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Tag: KH1

  • SOTA Activation – Calabasas Peak – WC/CT-214

    What a beautiful day for a hike!!! This was originally one my my bi-monthly NERD HIKES that I host for non-hams.. but unfortunately the few attendees I expected were unable to attend. To help get some of these newbies on the air, Tom KE6SRO had agreed to join for the activation. It’s hard to find…

  • SOTA Activation – Triunfo Lookout W6/SC-219

    My buddy Edward KO6DVZ joined me for a Friday Morning activation at the Triunfo Lookout in the Santa Monica Mountains. We’ve been here before, and recalled that the ‘hike’ was more of an uphill walk and light effort. The cloud cover was heavy this morning, with about 50 feet of visibility. If you were hiking…

  • SOTA Activation – Flint Peak – W6/CT-225 – Nerd hike with some friends

    What a beautiful day for a hike! I spend a great deal of time talking about amateur radio in my day to day life. It is no surprise that I get many questions from non-hams about the hobby and how it works. Recently I decided to host a monthly “nerd hike” where I invite friends…

  • SOTA Activation – Saddle Peak – W6/CT-274

    It’s my birthday today and decided to blow off going in to work. My YL Debbie tagged along for a hike to Saddle Peak. 10 years ago we hiked this summit as newlyweds and I wanted to go back. The views did not disappoint! I ran some 2m SSB on the Quansheng, and then switched…

  • SOTA Activation – Vetter Mtn – W6/CT-021

    Beautiful day for a hike! A.J. W6CMY joined me for an activation at Vetter Mountain. This site is neat because a fire lookout is at the summit. This lookout burned down in 2009 in the Station Fire but was rebuilt. It’s a tough location for 2m / 70cm, Mt Wilson hides a clear view of…

  • Elecraft KH1 CW Key Project – Design Phase

    Images are of the Version 4 Prototype Inspired by DL6YYM’s concentric design of the TP-III, I sought out to design a miniature concentric key using the same idea. The design would have to be small to accommodate the KH1’s form factor along with fitting inside the KH1 carry case. The design above was created around…

  • Elecraft KH1 CW Key Project – What is this?

    Frankly, I owe myself an explanation to this simple question also. This project is WAY out of my league! A little background is probably valuable to understand first. I am very new to CW, only having started in May 2025. My goal then was to cram every single day for at least an hour with…