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Antenna mast broken? No problem! Fire up the 3D pr

Antenna mast broken? No problem! Fire up the 3D printer and make a splint to repair it. Still need to add duct tape to hold it in place. Duct tape makes everything better. #DIY #SOTA #hamradio

KB1HQS Trip Reports: 10 SOTA Activation's in 2 day

KB1HQS Trip Reports: 10 SOTA Activation's in 2 days in Shenandoah National Park. Writing up these reports were just as tiring as the doing the activation's. 🤣kb1hqs.com/sota/ #SOTA #Hamradio #CW #QRP

Well that was pure misery. Made 1 VHF QSO at Backb

Well that was pure misery. Made 1 VHF QSO at Backbone Mtn, WV before I couldn’t stand it any more. Fingers went numb and unusable. Well at least I tried. #SOTA #hamradio

This is the same spot Daniel Boone activated his f

This is the same spot Daniel Boone activated his first SOTA activation in 1874. What a historical radio moment! All I needed is a coon skin hat. #SOTA #hamradio #Kentucky

Pilot Knob, KY.

Pilot Knob, KY.

Heading out to Pilot Knob (W4K/KA-009) south of Le

Heading out to Pilot Knob (W4K/KA-009) south of Lexington, KY today. This will qualify KY on my SOTA state list. See you on the air. #SOTA #Hamradio

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Mamonth Cave cave is highly recommended! Had a gre

Mamonth Cave cave is highly recommended! Had a great time. Unfortunately couldn’t get to the spot I wanted to activate. Will have to come back to this NP another time. Heading to Lexington for the night. More SOTA tomorrow. #POTA

After 12 hours on the road, 4 states & 2 SOTA acti

After 12 hours on the road, 4 states & 2 SOTA activations, finally made it to Evansville, IN. Heading to Mammoth Cave NP for a cave tour and POTA activation today. #POTA #Amateurradio

Under the cover of darkness we filled up on hot sp

Under the cover of darkness we filled up on hot spring water before heading north to MO to activate #SOTA #NPS #nationalpark

One crappy field repair later on the power cable a

One crappy field repair later on the power cable and I’m GTG. Freq: 14.058 West Mtn, Hot Springs NP, AR. #SOTA #POTA

Visiting Hot Springs National park today. Will be

Visiting Hot Springs National park today. Will be activating the one lone SOTA summit in the Park: West Mountain (W5A/CA-014) this afternoon. #SOTA #Hamradio

Excited to start the spring semester today. Majori

Excited to start the spring semester today. Majoring in SOTA Summitoligy with a minor in CW pro signs. Took a walk around, nice campus. Tuition is only $78k a year, lol.

Mt Roosevelt, TN

Mt Roosevelt, TN

Today’s SOTA activation at Bearwallow (NC) was s

Today’s SOTA activation at Bearwallow (NC) was somewhat of a disaster. Broke my mast, had terrible RFI and almost froze to death, but I did hit 1,001 points which means I can now add myself to the SOTA Goat club 🐐! #SOTA #hamradio

No Mt Pisgah activation. I think the picture sums

No Mt Pisgah activation. I think the picture sums it up. We came upon this van on the pass to Pisgah. Heading to Bearwallow summit instead. #SOTA

Activating Mt Pisgah (NC) today for my final point

Activating Mt Pisgah (NC) today for my final points to SOTA Goat! ~OTA 17:00z. #SOTA #Hamradio #CW #QRP

Cold SOTA activation at High Rock summit in TN.

Cold SOTA activation at High Rock summit in TN.

KB1HQS Trip Report: All I wanted for Christmas was

KB1HQS Trip Report: All I wanted for Christmas was pony. I guess this will have to do. https://kb1hqs.com/2021/01/11/chincotegue-national-wildlife-refuge-va/ #Hamradio #POTA #QRP #CW

Chincoteague Island, VA. US Islands and Parks on t

Chincoteague Island, VA. US Islands and Parks on the Air beach activation. Good way to spend a Sunday afternoon. #POTA #hamradio

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