Category: Outdoor
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Ice skate deep snow activation at Freiberg (OE/KT-106)
I had my very first SOTA QSO with Michael OE5HKT on Buschberg OE/NO-207 at 491m on June 14, 2025. Arnold OE1IAH took me and a few other newly licensed people under his wing that day, and we all felt the same way. Everyone shook and stuttered their way through the QSOs and was drenched in…
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CQ SOTA – Funk, frost, cold fingers and a barking co-operator
Spontaneously – and in the increasingly desperate hope of escaping the persistent fog in the valley – we decide to go on an after-work trip to the Dobratsch one wintry afternoon. Also there: Finot, our always over-motivated leader, Alina and me. The sun is shining on us at the top of Villach’s local mountain, but…
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Radio and skiing at the end of the world
The story started with our visits to the radio camp in Döbriach on Lake Millstättersee. The idea was actually to get our son interested in radio engineering. But it infected me with the radio virus. I met a lot of new people there and was also part of some Sota activations. Having always enjoyed mountain…
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How POTA fever caught us
Last year, after POTA fever caught me and my XYL Sandra, OE4SLC, I attempted my first activation right near our QTH. Equipped with the JPC-12 antenna and the IC-705 with 10W power, we went out into the park. The setup was initially simple, but still exciting. The battery was an Ermit 18A, and although it…
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Self-sufficient radio weekend in the Hohe Tauern
We are invited to spend the Pentecost weekend in a hunting lodge in the Carinthian Hohe Tauern. We are Sabine OE5SLE and I Manfred OE5MBP. Sabine discovered Bergfunken 4 years ago after getting her license, and we have already activated a few SOTA summits. Now we would like to try out a self-sufficient radio weekend.…
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SOTA initial activation OE/KT-411 Krobather Berg
On August 14, 2024, Michael, OE8YML, and his daughter Tamara set off to the Krobather Berg (OE/KT-411) to be activated for the first time as part of the SOTA program. The ascent began in Paindorf and first led along the road to Krobathen before continuing along a forest road into nature. Thanks to the friendly…
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SOTA initial activation OE/KT-411 Krobather Berg
On August 14, 2024, Michael, OE8YML, and his daughter Tamara set off to the Krobather Berg (OE/KT-411) to be activated for the first time as part of the SOTA program. The ascent began in Paindorf and first led along the road to Krobathen before continuing along a forest road into nature. Thanks to the friendly…
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POTA activations Schütt and Dobratsch
The recent POTA activations by Michael OE8YML at the AT-0112 Schütt – Graschelitzen and AT-0016 Dobratsch sites were a complete success. Michael was able to activate both parks via SSB on shortwave, once again demonstrating his expertise in radio operations. What was particularly pleasing about these activations was the fact that a total of 11…
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POTA park activation Görtschacher Moos – Obermoos
Michi OE8YML was able to successfully carry out the POTA activation Görtschacher Moos (Park AT-0091 Görtschacher Moos – Obermoos) in the Gailtal on September 17th, 2023. This POTA activation Görtschacher Moos was not only a further step in Michi’s activations, but also a wonderful opportunity to combine the beauty of nature and the joy of…