Interesting geology you have there. All those cinder cones. That was a tough hike you two did!

@RedSummitRF

8 ай бұрын

Arizona has quite a diverse landscape, yes. Thank you.

Thanks for the scenery and sights and for the review of the radio.

@RedSummitRF

6 ай бұрын

Thanks for your support, JoeBlow!

That cinder cone scree counts for 2-3 gym memberships - and a much better view. Great video.

@RedSummitRF

4 ай бұрын

LOL! Thanks for that. I couldn't disagree with the gym memberships comment - hahaha

LOL someone said you were out of shape? That's crazy when you take into consideration that you are at 7000' elevation. Much higher than your home QTH. The climb you're making is a 1,000' vertical climb going from 6,200' to 7,000' and you're doing it in 1500' of horizontal of trail!! All I can say is GOOD JOB !!!! Both on the hike and the activation. Thank you & 73 from Tucson. (A fellow low lander)

@RedSummitRF

7 ай бұрын

Thanks man. Yeah sometimes people just troll me (and others) but you know how it is when people put you down. Sometimes you check yourself and wonder if it's true. It was probably somebody out of shape he left the comment LOL.

Man, that S P Crater is steep! Nice activation! It is great that you & your wife can activate together. I have a QRPGuys LED tuning indicator that incorporates an absorptive bridge circuit that helps prevent damaging the finals caused by high SWR. It has a single LED that is at full brightness at a 4:1 or greater SWR and gradually dims as the SWR drops. It goes out completely at a 1:1 match. It works well for me. I had not seen the N6ARA meter before. I need to check it out.

@RedSummitRF

8 ай бұрын

Hi Patrick - that QRPGuys LED tuning inductor sounds like a great circuit to have. From the description it kinda reminds me of how the Emtech ZM-2 ATU works. As always thank you for your continued support.

Interesting naming of the crater... Nice work to both of you! 73!

@RedSummitRF

8 ай бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

Mrs. Red is literally bush whacking through those tumbleweeds.

@arizonagirladventures9417

8 ай бұрын

Hiking poles are great for that!

@RedSummitRF

8 ай бұрын

haha now that's funny. Thanks for always supporting us, Matt.

Thank you for sharing Charlie and Sandy. Love what you folks do, the climbing and providing someone like me a dream video, you both do great work. I love the views. I give the both of you a lot of credit, that is not an easy climb. I used to do a lot of hiking and love it. You are what I hope to be my dream radio operator activity one day. Thank you for sharing such inspiring video.

@arizonagirladventures9417

8 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@RedSummitRF

8 ай бұрын

Thank you Janice. I find myself watching videos of other's adventures, too. I'm glad you are part of our outdoorsy group.

Missed you at lunch today. You live at 1200' ft of elevation. Those summits are at 9,000'+ ft in elevation. Let the naysayers come out with you and try hiking at 10,000' in altitude. See you Friday @ Fudds.

@RedSummitRF

8 ай бұрын

Truth! I forget about that factor but sometimes my wife reminds me. I'll be doing SOTA Friday so won't make Fudds this time. Frankly, I'm surprised you all are still going to Fudds considering the recently encountered deficiencies there.

Wow! I didn't know they had closed the road up the side hill! It wasn't THAT long ago that I was up there! And, yes, I came to see how the steepness would show on video... and, no, it doesn't lol

@RedSummitRF

8 ай бұрын

I was a bit surprised to find the fence too. haha video just doesn't do justice to some things huh? Thanks, Chris

Your firness isnt an issue with me Charlie, wait until you are 62 years old & you have ailing ACLs to deal with. I am busy sucking down organic lemon water, pure organic celery juice, & heavy metal deyox remedies in order to heal, lose weight, & consistsantly do 6 miles a day for my SOTA pre-training nect year. Keep up the good work! Davey --KU9L PS-- I Love my Penntek TR-35 & TR-45L, i just wish they offered a 15, 12, & 10M version for those higher MUF years, great CW only rigs.

@RedSummitRF

8 ай бұрын

Thanks Davey - very good that you are prepping for SOTA. That health regiment sounds tough but good! I have plans to barrow the Penntek TR-35 and try it out. It looks like a solid radio!

Great work! Impressive climb. 👏👏👏👏

@RedSummitRF

8 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Hi Charlie and Sandy, That was a steep hike up to the crater. To that guy with the cardio comment, you are doing cardio. 🙂 Are all the other 8 point peaks cinder cones? Both of you stay safe. 73 WJ3U

@RedSummitRF

8 ай бұрын

Hi Don - thanks! That's right, it IS cardio haha. Yes, all 8 are cinder cones.

Big hello from ZS6MSW & ZS6BNE, the RaDAR guys in South Africa

@arizonagirladventures9417

8 ай бұрын

Hello!

@RedSummitRF

8 ай бұрын

Hey guys!! Thanks for checking out our adventure. See you on Saturday, Eddie.

Regarding the out of breath comment. The terrain is incredibly steep, and there isn't much air at that altitude.

@RedSummitRF

8 ай бұрын

Yup. Thank you. Trolls . . . what can you do? lol

I have this radio in my. Cart. It’s been there a week lol. Wondering if I should buy. Qrp fascinates me.

Nothing in that price range with ssb.. So looks quite a good rig.

I just got my g106 yesterday kc1tna

@RedSummitRF

8 ай бұрын

Very nice! It's a very functional radio for what you pay. I had no problem getting my contacts and as I mentioned, the band conditions were not great. Hope you enjoy using it.

Great video Red! At the end you mention you would recommend other CW radios in the price range of the G106. What are some that you like? I've got a (tr)uSDX which is nice and small, but what about other ones? I am thinking of building a QCX mini.

@RedSummitRF

8 ай бұрын

Thank you. QMX from QRP Labs or the LNR Precision Mountain Topper are two that come to mind. The QCX is a single band radio but still a great radio! I have a Mountain Topper and really like it. I have the (tr)uSDX kit still unbuilt on my self LOL

@av3510

8 ай бұрын

​@@RedSummitRF Thanks Red! Yeah, I saw the QMX, but I haven't built a radio kit yet, so I thought I'd try a QCX first before I try the QMC! The MOuntain toppers look cool as well, but he isn't taking orders at the moment.

@RedSummitRF

8 ай бұрын

@@av3510really? didn't know that about the MTR.

@av3510

8 ай бұрын

@@RedSummitRF Yeah, it looks like they are having trouble sourcing parts so they have a hold on new orders. Its a little more expensive, but that new Elecraft KH1 looks pretty cool as well!

Would you please explain what you are using for a setup i.e. antenna (radials or no radials), keyer, power etc?

@RedSummitRF

8 ай бұрын

Sure - I seem to forget that too often. Thanks for reminding me to do better. We used a Xiegu G106 Transceiver, homebrew linked dipole with RG-173 feed line, carbon fiber mast from PackTenna, a bioenno 4.5 Ah LiFePo battery and a Pico Palm radio paddle.

That does not look like a fun hike😮

@RedSummitRF

8 ай бұрын

haha - hi Dick. It was not fun, but it WAS fun. I think you know what I mean?