Category: Red Summit RF

In this video I take the Xiegu X6100 to a SOTA summit for the 4th time (Ludden Mountain W7A/MN-136). I operate exclusively on the Bioenno 4.5 Ah external battery at 10 watts. I made 74 contacts including 2 DX. After this activation I offer the top 5 things I like about this radio AND the top 5 things I dislike about the radio. I finish up by answering the question, "If you don’t own a radio for summits on the air would you buy the Xiegu X6100?"

Thank you to Radioddity for lending me the X6100!

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Sometimes it’s just about getting out there with your friends and enjoying the company and the great outdoors. We had a crew of four on this joint activation, with Malen VE6VID joining us, all the way down from Alberta, Canada. Brian W7JET and Wilson were also part of the crew. This was a desert hike to the top of First Water Overlook W7A/MN-087. We qualified this summit in just a few minutes using an HT with a rubber duck antenna.

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I tried a couple of new things on this Parks on the Air activation of Boyce Thompson Arboretum near Superior Arizona. The drive over antenna mast mount built for me by Tony K7AJF worked out great. I also tried logging with my cell phone using HAMRS. Follow along as I set up the station and start logging the QSOs on 20 meters SSB and CW.

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Pete Scola WA7JTM has been chasing DX on the allusive 6 meter "magic band" for close to 55 years. He has earned numerous awards and is well known in serious 6 meter circles. He doesn’t view himself as an expert on 6 meters but you will be hard pressed to find anybody who knows more then he does on the subject.

Pete joins us on this episode of the All Portable Discussion Zone to explain what a person needs to do to make 6 meter SSB and CW contacts.

Join us we talk about how YOU can get 6 meter contacts in this episode of the All Portable Discussion Zone “AP/DZ”. Every aspect of Portable Ops is explored in this biweekly live stream as we discuss news, gear, achievements, the workbench, contests, awards and more – find all Portable Ops related topics here.

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In this video I take the Xiegu X6100 up a SOTA summit for the 3rd time (Dixie Benchmark W7A/MN-131). On the 2nd outing, the radio got extremely hot while operating. I wasn’t sure if this was just from sun exposure or something within the radio. So I decided to eliminate the sun as a factor on this Summits on the Air activation. There were a couple of surprises along the trail too – you never know what you will encounter when you get out and activate portable.

Thank you to Radioddity for lending me the X6100!

Xiegu X6100 Transceiver: https://www.radioddity.com/products/xiegu-x6100
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This is the fourth of 4 videos containing the QSO for my POTA activation to Lost Dutchman State Park. I broke this activation up into 4 parts, by band and mode.

Park K-1061 on 26 Feb 2022 – 14 MHz SSB
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This is the third of 4 videos containing the QSO for my POTA activation to Lost Dutchman State Park. I broke this activation up into 4 parts, by band and mode.

Park K-1061 on 26 Feb 2022 14 MHz CW
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I have seen a lot of videos about the Xiegu X6100 and was curious how it would perform for me in the field. Having received a loaner X6100 from Radioddity I decided to use it for my latest Summits on the Air (SOTA) activation. This activation includes a scenic hike along Saguaro Lake, a little route finding, a steep hike to the top of a cliff, and some great QSOs. After operating for a couple of hours I give you my first impressions about this radio. I also give a brief loadout of my pack.

You can find the full CW recordings of this activation here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1l23ybyJgnwjOcH5R2Q6uBImpeAPnWhFg?usp=sharing

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Dave K3GX participates in Summits on the Air and Parks on the Air. He is relatively new to these programs but has been in the amateur radio hobby since 1975. He learned Morse code not long after becoming interested in ham radio and is a very good CW operator. He has many other interests and abilities including his recent dive into 3D printing. We’ll talk to Dave about how he got started with 3D printing and explore some of his projects he’s made to assist himself and others with SOTA and POTA field operations.

Join us we talk about how YOU can start 3D printing your ideas in this episode of the All Portable Discussion Zone “AP/DZ”. Every aspect of Portable Ops is explored in this biweekly live stream as we discuss news, gear, achievements, the workbench, contests, awards and more – find all Portable Ops related topics here.

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This is the second of 4 videos containing the QSO for my POTA activation to Lost Dutchman State Park. I broke this activation up into 4 parts, by band and mode.

Park K-1061 on 26 Feb 2022 – 18 MHz SSB

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