{"id":19813,"date":"2017-03-21T11:23:37","date_gmt":"2017-03-21T15:23:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reactivemusic.net\/?p=19813"},"modified":"2017-03-21T12:22:56","modified_gmt":"2017-03-21T16:22:56","slug":"iota","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reactivemusic.net\/?p=19813","title":{"rendered":"IOTA"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Igloos on the Air<\/h3>\n<p>Operating the 2016 ARRL DX CW contest from inside an igloo at the summit of Witt Hill in Norway, Maine.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-19814\" src=\"https:\/\/reactivemusic.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_20170219_132905368-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reactivemusic.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_20170219_132905368-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/reactivemusic.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_20170219_132905368-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/reactivemusic.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_20170219_132905368-1024x576.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You can see the dipole feedline entering the air hole near the top right of the igloo &#8211; in the above photo.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-19815\" src=\"https:\/\/reactivemusic.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_20170217_190149048-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reactivemusic.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_20170217_190149048-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/reactivemusic.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_20170217_190149048-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/reactivemusic.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_20170217_190149048-1024x576.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Inside the igloo, the rig is balanced on a board, supported by plastic storage containers. I ran full power, 100 watts, from an IC-7300, using Bioenno LiFePo batteries. The temperature inside stays a few degrees above zero\u00a0Celsius. I thought the rig would help heat up the igloo, but instead had to rely on wool blankets.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-19816\" src=\"https:\/\/reactivemusic.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_20170217_193620411-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reactivemusic.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_20170217_193620411-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/reactivemusic.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_20170217_193620411-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/reactivemusic.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_20170217_193620411-1024x576.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>All of the gear was pulled up on sleds using human power.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-19818\" src=\"https:\/\/reactivemusic.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_20170215_153338138-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reactivemusic.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_20170215_153338138-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/reactivemusic.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_20170215_153338138-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/reactivemusic.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_20170215_153338138-1024x576.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>About 3 feet of snow fell in the week before the contest.<\/p>\n<p>Results: KA1IS &#8211; 40 meters SOSB LP claimed score: 86,286 (394 QSO&#8217;s + 73 countries)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Igloos on the Air Operating the 2016 ARRL DX CW contest from inside an igloo at the summit of Witt Hill in Norway, Maine. 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