Abstract:
August 26, 2018; 08:35 – 09:20 UTC
My first activation of Chamechaude – the highest summit in Chartreuse.
Wx: sunny with occasional clouds, 7C at the car park, windy and cold at the top.
Walking time up: 1:45 h, down: 1:00 h (approx. 750m)
31 CW QSOs on 40m, 5 CW QSOs on 30m, 5 CW QSOs on 20m
Conditions on 40m were fair, 30m was also ok but little activity. 20m was really poor with deep QSB and almost no spots on RBN. Later I learned that a CME hit earth’s magnetic field and caused a k- index of 7 (!)
Rig: KX3 / 10W, 2200mAh LiPo, Palm Pico Paddle
Ant: EFHW Dipole (40m, 30m, 20m) as inverted L on a 6m squid pole