Perfect day for POTA/SOTA activation
It really was a perfect day for a POTA/SOTA activation, beyond expectations: nice weather (maybe a little bit too sunny, HI), optimum temperature (24 degrees compared to 38 at home) and a wonderful view. I only worked on 20m, CW and FT8. Towards the end, I also launched a few SSTV calls and managed to make one contact. The power used was 40W, in a telescopic whip antenna with a height of 5m. Being a very light wind it withstood without any problems. I didn't need a tuner, tun
Preparing for first SOTA activation
Hot WX continues to hang over YO, so I will take advantage to reach a SOTA location (MC-222) at 2000 m altitude. This choice is not random, the distance I have to travel by train to the nearest city is short (traveling by train in YO is not an easy thing) and it is at the same time a POTA location, RO-1155. I'm preparing a backpack with the bare essentials for an activity of approximately 5-6 hours, in CW and FT4/8: FT-891, 5 m telescopic antenna (so I will start in 14 Mhz an