HB/BS-001 is the only SOTA hill in canton Basel Stadt and is required for the HB9SOTA award. The car park is just outside the activation zone but after a few steps you can reach the AZ and setup your rig.
22 May 2015: 11:56 – 12:20 UTC
Temperature: 15 C
Rig: KX3, 10W, 4400mAh LiPo
Ant: SOTApole, 13.1m Inv. L, 5x 4m Radial
3 CW QSO on 20m, incl. S2S QSO with HB9BRJ/p on HB/ZH-014.
3 CW QSO on 30m
17 CW QSO on 40m, inlc. S2S QSO with DL6WT/p on DM/RP-197.
Car park: 47.57132 N / 7.68252 E; 494m.
Hiking statistics – uphill only:
Time: 3 min
Distance 0.22 km
Total Ascend: 8 m
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- From the car park to my operating spot.
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- Swisscom tower as seen from the car park. I walked up to the restaurant, turned left and found an operating spot in the forest.
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- A bit off the road and a branchless tree held up my Inv-L.
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