Gaisberg OE/SB-268 1287 metres ASL 4 points, near the city of Salzburg Wednesday, 15 June 2016 It’s 16:10 Wednesday afternoon in the sleepy village of Zell am Moos. My mobile phone rang, it’s Heinz OE5EEP with an invitation to activate Gaisberg OE/SB-268 a popular summit near the city of Salzburg. The plan is to activate…
Saturday 11 June 2016 – storms over Lake Constance approaching Bregenz 1:30 pm at Lake Constance. A wall cloud forms from the approaching thunderstorm In Bregenz as the rain falls, everyone takes cover in the closest shop Photos: © Copyright 2016 Andrew VK1AD
OE/OO-420 Schoibernberg 883 metres ASL, Oberosterreich Region Grid square: JN67QW Prior to my departure from Australia, Heinz OE5EEP contacted me via email suggesting he and I undertake a dual activation of a SOTA summit close to Zell am Moos in the Oberosterreich region of Austria. Heinz generously offered me the use of his portable radio…
Hoher Krippenstein OE/OO-012 2108 metres ASL Upper Austria Sunday 29 May 2016. Two Austrian SOTA peaks in two days and without an amateur radio transceiver. Today we’re out with my wife’s cousin for a visit to Hallstatt village at the base of Krippenstien and Dachstein mountains. Krippenstein mountain is registered as a SOTA peak in…
After 3 hours of touring old Salzburg and Hohensalzburg Fortress in the rain, we eventually found our way to Stieglkeller beer garden the home of Stiegl beer in Old Salzburg. The beer is stored in wooden barrels. Photos: © Copyright 2016 Andrew VK1AD 500 mils of Stiegl-Goldrau
Saturday 28 May 2016. Today is day two in Austria in the township of Zell am Moos near Salzburg. My wife’s cousin has a brilliant idea, let’s climb Schober 1328 metres ASL (Grid JN6TPT) looking out over the townships of Mondsee and Zell am Moos. Ordinarily I would carry amateur radio equipment in my backpack…
Get out of the Radio Shack and Live Life 