1.0Above Average Terrainhttps://www.k0nr.com/wordpressBob K0NRhttps://www.k0nr.com/wordpress/author/k0nr/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="94ZocuDQCd"><a href="https://www.k0nr.com/wordpress/2023/09/improved-sota-pota/">Improved IC-705 SOTA/POTA station</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.k0nr.com/wordpress/2023/09/improved-sota-pota/embed/#?secret=94ZocuDQCd" width="600" height="338" title="“Improved IC-705 SOTA/POTA station” — Above Average Terrain" data-secret="94ZocuDQCd" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.k0nr.com/wordpress/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> This past year, Joyce/K0JJW and I did quite a few Summits On The Air (SOTA) and Parks On The Air (POTA) activations, often as part of an RV camping trip. During this time, we made some improvements to our portable gear. For SOTA, we primarily use the VHF/UHF bands but we have been sprinkling in ... Read morehttps://www.k0nr.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/ICOM-IC-705-Maiden-Voyage-e1695914798189.jpg