Homebrew Goat

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Yesterday, with my activation of Birks Fell G/NP-031, I achieved Homebrew Goat i.e. 1000 points with a homebrewed transceiver.

I started SOTA in 2017 but didn’t take it particularly seriously. Up to 2019 I got 71 points using an FT817 and a Baofeng handheld. In 2020, thanks to covid lockdowns, I didn’t activate at all but I was busy homebrewing and made my first HF CW portable rig. Since returning to activating in 2021 I have qualified all my activations with one of my four homebrew rigs.

To celebrate I took along another of my homebrew creations.

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The beer is a German style wheat beer with American Summit hops (how could I use any other hops?). It was certainly cold in the snow!
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Looking over to Great Whernside G/NP-008.

I do still use commercial gear on my activations but I always have at least 4 QSOs with the homebrew rigs - all my HF CW since 2021 has been with the homebrew. I have started taking the FT817 again so I can take part in the 2m/70cm SSB/CW challenge and also carry an FT-65 handheld.

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Respect.

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Congratulations Richard, was nice to work you yesterday on 2m for an s2s. Thanks for the complete for Birks Fell!

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Ditto. Twice. The second for the beer! :grinning:

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Excellent on both counts. Well done and many congratulations Richard.

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Thanks from me too and sorry for getting your callsign mixed up initially. It was due to the friendly dog (see other thread) being too friendly.

Not homebrew. HF is hard enough without trying VHF but maybe one day.

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Congratulations Richard on achieving Mountain Goat.

Jimmy M0HGY

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Congrats, Richard, on your success and that you kept it going over such a long time.

Hope you have enough of your beer to continue and enjoy the next small or big adventures along your tours!

73, Markus