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SOTA (Summits on the Air) trip reports in W0 land with pictures and videos by K0MOS. Amateur radio mountain topping.

WØ/FR-Ø36 (Bighorn Mountain) – 3487 m / 11463 ft – Activation attempt

Bryan/NØBCB and I attempted to activate Bighorn Mountain for the TTF/SOTA event on Saturday. The summit (3487 M / 11463 ft) is in beautiful Rocky Mountain N.P., the weather forecast was excellent with temperatures in the 70s (~20 C) and … Continue reading

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WØ/FR-Ø36 (Bighorn Mtn.) – 3487 M / 11463 ft

It was a ‘last minute’ decision to go on this activation. WØ/FR-Ø36 or Bighorn Mtn.  is located within Rocky Mountain National Park (RMNP), just east of the Mummy Range (Continental Divide). Yesterday we got some snow/rain in the mountains and … Continue reading

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WØ/FR-ØØ2 (Grays Pk.) – 4341 m / 14270 ft and WØ/PR-Ø13 (Torreys Pk.) – 4340 M / 14267 ft

I picked the perfect early fall day to activate Grays Pk. (WØ/FR-ØØ2) and Torreys Pk. (WØ/PR-Ø13). There was no cloud in the sky all day long to threaten the activations. The two 14ers, which can easily be reached from Denver, … Continue reading

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WØ/SP-117 (Midland Hill) – 2907 M / 9556 ft

My First S.O.T.A. Activation by Frank Skinner KØJQZ Some of the best things are unplanned, or half planned. After a grueling morning planting bushes in the 100 degree heat that we have known in Southern Colorado as the norm I … Continue reading

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WØ/PR-Ø15 (Mount Bierstadt) – 4277 m / 14060 ft

  Mount Bierstadt or WØ/FR-Ø15 is one of the easier fourteeners (mountains with peaks above 14,000 ft (4267 m)) in Colorado. It is located near Denver in the Frontrange of the Rocky Mountains. The peak is named after the German/American … Continue reading

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WØ/FR-Ø88 (Mount McConnel) – 2nd activation

This was a re-activation for me. If you are looking for all the details on how to get there and other useful info, you can find the original trip-report with the necessary details right here. This post has only a … Continue reading

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WØ/FR-127 (Signal Mountain) – 2nd activation

This was a re-activation for me. If you are looking for all the details on how to get there and other useful info, you can find the original trip-report with the necessary details right here. This post has only a … Continue reading

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WØ/FR-Ø61 (Taylor Mountain) – 2779 m / 9134 ft

Taylor Mountain (WØ/FR-Ø61) is part of the Front-Range of the Rocky Mountains and located south of Estes Park, close to the towns of Boulder and Longmont. Now that I am writing about this activation, it occurs to me that I … Continue reading

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WØ/FR-15Ø (Thunder Peak) – 3083 m / 10134 ft

I had planned a double activation for today. Thunder Peak or WØ/FR-15Ø was the first on the list.The weather forecast was great for the Estes Park area and a friend of mine joined me for the hike. We drove into Estes … Continue reading

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WØ/FR-Ø68 (Eagle Cliff Mtn.) – 2709 m / 8906 ft

Eagle Cliff Mountain (WØ/FR-068) is part of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains – just six miles south of Estes Park, right at the border to Rocky Mountain N.P. (the summit is within RMNP). There is no official trail … Continue reading

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