SOTA (Summits On The Air) Activation
of OM/KE-031 Koprivy (887m ASL, KN08NT)
by Martin OM8KT in April 2019
I started my track at 06:30 UTC from Kosicka Bela (380m ASL)
(06:45 UTC) Cell-phones tower near Kosicka Bela in the morning fog.
(07:15 UTC) 30 minutes later the fog started to dissapear slightly and sometimes the blue sky was visible.
(07:30 UTC) Getting deeper in the foggy mysterious forest
(08:00 UTC) The fog suddenly dissapeared and it seemed to be a beautiful sunny day ahead. It was getting warmer and warmer and the uphill climb was intense. My backpack weighed 25 kg. The summit is visible in the background of the photo.
(09:45 UTC) Finally on the summit. The portable station was ready for calling CQ.
42 QSOs were made in 2 hours on 40, 20, 17 and 2m bands.
Equipment used: Yaesu FT-891, FH-2 keypad, LDG AT-100 Pro II tuner, 12V 17Ah Pb battery, 10m fiber glass mast, inv V dipole for 40m, Yaesu FT-70, Outd Log APK for logging and a beer to improve the signal reports.
After 2 hours it was a time to go back. The last view from the summit to the south and go..
Approaching to the finish point - village Kosicka Bela at 13:45 UTC.
Thank you all for QSOs
73, Martin OM8KT
73, Martin OM8KT