Last Tuesday, June 22, I activated Hvalebykampen, LA/OL-038. Skiforeningens web-site suggested that it was convenient to park at Lynnebakken. That's correct; the parking place is 2 kilometers away and 160 meter below the summit. However, it was not a good idea to use google to determine the route. I drove on some of the most terrible roads I have ever driven. Probably the activation was delayed by approximately an hour due to this bad decision.
The weather was perfect for a SOTA activation; sunny, calm, and 22C. And the shack provided a magnificent view.
The pole was erected only a few meters away from the highest peak of the summit, and the 20 meter longwire anteanna ended in a nearby tree.
I started mye activation on 20 meter SSB. Four stations were worked in 8 minutes. After calling CQ for several more minutes, I decided to QSY 30 meter CW. This resulted in 11 QSOs. Before leaving, I QSYed once more, this time to 40 meter CW, and six more QSOs came in the log. Originally, I had also planned to make work SSB on both 40 meter and 80 meter. However, during the 40 meter operation, quite a lot of people arrived at the summit, which made in impractical to work SSB. I thus decided to go QRT. May be I will work more SSB the next time...
DXCCs: DL, G, HA, HB9, LA, OE, OK, SM, SP
The weather was perfect for a SOTA activation; sunny, calm, and 22C. And the shack provided a magnificent view.
The pole was erected only a few meters away from the highest peak of the summit, and the 20 meter longwire anteanna ended in a nearby tree.
I started mye activation on 20 meter SSB. Four stations were worked in 8 minutes. After calling CQ for several more minutes, I decided to QSY 30 meter CW. This resulted in 11 QSOs. Before leaving, I QSYed once more, this time to 40 meter CW, and six more QSOs came in the log. Originally, I had also planned to make work SSB on both 40 meter and 80 meter. However, during the 40 meter operation, quite a lot of people arrived at the summit, which made in impractical to work SSB. I thus decided to go QRT. May be I will work more SSB the next time...
DXCCs: DL, G, HA, HB9, LA, OE, OK, SM, SP
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