Locations for VHF DXpeditions

LA0BY, last updated 16.12.2009

The following table lists a number of locations, in both Scandinavia and some other countries. Most of them I have tried myself, but a few others I was told about are also included.

Locator	Location name	Alti. (m asl)	Mains 230 V	Accommodation	Take-off	Remarks	Activated by
IN52NJ	Ilha de Arousa	10	yes	campsite	good 350-100 degrees		LA0BY (1996)
IN53NF	El Monte de Faro	250	no	none	excellent		LA0BY (1996)
IN63SL	Luarca	100	yes	campsite	excellent 260-80 degrees	some trees	LA0BY (1996)
IN83KH	Castro Urdiales	200	yes	campsite	excellent 260-80 degrees		LA0BY (1996)
IM56MX	Sagres	100	yes	car	excellent	military area, but access possible	DF7KF (1996)
IM57MB	nr Sagres	300?	yes	campsite	good 320-50 degrees	many trees	LA0BY (1996)
IM78MB	nr Villaviciosa de Cordoba	600?	no	tent	excellent 300-70 degrees	watch for scorpions	LA0BY (1996)
IM89VL	nr Alarcon	500?	no	tent	excellent	watch for scorpions	LA0BY (1996)
IN90TK	nr La Iglesuela del Cid	500?	no	tent	excellent 300-50 degrees		LA0BY (1996)
JN02	Llorri (EA3)	2500	no	none	superb	mains perhaps possible from TV tower	DF9PY (1988)
JN02SV	Bout de Touron just below peak	1400	no	none	superb WNW-ESE, fair to other directions	D421 from Foix, gravel last 500 m	LA0BY (2008), PA3FPQ (2008)
JN12	Mt. Canigou	2200	no	none	superb to North	bad road up on slope from Prades	DF9PY (1988)
JN14SC	Mt. Aigoual	1567	?	car or tent	excellent all directions	Restaurant on site
JN23WE	Mt. Caume (nr Toulon)	800	no		excellent	Check for occupancy f5pvx@aliceadsl.fr – see pictures http://gazetteradio83.canalblog.com/albums/mont_caume/	F5KBJ
JN24PE	Mt. Ventoux	1900	no	car	excellent 290-90 degrees	good to South from other side	LA0BY (1996)
JN24VC	Signal de Lure (nr Sisteron)	1826			excellent		F1NSR, F5KDK, F4DSD
JN33GP	Col du Bel Homme	1035	no	car or tent	excellent 90-270 dg, fair others	See pictures at http://www.f4fjp.fr/photos2007iaruvhf.htm gravel access road for 1km	F4FJP
JN33KQ	Mt. Doublier (nr Grasse)	1150	no	car or tent	excellent 90-270 dg, fair 50-90	Take road towards prison (Maison d’Arrêt). Spot with widest horizon is not at highest point of road. Lots of towers near top, risk of interference.	F4EXB
JO37NX	Lindesnes	30	yes	Lindesnes Camping, Lillehamn, phone 38258874 / 94778616	excellent from 40-180 deg., need long mast to cover G	go for cottage nr. 3	DK2BJ (1999, 2000)
JO37SX	Skjernøy	70	yes	yes	Excellent from 90-270, fair in other directions	Contacts to civil defense section required	LA7M (1999, 2000), LA0BY (2000)
JO39HA	nr Kjerag	932	no	no	Good in all directions. Mast pole available.	Parking area beside road. GSM coverage
JO39PB	Rosskrepp	900	no	no	Excellent from 130-170, fair in other directions	Little hill about 200 m from road. No GSM coverage.	LA0BY & DL3YEL (2003)
JO49ML	Lifjell	800	yes	cottage, Lifjell feriesenter, phone 35 95 34 55	excellent take-off from 90° - 280°	ask for cottage 1 (or 35)	LA0BY & DL3YEL (2002)
JO49HU	Gaustatoppen	1885	yes	yes, in small cottage	excellent, but other transmitters nearby	long climb, ask LC6RAT	LA7M (1998)
JO58AX	Stavern	~10	(yes)	Campsite Solplassen / Rakke, camping in military area prohibited	excellent take-off from 70° - 280°, useable also other directions	QTH 200 m from campsite in military area	LA7M (1998)
JP22NE	Kjerringa	500	yes	none	good for Tropo to G/GM		DF9PY (1989), DL2ARD (1997)
JP30SI	Dyranut	1250	yes	yes	excellent from 90-270 degrees		LA5KO (1996, 1998), LA0BY (2000)
JP31	Storhaugfjell, nr Sogndal	1180	?	?	Seems reasonable from SE-SW	Broadcast transmitter
JP31	Heikastolen?, nr Luster		?	?	Good to S and SE, but not to SW		PA2DWH (2003)
JP40SF	Norefjell	900	yes	Norefjell Skisenter, tlf 32 15 01 00	Excellent from 30-270	Shack in upper cottage of skitrack	LA0BY & DL3YEL (2001)
JP40KS	Hovdetoppen	950	yes	cottage, tlf 90 79 30 72	Excellent from 90-290, bad N	Tunnetjern, Golsfjellet vest	OZ2M & PA5DD (2009)
