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Manuel HB9DQM

@hb9dqm@mastodon.radio

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🇨🇭 Swiss amateur radio operator, #SOTA enthusiast, software developer. Creator of https://hamalert.org and https://sotl.as. I speak DE/EN/FR/IT/(SV). 🏳️‍🌈

151 Followers

132 Following

9 Posts

Joined May 26, 2025

Website:

https://neon1.net

Hikr:

https://www.hikr.org/user/hb9dqm/

GitHub:

https://github.com/manuelkasper

Country:

Switzerland

Manuel HB9DQM @hb9dqm@mastodon.radio

· 3mo ago

#SOTA summit № 733/1000: Alplistock 2894 m (https://sotl.as/summits/HB/BE-177) with Thomas DF7TR – his “first first” activation in Switzerland! It was a lovely, steep scramble – felt good to be back in warm, dry rock. Although in hindsight it would not have been wrong to bring along a rope 🙈 #hb1000sota

sotl.as

SOTLAS

Manuel HB9DQM @hb9dqm@mastodon.radio

· 4mo ago

Today I activated an unspectacular #SOTA summit: Sängersberg 494 m (https://sotl.as/summits/DM/HE-111). Normally, DM summits are easy points, but this one took a 600 km ride by (non-electric) bike from home, with 15 kg of luggage. Now continuing the journey towards #Sweden ☺️
#bikepacking

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Mastodon.Radio

Manuel HB9DQM @hb9dqm@mastodon.radio

· 5mo ago

#SOTA summit № 730/1000 today: Piz Ravetsch 3006 m (https://sotl.as/summits/HB/GR-204) with HB9HNT @navigium. I'll keep the beautiful descent on the glacier in my memory, as this was most likely the last ski tour this season for me. Now getting ready for bikepacking ☺️
#hb1000sota

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Mastodon.Radio

Manuel HB9DQM @hb9dqm@mastodon.radio

· 5mo ago

#SOTA summit № 728/1000 today: Chüebodenhorn 3070 m (https://sotl.as/summits/HB/TI-015) with HB9HNT @navigium and a friend. Starting in All'Acqua in the dark at 05:00, we didn't think we'd get all the way down without taking off our skis. But the steep couloir from Passo di Manió had exquisite conditions in its upper part, and made up for what lay further down: heavy, wet snow. Can't have everything! Same goes for the radio part – SFI 94 and K 4, I guess we're well past the solar cycle peak.
#hb1000sota

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Manuel HB9DQM @hb9dqm@mastodon.radio

· 4mo ago

Did anybody notice? Or should I have pushed the button longer?

Manuel HB9DQM @hb9dqm@mastodon.radio

· 5mo ago

Replying to

@rhelune I always wonder how much of that “air conditioning homes/offices is not environmentally friendly, m'kay” mantra has a factual base in countries with high PV adoption like Germany, given that power needs for A/C are typically highest when solar generation (and often excess supply) peaks. Sounds like a perfect match to me – if the A/C infrastructure, refrigerants etc. can be produced in an environmentally reasonable way and the “smart grid” does its magic, of course.

Manuel HB9DQM @hb9dqm@mastodon.radio

· 12mo ago

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@OH3CUF@mastodon.radio Not cool – thanks for uncovering this!

Manuel HB9DQM @hb9dqm@mastodon.radio

· 5mo ago

Replying to

@hikingdude@mastodon.social Those colours 😍

Manuel HB9DQM @hb9dqm@mastodon.radio

· 6mo ago

Replying to

@bergmeister@mountains.social Nice map! And I'd hazard a guess that the “informal” trail map (of trails that are marked in some way, but not part of the official trail network [anymore]) is at least as big again. Dashed black lines on the swisstopo map, sometimes partly interrupted, often promise adventure. Very common in Ticino and often spectacular! (and sometimes a bit breakneck)