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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
Posted in SOTA trip report, WØ
Tagged activation, amateur radio, Bighorn Mountain, colorado, Estes Park, ham, hiking, K0MOS, mountain, mountain topping, N0BCB, nature, outdoors, RMNP, Rocky Mountain National Park, sota, summits on the air, Trail description, wilderness, winter
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
Posted in SOTA trip report, WØ
Tagged activation, amateur radio, Bighorn Mountain, Buddipole antenna, colorado, Estes Park, Foothills, ham, hiking, K0MOS, mountain, mountain topping, Mummy Range, nature, outdoors, RMNP, Rocky Mountain National Park, sota, summits on the air, Trail description, wilderness, Wo/FR-036
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
Posted in SOTA trip report, WØ
Tagged activation, amateur radio, antenna restrictions, Buddipole antenna, colorado, Foothills, Front Range, ham, K0MOS, mountain, mountain topping, nature, outdoors, Park Range, summits on the air, Trail description, wilderness
Antenna Restrictions on Mt. Evans? The Conclusion
I finally received a letter from the Clark Creek Ranger District regarding my encounter on Mt. Evans (read the first part of the story if you are not familiar with it). It took me almost six weeks and several e-mails … Continue reading
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Tagged activation, amateur radio, antenna restrictions, buddipole, colorado, Foothills, ham, hiking, K0MOS, mountain, mountain topping, Mt. Evans, nature, outdoors, sota, W0/FR-003
Antenna Restrictions on Mt. Evans?
I activated Mt. Evans for Summits on the Air (SOTA) on July 15th. I took the route from Summit Lake to the top early in the morning since thunderstorms were in the forecast for the afternoon. I had the peak … Continue reading
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Tagged activation, amateur radio, antenna restrictions, Buddipole antenna, colorado, ham, hiking, K0MOS, Mount Evans, mountain, mountain topping, nature, outdoors, sota, summits on the air
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
Posted in SOTA trip report, WØ
Tagged activation, amateur radio, Buddipole antenna, colorado, mountain, mountain topping, nature, outdoors, sota, summits on the air, W0/SP-117
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
Posted in SOTA trip report, WØ
Tagged amateur radio, Buddipole antenna, Cache La Poudre, colorado, Foothills, ham, hiking, K0MOS, mountain, mountain topping, nature, outdoors, Poudre Canyon, sota, summits on the air, Trail description, W0/FR-088, wilderness
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
Posted in SOTA trip report, WØ
Tagged activation, amateur radio, Buddipole antenna, colorado, Estes Park, Foothills, ham, hiking, K0MOS, mountain, mountain topping, nature, outdoors, sota, summits on the air, Trail description, W0/FR-127, wilderness
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
Posted in SOTA trip report, WØ
Tagged activation, amateur radio, Buddipole antenna, colorado, Foothills, ham, hiking, K0MOS, mountain, mountain topping, nature, outdoors, sota, summits on the air, Taylor Mountain, Trail description, W0/FR-061, wilderness
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
Posted in SOTA trip report, WØ
Tagged activation, amateur radio, Buddipole antenna, colorado, Estes Park, Foothills, ham, hiking, K0MOS, mountain, mountain topping, nature, outdoors, RMNP, Rocky Mountain National Park, sota, summits on the air, Trail description, W0/FR-150, wilderness