For this Summits on the Air (SOTA) activation I hiked just under 7-miles RT with 1500’ elevation gain. It was a fun day operating QRP on Daisy Mountain W7A/MN-153 where I got a contact from Alaska, and two from Japan on 5 watts.
The End-Fed Half-Wave (EFHW) antenna can save you the trouble of packing a tuner with you on your portable radio expeditions. SOTA activation I take along an EFHW antenna built by Ariel Jacala NY4G. This antenna is resonant on 15, 20, 30, 40, and 60 meters without the use of an antenna tuner. 30 meters requires a ling be disconnected, but the rest of the bands are all resonant without doing anything to the antenna.
NY4G SOTA Package Antenna: https://www.ny4gefhw.com/store/p/sota-package
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Also with me, is my new go-to antenna mast that I acquired from PackTenna. This mast is actually a 28-foot carbon fiber fishing pole, but serves well as an antenna mast. It’s very compact and holds up well in high winds. I don’t see myself ever going back to the one I used to use!
Packtenna Carbon Fiber Mast: https://www.packtenna.com/store/p24/10_Meter_Tall_Carbon_Fiber_Mast.html#/
Lastly, I wanted to try something with the PackTenna TrekMount that I forgot to do on my last SOTA activation. I put it up on my mast up about 10 feet just to see how it works with a little more height.
Packtenna TrakMount: https://www.packtenna.com/store/p21/TrekMount_Antenna_Mount.html#/
You can find the full CW recordings of this activation here: https://drive.google.com/drive/u/1/folders/1l23ybyJgnwjOcH5R2Q6uBImpeAPnWhFg
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