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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
W7/SU-xxx (La Sal Mountains)- Utah
It was a great trip to the La Sal Mountain Range it Utah. Mike/KØYO and I activated four out of the six SOTA peaks. Here a teaser video… full trip report will follow.
Posted in SOTA trip report, W7U
Tagged activation, amateur radio, Buddipole antenna, ham, hiking, K0MOS, K0YO, La Sal Mountain, mountain, mountain topping, nature, outdoors, sota, summits on the air, Utah, wilderness
La Sal Mountains: Part 2 – W7U/SU-004 (Manns Pk.) & W7U/SU-005 (Mt. Tomasaki)
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The first part of our planned activations was targeted at the northern cluster of La Sal Mountain Range. Three possible SOTA summits were in reach: Mount Waas – W7/SU-003 – 12,331 feet (3758 m) Manns Peak – W7/SU-004 – 12,272 … Continue reading
Posted in SOTA trip report, W7U
Tagged activation, amateur radio, Buddipole antenna, ham, hiking, K0MOS, K0YO, La Sal Mountain Range, Manns Peak, Mount Tomasaki, mountain, mountain topping, nature, outdoors, sota, summits on the air, Trail description, Utah, W7U/SU-004, W7U/SU-005, wilderness
La Sal Mountains: Part 1
I have always been fond of the La Sal Mountain range. They provided a nice backdrop to many of my photos taken on visits to the Moab and Lake Powell area. It never occurred to me to climb them though… … Continue reading
Posted in SOTA trip report, W7U
Tagged activation, amateur radio, antenna, Buddipole antenna, ham, hiking, K0MOS, K0YO, La Sal Mountain Range, Manti La Sal National Forest, mountain, mountain topping, nature, outdoors, sota, summits on the air, Trail description, Utah, wilderness
Activation Alert: KØYO and KØMOS activating the La Sal Mountain Range (May 30-June2nd)
Overview: The La Sal Mountain Range is located in eastern Utah, not far from the town of Moab and close to Colorado. Some of the significant Peaks are : Mount Peale – W7/SU-062 – 12,721 feet (3877 m) Mount Mellenthin … Continue reading
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Tagged activation, amateur radio, La Sal Mountain Range, sota, summits on the air, Utah, wilderness
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