Björnö Naturreservat / Nature Reserve SMFF-1037 Flora Fauna

Björnö Nature Reserve at Ingarö 30 km east of Stockholm, is a very nice recreation area by the sea. This area is part of the Stockholm Archipelago and can be reached by car or bus via a bridge. It was raining and very windy, but I had a good shelter. 

Björnö has very good walking paths and near coast tracks. There is a very nice sand beach just a 10 min walk from the parking. If you go a bit further you have a tower to climb for a nice view. Potentially it can be used as one leg for your antenna.


I also visited the inland area Långviksträsk Nature Reserve SMFF-1054 and SMFF-6128 for some radio contacts in the Flora Fauna radio sports activity.  This area is an inland water area with very nice nature.

Using 7 Watt today to the long wire. The radio conditions was good and I had many nice contacts.













Information in Swedish: https://smff.sk6ei.se/

What´s a Ham?
This is an amateur radio (HAM) blog focusing on high frequency (HF 3 - 30 MHz) transmitt and receive activity. It will initially mainly be focusing (QRV) on low power (1-5 Watt QRP) Swedish Flora Fauna (SMFF) radio activities. This includes visiting national parks (29 in Sweden) and nature reserve (3027 in Sweden), with a portable radio transceiver equipment and become active on the amateur radio bands. The modes for transmitting will be voice (SSB), morse code (CW) and digital modes (PSK31).

Some of the content will be of educational nature with a high degree of explanations and some just for fun. This is to share knowledge, activities and success. Here is also the place I will announce portable expeditions and activities.

Disaster Communication
If there is a need for emergency or disaster communication, if the conventional modes of communication like mobile and telephone brake down, I can volenteer to manage or participate in communication radio networks (communication net control station). This can be under "Disaster Amateur Radio Emergency Services (DARES)" or for local crises "Särskild Händelse" in "Frivilliga resursgrupper" (FRG) or in other ways.

Background
I have restarted my amateur radio activity after many years away form this "sport". Since I enjoy outdoor activity and being in the nature, I have choosen the Swedish Flora Fauna (SMFF) radio activities as the main focus. I will also try out and test electronic equipment and antenna configurations and setup from my home QTH. The goal is to have a battery operated portable equipment that can be setup anywhere in a few minutes - reaching out anywhere in the world by shortwave radio. And this will be possible even if there is no cell phone coverage.

Don´t hesitate to make contact and ask questions or comment.

73 de SM0MMC / Mikael

PS If you are new to this and don´t understand the abbrevation language, there has been links put into the text to explain.