JP41UA	Glenna	935	yes	Glenna Høyfjellsenter, phone 67 12 10 00	superb take-off in almost any direction	go for cottage nr. 7	LA0BY (1997, 1999), DK2BJ (1999)
JP41JJ	Valdresflya	1390	(yes)	Beds in near by tourist cottage, or in own tent	superb take-off from 120-245, good also to 70-90 and North, fair in others	Operation from car, generator operated from 07-24 LT, food can be purchased
JP41XK	Fagerhøy	1065	No	Parking lot beside road	superb take-off in most directions, but up to 2 deg elevation towards E		DL3YEL (2005)
JP42WQ	Fagerhaug, near Oppdal	760	yes	Private cottage	fair 010-230	Cottage belongs to Morten Bergkåsa, Trondheim http://home.broadpark.no/~mbergka	PA5DD (2008)
JP42XD	nr Folldal	900					DL3YEL (2001)
JP44WA	Linesoeya	10	no	campsite	excellent		LA9IY (1997)
JP51NA	Brummundseter	800	no	tent on grass near first parking area	excellent except for 240-360 degrees		LA0BY (1998)
JP51BO	Trabelifjellet	1000	no	Parking area beside road	Excellent from 90-160, Good from 160-190, poor to West		LA0BY (2005)
JP51BP	Ringebufjellet	900	yes	Campsite of Lunde turisthandel	Good from 90-140, reasonable in other directions	Possible to drive up to mountain top for better take-off?	LA0BY (2005)
JP52IE	Tronfjell	1600	?	tent	Negative horizon from 130-250 degrees, reasonable also in other directions	Nearby broadcast transmitter, much QRM	LA8KV (2000)
JP52PK	Hummelfjell		?	maybe	excellent	Nearby broadcast transmitter	LA8KV (2000)
JP55UB	Leka	60	yes	Huts (stone)	good 0 – 240 (at least)	leka-camp.no	PA5DD (2007)
JP61CH	Trysil	900?	yes	Cottage	Cottage AL550D (sleeps 4 persons) recomm. Good horison from SW-E	Some broadband noise, but not so strong	PA5DD (2006)
JP61DB		600	no	Tent on meadows belonging to private farm	Excellent from 120-250 degrees		LA0BY (1999)
JP62BC	Lifjellet	800	no	tent	reasonable	Cottage 2 km away	LA8KV (2001)
JP64CJ	Geitfjellet, Grong	876	no	no	Good 360°	Access road belongs to TELENOR. Maybe permission to use can be obtained in advance. Access road is controlled by Bjørnar Heia who lives near the locked barrier. Access road only for 4WD ! Note the 2m repeater LA7JR in that location (potential interference)	Not activated Info by PA5DD
JP64EL	Storhusfjellet, Grong	488	no	no	Good 145 - 215°	Key to access road at Tourist office in Grong cost 50 NOK. Toilet at location, area a bit wet, but tenting is possible	PA5DD (2006)
JP67LV	Å	15	yes	campsite, tent or cottages	excellent from 40-220 degrees	mains from campsite	LA0BY (1990)
JP68JC	nr Stamsund	5	no	tent close to road	excellent from 60-220	wall to North	LA0BY (1990)
JP87CD	Sulitjelma	500	yes	DNT cottage	good from 150-240 degrees		LA0BY (1992)
JP89KB	Tømmervik	15	yes	tent near shore	good from 150-230 degrees	mains from residents	LA0BY (1990, 1994)
JP98AW	Haugli	500	yes	none	good from 160-240 degrees	mains from nearby farmhouse	LA0BY (1994)
JQ90JA	Rebbensøy	5	no	tent near shore	good from 30-230 degrees	2 hours drive from Tromsø	LA0BY (1990, 1993)
KP07FU	Kiruna	200	yes	IRF cottage	good for MS	ask SM2LTA	LA0BY (1995)
KP19SQ	Duolbaajavre	510	no	tent	excellent		LA0BY (1991)
KP28AB	Pallastunturi	600	no	tent / cottage	excellent from 140-270 degrees	mains perhaps possible through nearby hotel	DF9PY (1992)
KP38RK	nr Saariselkä	430	no	tent	excellent	some trees	DF9PY (1991)
KQ00BC	Vannøy	50	no	tent	excellent except for 250-320 degrees	2 hours drive from Tromsø	LA0BY (1991, 1994)
KQ10CL	Sørøya	40	no	tent	good from 130-230 degrees		LA0BY (1995)
KQ30OV	nr Dyfjord	15	no	tent	good from 110-230 degrees		LA0BY (1991)
KQ31QB	nr Mehamn	100	no	tent	reasonably good from 150-210 degrees	1 km North of town centre	LA0BY (1991)
KQ40OD	nr Vestre Jakobselv	150	no	tent	excellent from 160-280 degrees		LA0BY (1991)
KQ41BC	nr Gamvik	350	yes	tent	excellent	mains from TV tower	LA0BY (1991)
KQ50MH	Kibergneset	100	no	tent	excellent except for 270-330 degrees		LA0BY (1991)

Accommodation: "none" means it is somehow difficult to set up a tent (stones), "car" means that staying in vehicle is recommended (because of temperature or people)