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7 January 2033 at 00:01
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I monitor 146.520 and DMR SOTA (973),Β track me on the trail HERE.Β Donate HERE,Β Mastodon
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Live in San Diego close to the top of a hill so I have the luxury of access toΒ just about any repeater in the county.
I find that I enjoy SOTA operations more than playing with my 7300.Β I use a FT-817ND for SOTA opperations, but there are days I wish I had more power given the conditions and people don't want to wait so I use a FT891 (see my full loadout here).Β Β While doingΒ SOTA, you'll find me scanning 146.520 and DMR SOTA (973) and I normally turn on my Inreach tracking so you can watchΒ hereΒ for better arrival times.Β At my QTH AO, you canΒ find me on DMR San Diego Hangout (310014), orΒ SoCal Talk Group (31066).
My first successful SOTA opp was off a small mountain by my houseΒ and I was able to conduct a QSO with a dude inΒ Japan via SSB phone at 5 watts.Β That wasΒ a kick.Β Β I'm still struggling at this hobby, trying to figure out what antenna works the best.Β At home, I'm happy to keep my max at 100 watts, but my end-fed antenna has me a tadd baffled.Β I do like to keeping it stealth, so having it on a pole that I can extend up and then put awayΒ is awesome.
-- N1CLC, Christian Claborne
(aka chris claborne)