Category: SOTA
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Started the day early with my SOTA team, Mark K3MGM, AJ W6CMY, and Edward KO6DVZ. Wheels up at 0530 from my QTH got us on the trail by 0600. The last half mile of this hike was grueling and steep. Would not recommend for the casual hiker. We all wiped out on the way back…
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A small group of local ham friends that meet on our discord server decided to get out for a SOTA Sunday 8/3/2025. I was joined by Edward KO6DVZ, Mark K3MGM, and A.J. W6CMY. The hike was a bit shorter than anticipated, we miscalculated our planned 1.5mile hike to be 1.5 miles round trip. With only…
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Mark K3MGM decided to tag along for this activation as a spectator. I was happy to have his company along for what is a short, but steep hike up past the Wisdom Tree and on to the activation zone for Cahuenga Peak. I had heard there was a large SOTA related camp out happening in…
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A beautiful day for an activation! I was joined with Mark K3MGM, Edward KO6DVZ, Brian WA6JFK, & AJ W6CMY. As usual, we met at my place at 7a for coffee and pastries courtesy of Mark and locally owned Moby’s Coffee House. After a casual hike to the summit, we set up and did our thing.…
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Our recent multi-activator outing was another successful event. Attendees included myself, KI6CR, Mark K3MGM, Alexis WZ1EEE, and Edward KO6DVZ. We gathered at my QTH for coffee and pastries before heading to the summit. Special thanks to Mark K3MGM for bringing the treats! The coffee was from our local favorite, Moby’s, in North Hollywood. I recently…
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Activation with Mark K3MGM & Mark W6XYZ. Posting this a year later, I mostly remember bugs. LOTS OF BUGS.
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The weather was stunning today. We embarked on a two-mile hike up to the fire watch tower. The radio used for this activation was the Kenwood TH-D72, operating on 146.520.