LA/OL-067 Blåhøe

A quick activation of this drive-in summit. Party cloudy, a rather cold breeze, and temperature 10C. The radio conditions were fine. I logged 31 QSOs (18 CW, 13 SSB) from 13 DXCCs, among them were 4 S2S. So all in all, I had a great time at the summit.

The equipment used was FT-817ND and a linked dipole. All QSOs were made on 20 meter.

DXCCs: DL, EA, EA6, El, F, G, HB9, OE, OK, SP, UR, W, YU.

LA/OL-067 Blåhøe

I have for some time wanted to activate LA/OL-067 Blåhøe (called so in Vågå, Jetta is its name in Dovre). Pictures I’ve seen show a magnificent view of the valley and nearby mountains. Today, I had a chance. However, the weather did not collaborate. It was foggy, more or less no visibility, cold (temperature around 1 C), and a freezing and icing wind (after my 40-45 minutes long activation, it was 2-4 mm ice around the antenna wire). So, I really need to come back on a nice summer day.

The antenna was quickly erected, and I was soon QRV. The conds on 20 meter was quite good. Total 23 QSOs, 10 on CW, 13 on SSB. Due to the cold and unpleasant weather, I did not try any other HF band. However, I had brought with me a vertical dipole for 2 meter with a hope to achieve a QSO or two on that band. But it ended as usual, no replies. SOTA activations on VHF or higher in LA is waste of time.

DXCC: DL, EA, F, HB9, IS, OE, OK, S5, UA0, YO.