I set out from my home in Los Angeles to activate three buttes in the Antelope Valley area. Lovejoy was the first of the day. Of course, I can never get out of the house at a reasonable time so I arrived around noon to my starting point on 145th Street East. It was hotter than I expected but I have a large golf umbrella for days like this, and it proved absolutely critical for both the hike and activation. You can make out a faint use trail up to the summit from the road, and accessing that trail requires navigating various moto trails, deep soft sand, and piles of dumped construction materials. Closer to the top is a faint use trail which goes to the summit. Worked 2M, 40M, 30M CW with a S2S on each band. Worked 20M CW with zero contacts which surprised me. The hike was under two miles but I drank two liters of water. Back at the car I had a snack and more water before heading over to the next butte.
https://sotl.as/summits/W6/ND-323
Max elevation: 3258 ft
Total climbing: 1089 ft
Total time: 02:29:26
Date:11/09/2022 | Summit:W6/ND-323 (Lovejoy Buttes)
| Time | Callsign | Band | Mode | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:33 | KB6WWI | 144MHz | FM | S56 R53 |
| 20:45 | KN6TMT | 144MHz | FM | S59 R59 S2S W6/SD-141 |
| 20:51 | NT6E | 7MHz | CW | S58N R52N |
| 20:52 | KE6MT | 7MHz | CW | S57N R55N |
| 20:54 | K6HPX | 7MHz | CW | S58N R51N |
| 20:56 | KR7RK | 7MHz | CW | S56N R55N |
| 20:57 | WA7JTM | 7MHz | CW | S57N R54N |
| 21:08 | KD0YOB | 10MHz | CW | S33N R33N S2S W0C/PR-093 |
| 21:11 | AF7M | 10MHz | CW | S58N R55N |
| 21:14 | KN6EZE | 10MHz | CW | S58N R5NN S2S W6/ND-241 |
| 21:16 | KF6HI | 10MHz | CW | S579 R549 |
| 21:18 | W7DLZ | 10MHz | CW | S55N R54N |
| 21:19 | AC1Z/0 | 10MHz | CW | S52N R33N |
| 21:21 | N7MQ | 10MHz | CW | S56N R52N |
