Never Operate Your Ham Radio Near These...

Here's a handy tip for those who operate their ham radio portable, especially on SOTA summits surrounded by other RF transmitters..

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[sairacores]

Enjoy the video.
Thank you guys. 🙏
Just a suggestion…, there’s enough noise on HF. Having that constant added music in the background when the radios were on only added to the noise.

As a musician, I personally find these added “canned” music tracks only muds the clarity of the actual message being conveyed.
Just my opinion. 👍

[mikeZLXD]

Hayden,
Thanks for the video.
Beautiful scenery and radios, it doesn't get any better than that.

[Dusty_Ham]

I got winded just watching you two hike that hill! Looks like an awesome spot that's worth the hike though.

[bill-]

I wouldn't think of setting up that close to a radio mast with possible interference.
I was getting on hilltops on Sundays in the early 1980's using a converted Pye Bantam on 70.260 MHz xtal talking back to two stations in the Stockport area at a pre-scheduled time, usually 1pm. Had a telescopic ¼λ aerial on it, ½ Watt output of a.m.
Got into Scotland with me at 1300 feet with a h/b 3 element Yagi. Easy access with a road and my 1971 Land Rover.
G4GHB.

[pauls]

That’s the reason I wrote the first article in AR magazine promoting SOTA in VK so that mad operators like you both would get out and on the air ;)

[yetiradiovkyt]

I learnt this lesson today trying to operate up at Mt Wellington.
Though it was no better lower on the mountain. 🤔
I met Jim at the inaugural ham conference. Looking forward to it.

[sonarmb]

Lolz….great content young fella! I wish we had more big hills here, but I was the first to activate the highest peak in WA.😊

[turinskiboy]

A great presentation. I can imagine if it were myself doing that hike the legs would be aching a bit for a few days, and the walk down would be challenging, being so steep and on loose looking ground, you'd need to take care not to slip.

[AdamSWL]

I'd be runnin' up that road
Be runnin' up that hill
With no problems

Great scenery and video Hayden!

[ScottEvans-vkhse]

The amount of times I've driven to the top of Mt Herringback to reset the former VK7RAG packet digi! Thanks to the 100w pager that was installed in 1996...

[almightyEsquilax]

I liked the scene where you put the camera down and were walking past it, talking about shots where people walk past the camera. 😂

[brandonporter]

I have the K6ARK 100w that I used for a linked dipole. I'd love to get a QRP or even a 20w kit with a female BNC that I could make into an EFHW, but they are never in stock on Amazon. I don't know if they're just not putting the kits together any more or if they really sell out as soon as they're available. They're fantastic little baluns/ununs. Super compact.

[hazer]

forgot you were going up and thought you both had back problems 😃

[ScottEvans-vkhse]

Looks like that small tower is set on top of the old fire tower (demolished) concrete base.

[auslander]

I even feel healthier just watching this video. Nice 1 boys.

[jacquesredmond]

My first thought: I was shocked you could get that close to a major tower like that without security of some kind challenging you. Unlike HAMS, anyone else getting that close to a transmitter would usually be up to no good/sabotage.

My Second thought was: I wouldn't want to expose myself to that amount of RF radioation. With ionizing frequency starting at 2, 398, 340 GHz, there are some heavy duty Microwave dishes there, I wouldn't want to take a change on being there.

Third, I was surprised the front end of your radios weren't overloaded with all that RF around.

4th and final thought... Were your transmissions interfering with the tower? (Harmonics)... I mean you were practically ON the tower. LOL

73
WW1ZRD

[akiddoo]

Love your wire winders. Much more practical use than original political intent. If you run short I have several available within walking distance.

[HamRadioNCKL]

I would have hiked the IC-7760 up there.

[gregwmanning]

Ive been up that hill a 100 times but it never occurred to me to walk up

[auto]

When I finally tried hiking poles, I kicked myself for not doing it years before. Really takes the pressure off the knees.

Not sure I'll be able to unhear Hayden saying he was working the pole. 😉