I got my QSL card for the Armed Forces Day crossband test. AAZ Ft Huachuca is where they guy I bought my IC-7410 from works. This wasn’t a very difficult test, basically just use split mode. It was fun to get a contact with the Pentagon and NSS, and also decoding the message in CW.
I brought my HT on vacation with me to Ireland. It was a very full vacation so I didn’t bring my HF gear. It would be a great place to activate though, maybe another time. My brother and I climbed up the mountain in Connemara National Park near Clifden. At the top I made some calls and was able to contact a guy in Cork via a linked repeater. I used callsign EI/AA0O/P. Great views.
