I/LZ-097, Monte Fogliano

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Activation of the Monte Fogliano SOTA I/LZ-097 summit, within the POTA reference park “IT-1706 Monte Fogliano e Monte Venere”

The summit can be reached directly via the “forest road” that starts from the SP39 and crosses a beautiful beech forest to the summit (“forest road” is very bumpy but passable by car). From the summit it is possible to admire the panorama of Lake Vico below

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I used the XIEGU X5105 + MicroPA 100 (100 W) with a 5.2 m vertical whip antenna and six resonant radials .

27 CW QSOs (19 on 20 m band and 8 in 40 m) in approximately 60 minutes.

There is good cellular internet coverage on the summit. Many repeaters present.

Temperature: 24°C, sunny.

73 de,
IU0ITX/P
Silverio

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@GM4LLD look, microwave horn antennas.

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Quite rare to see them nowadays. I wonder if they are no longer used and nobody wants to pay to remove them?

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Not uploading this picture, since it’s not mine. Courtesy of the local ARC doing maintenance on the repeater (unrelated to I/LZ-097, this is in my city).

They don’t look dilapidated.

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