In a few weeks I’ll be spending a week in the Grenoble area and hope to activate a handful of summits around the 2000 m mark.
I’m wondering what the current level of activity on 2 m SSB/CW is in that part of France (maybe stretching to Lyon area and Provence). Is it realistic to expect at least one contact, or ideally the four QSOs needed to get the points for an activation?
The limiting factor is probably not the radio horizon. From 2000 m A.S.L. I would expect a coverage radius of at least 200 km, maybe more. My concern is simply whether there are enough active stations listening on 144 MHz SSB/CW.
I can, of course, take the QMX and a wire as a backup, but I’d really like to focus on 2 m if there is a reasonable chance of qualifying the summits.
I’d be very interested to hear from local operators or anyone with recent experience in the area.
Many thanks in advance!
I dont think there are many stations listening… May be a spot will help and HB9 stations will come on the frequency. Sometime you can try a call on 145.500 FM
thank you for the reply!
It was also my feeling that not too many stations will be listening on 2 metres SSB. My plans are to activate in Belledonne (such as F/AB-308, -626, -…) where the view to the north and east ist pretty much blocked. Therefore, my chances of reaching someone in Switzerland or Italy will be rather limited. But who knows…
I’ll have 2 metres FM with me as a backup and most likely HF as well
Instead of opening a new thread will try to briefly jump on Roman’s
Any point to take an HT on a trip to Paris? Flying there later this week, no SOTA though, just a two days stay. Thinking of bringing a TH-F7, any activity on 2m/70cm FM ?
