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Joyce/K0JJW and I were planning a trip to Alaska to visit several of the national parks. We had some time available while in Fairbanks to do some SOTA activations. We were traveling very light, so we took minimal SOTA gear: a pair of VHF/UHF handhelds and simple antennas. We used my newly-fashioned antenna mount on ... Read morehttp://www.k0nr.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/image1-e1562545140932.jpeg