Getting some summits done while backpacking in the Eastern Sierra!

Getting some summits done while backpacking in the Eastern Sierra!

This is a summit you don't do in the summer! Except I did. Murray Hill is a nice summit for cooler months, or in the dark.

Camping in the backcountry and activating a peak that hasn't been done before! Parker Peak.

I recently went in to fix some links in my “Ultralight Masts for SOTA and Portable Operations” article, and found that the masts are a lot harder to find! I’ve updated the eBay search link, but it only comes up with a few results. These masts used to be way more abundant. Once I find […]

Two previously-unactivated summits in the beautiful Castle Crags Wilderness / Trinity Mountains. I got injured and carried on!

True Pacific-Northwest style SOTA fun!

Some useful antenna ideas from WS0TA

Lots of fun summit-to-summit contacts made in the High Sierra.

A quick overnight trip to the Sierra foothills, with some exciting contacts made!

I know, I know. It's been a while! I keep thinking to myself, "I should write some blog posts and/or trip reports!" And before I knew it, I looked back and noticed my last post was in January—6 months ago! Quite a lot has happened in the world since then.

I'm always trying to combine radio fun with my various outdoor activities—including backpacking and camping. But for quite a while, I've wanted to do a camping/backpacking trip with the primary purpose being radio fun—on a summit! With the SOTA "Flavours" Challenge 2020 going on, I also needed to get some contacts made on 160 and/or 80 meters—bands that work best at night. So, without much planning, I decided to do a quick overnight trip!