Tag: SOTA
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What a beautiful day for a hike!!! This was originally one my my bi-monthly NERD HIKES that I host for non-hams.. but unfortunately the few attendees I expected were unable to attend. To help get some of these newbies on the air, Tom KE6SRO had agreed to join for the activation. It’s hard to find…
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My buddy Edward KO6DVZ joined me for a Friday Morning activation at the Triunfo Lookout in the Santa Monica Mountains. We’ve been here before, and recalled that the ‘hike’ was more of an uphill walk and light effort. The cloud cover was heavy this morning, with about 50 feet of visibility. If you were hiking…
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What a beautiful day for a hike! I spend a great deal of time talking about amateur radio in my day to day life. It is no surprise that I get many questions from non-hams about the hobby and how it works. Recently I decided to host a monthly “nerd hike” where I invite friends…
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It’s my birthday today and decided to blow off going in to work. My YL Debbie tagged along for a hike to Saddle Peak. 10 years ago we hiked this summit as newlyweds and I wanted to go back. The views did not disappoint! I ran some 2m SSB on the Quansheng, and then switched…
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What a beautiful day for a hike! My friend Chris W tagged along to see what Summits on the Air is all about! He, like many others in my personal life, are always full of questions when I bring up ham radio. It is always nice when friends take interest in some of my nerdy…
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Beautiful day for a hike! A.J. W6CMY joined me for an activation at Vetter Mountain. This site is neat because a fire lookout is at the summit. This lookout burned down in 2009 in the Station Fire but was rebuilt. It’s a tough location for 2m / 70cm, Mt Wilson hides a clear view of…
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Blessed to have this summit right in my backyard… but man, the hike is a real grind. About a 2,000 Ft climb, with 1,800 over a short distance. I worked this entire activation on 2m, but mostly CW and SSB. I was in a time crunch to get back. I had my KH1 with me…
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AJ W6CMY and I met at 7 a.m. to head into the Angeles National Forest for an activation. Initially, I thought we might tackle Josephine Peak or attempt a two-for-one with Strawberry Peak and Mount Lawlor. However, we weren’t feeling motivated enough for either. Instead, Kratka Ridge, deeper into the forest, caught my attention. It’s…
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Went for a solo activation this morning after dropping my youngest daughter off at preschool. I had a tight window of time so I planned on packing a light kit for this one. Notes online said that the hike was steep. They were not kidding! I have never owned and trekking poles, but decided to…
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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…