The highest referenced peak in SOTA – Summits on the Air, at the time of writing, is Aconcagua LUM/PH-001, 6962m ASL, in the relatively new Argentina (Mendoza) association.
This was activated on 16th February 2019 by Tom Rudzinski SQ9FVE, operating as LU/SQ9FVE. Tom is an experienced and skilled mountaineer, and as required for such an undertaking, planned the expedition carefully including all necessary support.
The climbing to the summit began some 13 days ahead of the activation, and included several camps and acclimatisation strategies.
The actual activation took place at 1747 UTC and comprised five QSOs on 2m FM, all with Argentinian chasers located around 90km away.
Source- http://www.southgatearc.org
VHF
VX-820 Portable Analog Radio Series
VX-820 Portable Analog Radio Series Compact Size Portable Radios With Robust Capabilities Don’t let the size deceive you. The smallest portable analog... Read more
AnyTone AT-D868UV dual-band VHF and UHF DMR portable
AnyTone AT-D868UV Today, Qixiang Electron Science & Technology Co., Ltd, the Chinese manufacturer that produces the AnyTone line of two-way... Read more
Turning your smartphone into a 2-way radio – Alianza DxB
Alianza DxB “We are proud to introduce the Alianza DxB which is the latest device created by the Northern New Jersey, family owned technology co... Read more
Icom ID-51 50th Anniversary version and ID-51 Plus Firmware Update Release E1
Icom ID-51 If you were one of the customers who purchased a 50th Anniversary version of the ID-51 or the latter ID-51 Plus, then there is a firmware u... Read more
Antenna
HF 8 band Fan dipole multiband antenna 160-6 meters with Balun
HF 8 band Fan dipole multiband antenna 160-6 meters with Balun Product Description The 5 element fan dipole works very well at covering all the bands... Read more
Light Beam Plus Antenna – LBP-20M
The support structure of the Light Beam Plus Antenna series is very different from that of any other antenna that is currently on the market. Manufact... Read more
InLogis RF-PRO-1B Active Magnetic Loop Antennas RF-PRO-1B
Loop Antennas HF Receive Antenna Type:Shielded Magnetic Loop HF Receive Antenna Remote Mounting Position:Elevated HF Receive Antenna Style:One-pie... Read more
Review
Radio Set up on a Pickup Truck
James Hollen, D25Y31, has a radio and antenna set up in the bed of his pickup truck and wants to know if his truck will cause interference. Read more
Baofeng UV-9R Model Comparison and Power Testing
Today I compare and test 3 different models of the Baofeng UV9R. Read more
Metal Ham Shack – Issues and Improvements
Art, W9SOL, wants to know if his steel building will cause issues with his radio’s performance or improve its performance? Read more
Grounding and Bonding, Band Pass Filter and Field Day
On todays episode of Tuesdays with Tim, K3LR and Jeff, KB8ZWT we will discuss bonding and grounding and Band Pass Filters for Field Day! Read more
Equipment
RETEVIS Finger PTT Motorcycle Helmet Microphone
“Because this is the only thing that makes it possible to talk to other riders over an intercom and talking over the phone without stopping on t... Read more
Introducing the BP-307 High Capacity Li-Ion battery pack
Short overview of the BP-307, a new high capacity 7.2V / 3350mAh (typ.) Li-Ion battery pack designed for Icom’s latest range of IP, LTE radio and sele... Read more
Lab599 Discovery TX-500
Today i’m bringing you an update on a very exciting qrp ham radio from Lab599. It’s called the Discovery TX-500. The TX500 is a HF & 6... Read more
LDG Z-100PLUS/IC-705
Auto Ant Tuner with 2000 Memories Pkgd For IC-705 The Package is IC-705 Ready and Includes The Following: 8 Heavy Duty AA Batteries Icom IC-705 I... Read more
