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☀ Solar
SFI 121
SN 99
A 11
K 3 Unsettled
X-Ray C4.3
Wind 719.1 km/s
Aurora 8
Updated 17:30 UTC HamQSL · N0NBH
Day 80/40m Poor 30/20m Good 17/15m Fair 12/10m Fair
Night 80/40m Fair 30/20m Good 17/15m Fair 12/10m Poor

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Portable & Field Operations

Talk about portable ham radio operation, batteries, packable gear, outdoor setups, and field communication skills.

  1. first SOTA activation didnt go as planned lol

    Steve Johnson,
    • 1 reply
    • 133 views
    Michael Torres

  2. anyone else having trouble with coax getting tangled during sota setups

    Emily Davis22,
    • 1 reply
    • 250 views
    Jennifer Wilson

  3. first SOTA activation went sideways but still counts right

    Linda Wilson,
    • 1 reply
    • 140 views
    Diana Williams

  4. first SOTA attempt this weekend — went better than expected honestly

    James Davis,
    • 1 reply
    • 125 views
    James Davis67

  5. first SOTA activation went better than expected honestly

    Jennifer Smith,
    • 1 reply
    • 165 views
    Jennifer Smith

  6. first SOTA activation went better than expected honestly

    David Williams,
    • 1 reply
    • 121 views
    Brazil Ham

  7. SOTA vs POTA for a new portable operator?

    John Wilson,
    • 2 replies
    • 235 views
    David Miller

  8. first SOTA activation went way better than expected

    Sarah Anderson50,
    • 1 reply
    • 161 views
    Emily Johnson

  9. first SOTA activation went better than expected honestly

    John Johnson16,
    • 1 reply
    • 106 views
    Amanda Foster

  11. first POTA activation went better than expected honestly

    Michelle Davis,
    • 1 reply
    • 129 views
    Michelle Davis

  12. first POTA activation went better than expected, mostly

    James Taylor,
    • 1 reply
    • 136 views
    DX Hunter

  13. first POTA activation went better than expected honestly

    Moon Bounce,
    • 1 reply
    • 99 views
    Kevin Park

  14. first SOTA activation did not go as planned lol

    David Williams,
    • 1 reply
    • 111 views
    Steven Kumar

  15. first SOTA activation went better than expected but a few things caught me off guard

    Sarah Wilson13,
    • 1 reply
    • 147 views
    Lisa Garcia

  16. first SOTA activation totally humbled me lol

    Jennifer Walsh,
    • 1 reply
    • 194 views
    David Park

  17. finally did my first SOTA activation yesterday, some thoughts

    Patricia Kim,
    • 1 reply
    • 123 views
    Kevin Miller

  18. IC-705 users: what's your SOTA setup looking like?

    David Davis41,
    • 2 replies
    • 332 views
    Robert Kim

  19. first SOTA activation went better than expected honestly

    Steve Wilson,
    • 1 reply
    • 119 views
    Mike Thompson

  20. first SOTA activation did not go as planned lol

    Michael Barnes,
    • 1 reply
    • 179 views
    John Anderson78

  21. first SOTA activation did not go as planned lol

    David Kim,
    • 1 reply
    • 125 views
    Ashley Johnson

  22. first SOTA activation went better than expected, few things I'd change

    Repeater Tech,
    • 1 reply
    • 163 views
    Steven Taylor

  23. first SOTA attempt went sideways but still had a blast

    John Williams,
    • 1 reply
    • 115 views
    Antenna Guy

  24. first SOTA activation did not go as planned lol

    David Park,
    • 1 reply
    • 113 views
    Emily Thomas74

  25. first SOTA activation went better than expected honestly

    Amanda Taylor,
    • 1 reply
    • 132 views
    Brian Mitchell

  26. first POTA activation didnt go quite as planned lol

    Patricia Wilson,
    • 1 reply
    • 96 views
    Robert Kim

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