In light of our ongoing license course, we decided to arrange a portable trip to give the future licensees some practical experience. We usually have a portable trip with the license course every semester, as it is a great opportunity to learn about radio equipment and how to transmit. This time we took the bus to Skistua, and hiked up Gråkallen. This is one of our favourite spots. It is both a SOTA summit, LA/ST-009 and a POTA park, NO-0259. The future licensees set up the 20m vertical antenna, placed the radials, and supervised the tuning of the antenna.
After some quick teamwork, we were ready to send using our usual portable radio, the Yaesu FT-891 on SSB mode. The licensed participants activated both the summit and the park. There was a lot of activity, which was a lot of fun. We got many contacts, including many summit-to-summit contacts. Our unlicensed participants sent using LA1K/P, running POTA or just hunting for basic portable QSOs. We were quite impressed with their skills and eagerness on the air! The weather was great, and after some hot dogs and QSOs we packed up and headed home. We hope everyone had a fun and educational trip. Thank you all for joining and good luck on the exam!
