Marathon walk to Friedrichshafen | Southgate Amateur Radio News

Marathon walk to


Friedrichshafen

As reported in the current issue of the German magazine 'FUNK Amateur', as he now has time, having just retired, Volker DK2MT
will start a 800Km walk from Haltern am See (JO31NR) to the HAM RADIO
hamfest in Friedrichshafen this year. It is expected to take 47 days.


Quite a challenge you say ... but wait, Volker is
not planning to walk on flat ground, no, he's a SOTA (Summits on the
Air) activator and his route will take him up and down 40 mountains
en-route.


Volker plans to cover 20Kms per day and of course will have his radio equipment with him. This consists of a KX3 and VHF HT.

The 40m antenna is an Inverted-V that will be
supported by a telescopic pole from the company DX-Wire. Operation will
most be on CW. The new technology "LifePO" batteries will at least
reduce somewhat the weight of the equipment being carried.


Volker is expected to receive a very warm welcome
by the SOTA aficionados at their noon meeting at the QSL wall in
Friedrichshafen.


Ed Durrant


DD5LP / VK2JI

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