My wife has a knack of knowing exactly what I want for my birthday. Since I started SOTA five years ago she’s got me something SOTA related every time (sometimes very expensive, bless her). For my next one in June, I’m guessing she’s getting me a 7-el 70cm handheld Yagi and a 15L rucksack (to replace the current highly-used worn-out one).
On hearing this an old G8 school friend of mine said that I must have an extensive suite of portable gear, which got me thinking, What SOTA/portable-specific radio gear do I have? (i.e. not shack stuff, not test equipment, not hiking gear).
The list is not as long as I thought. I’m lucky to have pretty much everything I need. So, I’m curious to know if my list is long or short compared to other activators. So, what’s your SOTA radio gear inventory?
Here’s mine:
- Radios: HF (KX2), all-bands (FT817), 2m/70cm HH (FT1D), 23cm txr (SG-Labs)
- Antennas: Cha MPAS Lite vertical, two HF linked dipoles, two HF EFHWs, ½-wave 2m whip (RH770), roll-up 2m J-pole, 2m Yagi, two 23cm Yagis, {70cm Yagi for birthday?}
- Keys: Palm Pico twin paddles, Palm portable straight key
- Misc: 3 poles (3m, 6m, 9m), 2 4Ahr LiPos
73, Andy