CW (Morse Code) SOTA Activation (1st) of Little Creek Mt., UT

Summits on the Air (SOTA) first activation of Little Creek Mountain, UT, W7U/WS-104, 2 points, using Elecraft KX2 (qrp, cw), AME paddles and a homebrew linked dipole on a Jackite mast on Oct. 26, 2017 by AC0PR.

[@derektrounce937]

Thank you for you video it was a great learning experience, as I am currently trying to learn morse and you adding the characters helps with identification while listening....hope to catch you on a spot one day 73 de kl4kf

[@mkc0pr]

Thanks for watching and for the comment, good luck with the CW!

[@rtgomez90]

Cool video. It looks like you didn't mention sota or peak designator, is that standard practice?
I am but a lowly technician, sorry if it's a silly question. I am testing for general soon and am thinking about getting into CW. Seems like a lot of work.

[@mkc0pr]

It's not a requirement for the qso so on CW most skip it unless it's a summit to summit (which I left off the video) or someone asks. Almost everyone finds you from a spot which includes the reference so they already know where you are. Good luck on the General, CW is awesome and well worth learning if you're going to do SOTA.

[@barrykery1175]

Looks like you need a better antenna. You have the tuner in line and the SWR is still too high.
But it looks like you had a fun day. KU3X

[@mkc0pr]

I did have fun! No, the antenna works great. I was very new to the KX2 and hadn't gotten the routine down yet, forgetting to retune when changing bands, etc.