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9/23/20 NW Maine Trip (3 Days)

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Now on SoundCloud with my SOTA activation recordin

Now on SoundCloud with my SOTA activation recordings. soundcloud.com/kb1hqs
#SoundCloud #hamradio

White Mountains trip cut short due to me getting s

White Mountains trip cut short due to me getting sick as a dog. Still managed to active Mt Moriah and hike 10 miles. #hamradio #SOTA

Tough activation with a long drive, COVID mouth br

Tough activation with a long drive, COVID mouth breathers and rough condx. Broken ANT & mast. Field repair worked. KW is insanely remote! Will head back another time. #hamradio #SOTA #POTA

Heading out to Katahdin Woods National Monument (M

Heading out to Katahdin Woods National Monument (ME) tomorrow for a triple radio activation: SOTA W1/AM-402; POTA-K-2402; WWFF-4655. OTA: 16:00z. CW and Digital. #hamradio #SOTA #POTA #WWFF

Trappin' at the KB1HQS trap house. Trapping the EF

Trappin' at the KB1HQS trap house. Trapping the EFHW Packtenna antenna. *RF Voodo may be required. #SOTA #summitsontheair #hamradio #QRP kb1hqs.com/2020/09/02/tra…

Check it out! My new list of portable radio operat

Check it out! My new list of portable radio operators you should be following on social media: kb1hqs.com/2020/08/26/ope… #hamradio #SOTA #qrp

CW reference: cw4u.org/download/CW4U_… #SOTA #ha

CW reference: cw4u.org/download/CW4U_… #SOTA #hamradio #CW

Making progress..got the GPS to fire up but then r

Making progress..got the GPS to fire up but then realized I wasn't going to lock in any satellites inside. Next up is to wire the sound card and controller. #hamradio #SOTA #QRP

New custom gear backpacking gear from #hilltoppack

New custom gear backpacking gear from #hilltoppacks. Bear bag, sit pads and stake bags. #hamradio #SOTA #HIKE

Today's amateur radio project: Order parts from Mo

Today's amateur radio project: Order parts from Mouser so I can build a EFHW tuner, some micro WS0TA traps and SWR indicator. Good times! #SOTA #hamradio

My new ham radio badge. I promise to wear it to ev

My new ham radio badge. I promise to wear it to every club meeting from now on. #hamradio #hamsexy

Mt Jeff & Washington activated. One broken arrow a

Mt Jeff & Washington activated. One broken arrow antenna, a dead battery and rough HF cndx. Portable ops isn't always easy. TU to all my chasers who persisted. #hamradio #SOTA #CW #QRP #POTA #hiker

‪Activating Mt Washington (W1/HA-01) & Mt Jeffer

‪Activating Mt Washington (W1/HA-01) & Mt Jefferson (W1/HA-120) tomorrow 7/31/20. Both 10 pointers. *Virw from Mt Adams of the 2 peaks. Track me: bit.ly/2YUFjdl‬
‪#hamradio #SOTA #CW #QRP #POTA #Hiker ‬

Mt Adams: One of the coolest SOTA activations yet.

Mt Adams: One of the coolest SOTA activations yet. S2S DX with VA2MO & an airborne mobile QSO with @W5IPA. What a kick ass day. #hamradio #SOTA #CW #QRP #POTA #Hiker

New KB1HQS Video! Old Speck Summits on the Air Ac

New KB1HQS Video!
Old Speck Summits on the Air Activation https://youtu.be/Zd99tVTF-Hs I finish up my hikes in Grafton Notch State Park by hiking Old Speck Mountain (4k) and working a massive pile up on VHF. ‪#hamradio #SOTA #CW #QRP #POTA ‬#Hiker

Another day, another activation. Heading out tomor

Another day, another activation. Heading out tomorrow (7/29/20) to climb Mt Adams in the White Mountains (NH). (W1/HA-093); 10 points. OTA~ 1600z. POTA: K-2667; 2, 20 & 30m. Track me: http://bit.ly/2YUFjdl
#hamradio #SOTA #CW #QRP #POTA #Hiker

Mt Field activated. Nice 6 mile hike. No VHF QSO’s but had a nice pile up on HF. Cool Waves (CW) saved the day again. #hamradio #SOTA #CW #QRP #POTA #Hiker

Mt Lafayette activated. Got up at 4:00am, on trail

Mt Lafayette activated. Got up at 4:00am, on trail at 6:00am. Saw a bull moose which was cool. No HF as summit was super crowded. #hamradio #SOTA #CW #QRP #POTA #Hiker

Heading out tomorrow am (7/25) to activate Mt Lafa

Heading out tomorrow am (7/25) to activate Mt Lafayette W1/HA-002 (10 pts) 4k ft summit in White Mnts; POTA: K-4512. Freq: 2 and 20m (Cool Waves). OTA: 15:00z.

Track me: http://bit.ly/2YUFjdl
#hamradio #SOTA #CW #QRP #POTA #Hiker #WhiteMountains

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Rutland, VT #VT

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