Triple Activation: OE/VB-34Ø, OE/VB-366 and OE/VB-4Ø8

For the last day of my Austrian SOTA activation adventure I contemplated several options. I finally settled on a route suggested by Herbert (OE9HRV), who was an incredible useful source for all my activations here in OE land (check out … Continue reading

OE/VB-494 (Hochälpele) – 1464 M / 4803 ft

After yesterdays activation of the ‘Galinakopf’ (OE/VB-287) under perfect conditions, I selected a less challenging summit for this Sunday. The dart I threw at the map landed closest to ‘Hochälpele’ or OE/VB-494 – a summit close to the previously activated … Continue reading

OE/VB-287 (Galinakopf) – 2198 m / 7211 ft

As I am writing this (November, 25th, 2011), I learned with great sadness that OE9GWI is now a silent key. Even-though I never met Gerhard personally, I had the pleasure working him on all my SOTA activations in Austria. He … Continue reading

OE/VB-5Ø4 (Geißkopf) – 1198 m / 3930 ft

The weather forecast for today was not too good. Therefore I was looking for another SOTA peak nearby. The ‘Geißkopf’,or OE/VB-5Ø4, fit the bill. The ‘Geißkopf’ is part of the ‘Bödele‘, the landmark mountain of Dornbirn, the largest city in … Continue reading

OE/VB-512 (Pfänder) – 1064 m / 3491 ft

I visited Europe for a couple of weeks and took my radio equipment with me to do some SOTA activations. The next few trip-reports summarize my Austrian SOTA activations. BTW, clicking onto a picture included in this trip-report will show … Continue reading