Pian Del Frais - Chiomonte - Torino - Italy

Where: Pian Del Frais, Chiomonte, winter downhill ski resort. About 1600 masl

When: 1994?, 2006

Bands used in 1994: VHF 2.5W, 5el. yagi

Bands used in 2006: 10/15/20m 2.5W, homebrew car vertical

Open to: East through the Valle di Susa. No direct visibility of pianura padana. The rest obstructed by taller mountains.

Facilities: none for VHF. For HF operations tall pine tress surround ski slopes.

Comments 1994: operated next to the road that cuts the ski path. Very bad location for VHF&up activity. No line-of-sight path to open areas. Avoid it. Easy access, 1 minute walk from the car. This location is not for VHF contesting.

Comments 2006: operated just above the road that cuts the ski path, see picture below. I used a battery powered FT-817, and with 2.5W SSB during the IOTA contest it was hard to be heard on 20m. 15m was acceptable, 10m OK if open with sporadic-E. This location is not for HF DX'ing, occasional random intra-European QSOs can be established.

GSM coverage: good.


Setting up the HF antenna, 3.3m long radiator with base loading coils


Operating on HF, some 8m from the car.

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