Monthly Archives: September 2017

Hochwacht – Homberg HB/AG-012 29.09.2017

After HB/AG-001 i went to Hochwacht / Homberg (HB/AG-012). A nice open place with tables, benches and kids playground. Over there is a Look-out, to see the surroundings.

From here one can see the Lake of Hallwil as well as the lake of Baldegg. From the parking (there is a restarant nearby) you walk for a couple of minutes to get to the activation area. On 40m i worked Switzerland, Portugal, Italy, Belgium, England, Germany, Wales, Spain and Austria. The highlight was a s2s to Portugal.

 

 

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La Montagne – Rechtenberg HB/JU-004 28.09.2017

Since i planed a second activation in HB/JU i had another one hour drive to “Chalet des Amis de la Nature, Rettemberg, Rue du Boutchu, 2824 Vicques JU”, from here a hike  through the Wood, there is no sign at the top, you must navigate yourself. I use Oruxmaps, i can recomend this app for Android. A dead fallen tree trunk was my temporary shack. The antenna wire i throw over the trees. From this location, i could work Hungary, Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Slovenia and Poland on 40m. 3 s2s out of 15 QSO.

 

 

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Stierenberg HB/AG-00129.09.2017

My first activation in Kanton Aargau brought me to the Stierenberg. From the parking lot it was a short walk of a half hour. Close to the summit, you must follow a dirt track to get there. There a nice benches to install your shack. SInce there was no good signal on 20m i stuck to 40m, i worked Switzerland, Italy, Croatia, Spain, Slovenia, Czech Republic, Austria, Poland and England, the last one with s2s.

Since i took some food, i decided to have a break here, for my dog i had some goodies that i throw away, so the dog had to search for them.

 

 

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Mont Raimeux HB/JU-001 28.09.2017

After a drive from 1h i arrived at “Vers les Maisons 95, 2745 Grandval”, from here there is a 10minute hike to the top of Mont Raimeux. The way goes across a meadow full of cattle. Well they fled as they saw my dog. HI. At the top we have tables and benches, a perfect place for my shack.I setup the antenna again as inverted L and worked Switzerland, Wales and Greece, Two QSO out of 4  as s2s. one QSO on 20m the rest on 40m.

Take care, the net for your cellular could be a french provider.

 

 

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Geissflue HB/BL-007 24.09.2017

On the pass “Salhöhe” is a big parking lot, after leaving the car we followed the regular hike path for one hour to get to the activation area. There is a small place and a lot of hiker are walking by. I decided to hang my efhw as a inverted L, i fixed my tripod with heavy rocks. The mast is about 7 mters, from there over a tree branch, the rest of the wire i throw over the cliff over the trees.

With this setup i worked switzerland, scotland and england on 20m. Since there was no sun on this corner and my wife was getting cold, i stopped after 4 QSO, so 3 out of 4 QSO were S2S.

On the way to the Top, you may go a small track to the top of “Kanton Aargau“.

The signal for cellular phone is very weak up there, no update on Sotawatch for s2s.

 

 

Total distance: 2826 m
Total climbing: 204 m
Download file: bl007geissflue.gpx

 

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