m1hax

m1hax, 11 months ago to random

New hiking route blogged on my site, Moel Siabod, highest peak in the Moelwynion range, Snowdonia, Wales. Offers panoramic views of 13 out of 14 highest peaks. Scrambling route available. https://m1hax.uk/2020/08/moel-siabod-gwnw010-sota-activation-report-2020/

m1hax, 8 months ago to hamradio

Summits on the air activation yesterday of G/NP-008 Great Whernside. Not to be confused with the other Whernside! Got the #elecraft KX2 📻 setup and made some local contacts on the 40m band. #hamradio #portableops #sota

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m1hax, 2 months ago to amateurradio

⛰️ Dungavel Hill (510m).
📅 1st Apr 2024.
🏷️ GM/SS-165
🗺️ IO85dn.
📻 Yaesu FTM100D.
🧵 2m.
📞 4 QSOs.
#️⃣ #sota #summitsontheair #hamr #amateurradio

m1hax, 3 months ago to hamradio

🧵1/3: SOTA peeps you want to read this. I've found this nifty new #SummitsOnTheAir tool for users of @ARRL Logbook of the World by Jack G5JDA and it's pretty mega.. #hamradio #amateurradio #hamr #sota

m1hax, 5 months ago to amateurradio

Getting some use out of my self built APRS tracker (by F4GOH) during some weekend #SOTA walks. Longest packet 78 miles at 500mW. Working better with a new 18650 cell. #hamradio #summitsontheair

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m1hax, 11 months ago to amateurradio

Very wet and cold couple of #SOTA activations today in South Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Nobody on the hills today. I wonder if anyone can guess which summits these are from the photos! #hamradio #amateurradio

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m1hax, 8 months ago to amateurradio

My recent #summitsontheair activation of Cleeve Hill G/CE-001, testing out my new Elecraft KX2 setup. No more failed 2m activations on remote summits from now on! 😬📻📶 #sota #hamradio #amateurradio

m1hax, 8 months ago to random

Lots of fun on the Hindelanger Klettersteig today in glorious ☀️ #bavaria #alpine #alps

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m1hax, 5 months ago to amateurradio

Earned my first 'Shack Sloth' Summits on the Air certificate on Friday! 📜 All of my chaser points have been summit-to-summit chases. My 1000th point was collected with G5JDA/P who was on G/CE-001 while I was on GW/SW-007. #sota #hamradio #amateurradio #hamr

m1hax, 7 months ago to random

m1hax, 4 months ago to amateurradio

On a recent trip to Edinburgh I activated Arthur's Seat GM/SS-272 (251m) for the Summits on the Air scheme. A pleasant little 1-point summit walking distance from the city centre. An early weekday start meant the summit was quiet 🏔️🚶🏻 #sota #summitsontheair #hillwalking

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m1hax, 4 months ago to random

Very windy on the hills yesterday as Storm Isha arrives. Managed to get out and score an easy 25 points for #SummitsOnTheAir:

⛰️ GW/MW-013 Corndon Hill
⛰️ G/WB-003 Stiperstones
⛰️ G/WB-005 Long Mynd - Pole Bank
⛰️ G/WB-002 Brown Clee Hill
⛰️ G/WB-004 Titterstone Clee Hill

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m1hax, 2 months ago to amateurradio

🌄Ruardean Hill (G/WB-021) and 🌄Seager Hill (G/WB-022) are two 1-point #SummitsOnTheAir hills I ticked off last month. 15 local contacts between the two using my #Yaesu FTM100D radio. There's been a lot of deforestation at Seager Hill since I visited a few years ago. #hamr #sota

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m1hax, 2 months ago to hamradio

A beautiful ☀️ sunny day atop Bredon Hill (G/CE-003) a few days ago operating amateur radio 📻 for the #SummitsOnTheAir scheme. We were treated to great views including a snow-capped Worcestershire Beacon in the distance. 8x stations worked in about twenty minutes. #hamradio #portable #sota

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m1hax, 1 month ago to amateurradio

Last hill for my Sardinia trip, 🌲 Monte Pino (“Pine Mountain”) IS0/IS-120, 742 m. Evening walk up to the summit lookout from the ranger station. Extreme geomagnetic storm meant it took half an hour to get the required 4 radio contacts - all groundwave I suspect. #sardinia #hamr #hills #summitsontheair #sota

m1hax, 6 days ago to amateurradio

A new #SOTA summit today, G/TW-005 “Normanby Top” (1 point). Simple drive on summit. Bad interference from the NATS Radar and solar panel plant, but some interesting DX on 40m band. #summitsontheair

m1hax, 2 months ago to hamradio

Activated Moncreiffe Hill (GM/SS-276) today near Perth. An easy 1pt #SummitsOnTheAir hill with a good path to the top. Three contacts on 2m and two on 20m. #hamradio

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m1hax, 2 months ago to amateurradio

Earlier this month I was out on a very misty 🗻 Kinder Scout (G/SP-001) helping a client prepare for their Hill & Moorland Leader assessment. The weather presented a fine opportunity to practice navigation! 🗺️🧭A quick session on my radio during lunch bagged me 8 #SOTA contacts.

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People hiking in mist

m1hax, 2 months ago to amateurradio

Six contacts on VHF today on GM/WS-001 Ben Nevis. Great conditions on the hill. #sota #hamradio #summitsontheair

m1hax, 2 months ago to amateurradio

Hiked up 🗻 Cnoc an Daimh Mor (GM/NS-142) in northern Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 to operate its first “Summits On The Air” radio station. Was one of the last unactivated summits in the UK. 17.5km of bog and peat maze. 29 hours driving to get there and back. 1 point. 💪🏻😃
#sota #hamradio #summitsontheair #hf #elecraft #portableops

m1hax, 1 month ago to amateurradio

⛰️ Punta Berritta (1362m).
📅 5th May 2024.
🏷️ IS0/IS-303
🗺️ JN40ou.
📻 Elecraft KX2, EFHW.
🧵 20m-17m.
📞 4 QSOs.
#️⃣ #sota #summitsontheair #amateurradio #sardinia

m1hax, 1 month ago to hamradio

Last weekend I activated Semaforo IS0/IS-266 (“Traffic Light”) on the island of Sardinia. This special hill hosts the ruins of a radio laboratory used by Marconi, who was born 150 years ago. #sardegna #hamradio #sota #italy #SummitsOnTheAir #PortableOps

m1hax, 1 month ago to hamradio

First ever #summitsontheair station on the summit of Punta Maggiore (IS0/IS-064) in #Sardina (970m). I made 8 SSB contacts on 14MHz with my Elecraft KX2 and EFHW. Pathless scramble to the summit 🧗‍♂️🏞️ Thanks Chasers! #hamradio #sota #italy #mountains #hiking