so i finally got off my butt and did a summit activation last weekend, been putting it off for like two years honestly. threw the KX2 in a pack with a random wire and a 9:1 unun, hiked up about 3 miles to the summit and just... it worked? made 12 contacts in maybe 40 minutes which i guess is enough to count. the hardest part was the wire kept sagging because i forgot to bring enough cord to get it high enough, ended up just draping it over some scrubby little pine trees and it still got out fine on 20m. fingers were freezing by the end but whatever, totally worth it. already looking at which summit to do next

nice work man, the first one is always the one where you figure out everything you forgot to bring lol. i always bring way too much paracord now after my second activation where the only thing around was like knee-high brush. also if your fingers are getting cold look into those thin liner gloves, i can still work the paddle with them on no problem

12 contacts is solid for a first time out, some summits i barely scratch 4 before the weather turns and i have to bail. whats the KX2 running power wise up there? im always curious how people set theirs for battery life vs getting out