{"id":9,"date":"2011-08-21T09:54:04","date_gmt":"2011-08-21T15:54:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.schnizer.com\/SOTAblog\/?page_id=9"},"modified":"2016-01-12T10:26:43","modified_gmt":"2016-01-12T17:26:43","slug":"about-me","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.schnizer.com\/SOTAblog\/about-me\/","title":{"rendered":"About Me"},"content":{"rendered":"

I got interested in Amateur Radio (ham) after reading about a small portable all band\/all modes<\/em> HF radio (Yaesu FT-817ND<\/a>) – perfect for my outdoor and travelling activities. I have used HTs for my kayaking expeditions in and around Alaska for years but only on marine and air bands.<\/p>\n

Doing more research about portable ham equipment I also found out about a highly portable and flexible antenna system (Buddipole<\/a>) which will easily fit into a kayak and\/or backpack. With my geeky nature I had to get such a setup.<\/p>\n

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Operating near Rabbit Ears Peak (CO)<\/p><\/div>\n

Since I live in northern Colorado, an extended kayaking trip was not likely to happen in the near future (where is global warming when you need it).\u00a0 Mountain-topping was therefore the obvious choice for me.<\/p>\n

That’s when I found out about an Amateur Radio program called Summits on the Air<\/em> or SOTA <\/a>for short. It is an international rewards program with approx. 78’000 cataloged summits to climb and activate (establishing radio contacts) worldwide… and I live smack in the middle of the W\u00d8C Association with about 2000 cataloged SOTA peaks – perfect<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

You will find my SOTA trip reports on this site for the purpose of providing useful information for other SOTA activators.<\/p>\n

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\n\"ATTENTION\" \n\n!! WARNING !! There are old<\/b> mountaineers, and \nbold<\/b> mountaineers... there are no old-bold mountaineers. \nHiking and mountain climbing are potentially hazardous activities particularly in Colorado with its extreme elevations. I am not accepting responsibility for any death or injury resulting from activations based on my trip reports. Proper training, experience, and personal capability assessment is required - enjoy!\n<\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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