I went to Cape Futtsu. Nov 29 2017
It is fine weather, temperature is 19 degrees, south wind 1 knot.
Cape Futtsu is located in the entrance of Tokyo Bay.
It was a 10 km trekking.Altitude from 1600 m to 2051 m.Kami-Nixtukawa Pass - >Thunder Rock ->Mt Oyafuchinokashira(1950m)->Daibosatu Pass -> Mt Kumasawa - Ishimaru Pass -> Kami-Nixtukawa Pass.it takes about 6 hours(include Break, lunch and QRV)
HF is impossible, so 430 MHz FM + 3 ele Yagi.Shortening setup time. I had 10 contact from 1950m.QRV at Mt Oyafuchinokashira.(Break andlunch)
2017 June 20 I went to Mt.Chausu.
Mt. Chausu is an active volcano. Altitude is 1,915m.
Grid : PM97xd
Marker : 37° 7' 32'' N 139° 57' 51'' E
Fair weather, north wind, wind speed 1 knot. The temperature is about 20.
70cm FM 1W and 6 QSO. 6m FM no contact .
It was a volcano, but an insect was a lot on the mountaintop and gave up setting an antenna. so handy whip only.
More pict :
http://psksdr.blogspot.jp/2017/06/2017-june-20-i-went-to-mtchausu.html
Mt Hangetu Altitude is 1750 m ,PM96rq Marker: 36° 42' 24'' N 139° 28' 30'' E I tried 40mSSB using Bitx40. but condition is not so good. So setup 70cm 3ele and TH-K40 1W. I had 4 contacts. The longest distance is 200 km to the Izu peninsula. de JH1DIS
I wen to local Mizumoto Park , 7km from my home QTH,
Location : Lat 35.794146 Lon 139.869175 PM95wt
This time test and check 5 band MLA (40m,17m,15m 12m and 10m)
WX fine and Cherry tree full bloom, North wind 8 knots, temperature 13 degrees. Slightly cold.
Starting time 14:00 (Local time) and only 40m .
Worked 2 QSO mode JT65 500km.
Well A problem happened. It was poor in the contact of antenna connector, So SWR became up/dowm.
https://goo.gl/photos/WXhgtCBKvF7fFYX26
JH1DIS yoshio
