On my journey from HB9 to G I added five SOTA hills to give the driving some change. My first activation was F/VO-053 near Nancy followed by F/NO-100, F/NO-106, F/NO-113 and F/NO-101 all between Reims and Laon. The four F/NO hills mentioned before were never activated so far and offer a big activation zone that can be reached by car.
1 August 2014: 10:30 – 10:40 UTC
Temperature: 26 C and sunny and cloudy.
Rig: KX3, 10W, 4400mAh LiPo
Ant: DK9SQ pole at 8m with a 2x 6.7m Inverted V and 4:1 Balun between the 8m CQ553 ladder line and the KX3.
19 CW QSO on 30m, incl. S2S QSO with S52CU/p on S5/RG-010.
Car park: 49.517185 N / 3.824593 E; 211m or further down on the road towards Bibrax.
Hiking statistics – uphill only:
Time: 0 min
Distance 0 km
Total Ascend: 0 m
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- Drive to my activation area.
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- A disused tower and crop all around.
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