ARDF stands for Amateur Radio Direction Finding, a timed event, where you need to locate a certain amount of transmitters (also known as foxes) in a given time. You basically get a map, compass, and a reciever. As I used to do orienteering, I was fairly confident in my map reading skills, but I hadn’t… Continue reading Trying out ARDF!
First time guying the SOTA beams tactical mini
Previously, we had been leaning the SOTA beams tactical mini against nearby trees, but today we decided we would practice pegging it out properly, with the multi-functional guying kit. This means that we can be more confident, and prepared for the next (potentially tree-less) summit! The SOTA beams Multi-function Guying Kit (https://www.sotabeams.co.uk/multi-function-guying-kit/) comes with pegs,… Continue reading First time guying the SOTA beams tactical mini
CQ SNOWTA 2024-09-13
During the final days of our stay in Garmish-Partenkirchen, we awoke to discover that whilst we had rain down in the valley, the mountain tops had been dusted with snow, and we immediately decided to go up the closest summit, in order to enjoy it. Unbeknownst to us, this was Storm Boris, heralding it’s arrival… Continue reading CQ SNOWTA 2024-09-13
First SOTA attempt 2024-09-08: Mount Wank
Yes… there really is a mountain called Wank. It is located near Garmish-Partenkirchen in Bavaria, DL/EW-001. You can find it on SOTA data here: https://www.sotadata.org.uk/de/summit/DL/EW-001 It was the morning of! After an excited alert on SOTAwatch, that we attended to summit Wank at 11:30 (giving us ample time to faff with equipment once we had… Continue reading First SOTA attempt 2024-09-08: Mount Wank