I was invited by USKA Sektion Bern, HB9F, to do a presentation on HAMNET. The weather was good and I decided to activate two hills in HB/BE beforehand. Thanks to the tip of Heinz, HB9BCB, I chose HB/BE-119 and HB/BE-160 and both are drive-in hills with a short stroll to the top.
28 May 2014: 14:13 – 14:42 UTC
Temperature: 15 C, sunny and a few clouds
Rig: KX3, 10W, 4400mAh LiPo
Ant: SOTApole, 13.1m Inv. L, 5x 4m Radial
nothing on 12m although I selfspotted and called CQ for a while
2 CW QSO on 15m
10 CW QSO on 17m
4 CW QSO on 20m
24 CW QSO on 30m
Car park: 46.84302 N / 7.45977 E; 1033m.
Hiking statistics – uphill only:
Time: 5 min
Distance 0.3 km
Total Ascend: 23 m
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- View on the top with my outdoor shack and view direction Thunersee.
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- My shack was setup at the end of a long bench.
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- View direction South.
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- View direction North.
HB9CZF 