Another day off work means another SOTA activation. I had Josephine Peak on my radar because there is a fire road all the way to the top, which means I could ride a bike up to the summit. I made it a bit over a mile up the road before I needed to stop and walk. After that it was intermittent riding/ pushing. There are several switchbacks which make the grade a bit easier, but these obviously add quite a bit of distance to the route – something I didn’t think about when starting this activation. At the top of the summit there is evidence of a fire lookout tower, and a small shelter for radio equipment. I made a surprising amount of contacts on 2M given it was a Tuesday; 20M and 40M felt quiet but I still managed a few contacts on each. It got cold and dark quickly, so I tore the station down and headed to my car which was parked on highway 2. The downhill ride was fast; I was on both brakes hard the entire way to maintain a reasonable speed. Overall, this was a fun activation.
2020 activation report here.
https://summits.sota.org.uk/summit/W6/CT-025

Date:10/Dec/2019 Summit:W6/CT-025 (Josephine Peak)
Time | Call | Band | Mode | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
22:40z | KM6CJK | 433MHz | FM | |
22:53z | KJ6MCO | 144MHz | FM | |
22:55z | AD6JK | 144MHz | FM | |
22:56z | KD6UTC | 144MHz | FM | |
22:57z | AI6ZV | 144MHz | FM | |
22:58z | KM6RKK | 144MHz | FM | |
22:59z | K6LDQ | 144MHz | FM | |
23:02z | KG6MDH | 144MHz | FM | |
23:05z | KN6EIE | 144MHz | FM | |
23:07z | KI6NAZ | 144MHz | FM | |
23:11z | KM6TNT | 144MHz | FM | |
23:19z | ZL2IFB | 14MHz | SSB | |
23:20z | W0MA | 14MHz | SSB | |
23:21z | W0ERI | 14MHz | SSB | |
23:35z | WU7H | 7MHz | SSB | |
23:39z | NW7E | 7MHz | SSB |
Max elevation: 5554 ft
Min elevation: 3615 ft
Total climbing: 2093 ft
Average speed: 0.00 m/s




