL, LA, PA, OZ.

lørdag 4. juni 2016

LA/OL-181 Feforkampen



It was also time for a second activation on June 4, and I climbed up Feforkampen. 16 QSOs were worked on 20 meter. 
DXCCs: DL, EA, G, GI, HA, HB9, OE, OH, SP.

LA/OL-100 Valsfjellet



This year’s activation of Valsfjellet took place on June 4. Excellent weather made this activation to a pleasant one.
I used my FT-817ND and a linked dipole, and the QSOs were made on 20 meter and 30 meter. When I got QRT, 47 QSOs were in the log. 

DXCCs: DL, EA, F,G, GI, HA, HB9, I, OE, OK, ON, PA, S5, SM, SP, UA, UA9, YO, YU, 9A.

fredag 3. juni 2016

LA/OL-263 Nårkampen



A late afternoon activation of Nårkampen. Beautiful spring weather, sunshine and 23C when I left the car. A little bit less when I arrived at the summit.
I used my FT-817ND and a linked dipole, and the QSOs were made on 20 meter and 30 meter (I did also make some calls on 40 meter SSB, but it did not result in any QSOs). When I got QRT, 34 QSOs were in the log.

DXCCs: DL, EA, F, G, GI, HB9, OE, OK, ON, OZ, PA, SM.