TF/KB1HQS Iceland SOTA Expedition

Iceland is the island of fire & ice, remote natural beauty and is located just south of the Arctic circle at 64 degrees north.

 Bear Mountain, NY (W2/GC-077) is a summit located on the Hudson River right above New York City. I needed an activation for NY to take it off my list of activating a SOTA summit in every US State. Bear Mountain is an easy 1 point drive up summit, however parking is limited and the top can be crowded. The AT also runs through the top of summit adding hikers to the mix. Also located here is a cool looking tower that overlooks the river.

Mount Greylock, MA (W1/MB-001) is a summit located in the northwest corner of Massa and is a well known landmark in the area. I had been trying to complete a summit in MA for several years, and Mt Greylock seemed like a good one to activate. Due to the drive up road and general popularity, I knew it would be busy on a nice October weekend day.

 Mt Washington, NH (W1/HA-001) is one of my favorite summits on the east coast. Washington is known for having terrible weather including the highest wind speed ever recorded (231 MPH in 1934). The summit is always busy with hikers and tourists however there is plenty of space to set up an antenna and get on the air.

Operating from home with a QRO amateur (100W) radio such as an ICOM, Yaesu, or Elecraft requires a high amperage power supply. Save money and use a HP (Model: HSTNS-PL18) power supply which will give you around 60 amps @ 12VDC. This can be done for as little as $15 and a little soldering.

This page refers to my Autonomous Satellite Tracker article in the March/April 2016 QEX. All updates will be posted here.

TR-25 CW Transceiver Kit Here is a compact but powerful 2-band CW transceiver kit that uses no tiny pushbuttons, and without those seemingly endless and hard-to-remember back menus. There is a knob or a switch for every function!

Size 5 ½ X 3 ¼ X 1 ½ l

Simple portable logging.