W6/CT-005 – Throop Peak

This was a nice hike, but a bit far from my QTH. I intended to do a double activation of Throop and Mt. Lewis, but the temperature was dropping and it was best to head home. The HF bands were kinda quiet, but I jumped on FM Simplex and made a bunch of contacts from Apple Valley to Temecula

https://sotl.as/summits/W6/CT-005

Total distance: 4.44 mi
Max elevation: 9150 ft
Total climbing: 1710 ft
Total time: 04:23:04
Download file: Throop Peak.GPX

Date:12/06/2020 | Summit:W6/CT-005 (Throop Peak)

TimeCallsignBandModeNotes
20:31W0ADV14MHzSSB45/ 31
20:32WW7D14MHzSSB45/ 55
20:36AB6SO14MHzSSB45/ 44
20:37WU7H14MHzSSB55/ 57
20:40K6CBQ14MHzSSB55/ 42
20:47N0WAE14MHzSSB55/ 33
20:56W6NYU14MHzSSB59/ 45
20:58NS7P14MHzSSB45/ 44
21:04N6DLC14MHzSSB55/ 59
21:15K6HPX7MHzSSB59/ 53
21:16K6YK7MHzSSB55/ 22
21:35W6OBI144MHzFM59/ 55
21:35KF6REU144MHzFM59/ 59
21:36WA6WV144MHzFM59/ 59
21:37N1WAX144MHzFM59/ 59
21:38KS6R144MHzFM59/ 59
21:38W2LOL144MHzFM59/ 59
21:38WR6S144MHzFM55/ 59
21:40AJ6O144MHzFM59/ 59
21:41KI6RF144MHzFM59/ 59
21:41WB6NQW144MHzFM59/ 59
21:42KI6AFZ144MHzFM59/ 59
21:44KM6CEM144MHzFM59/ 59
21:45KK6RQM144MHzFM59/ 59
21:47KB6FIG144MHzFM45/ 59
21:54K6LDQ433MHzCW599/ 599

W6/CT-146 – Hoyt Mountain

This my second time activating Hoyt Mountain, however this time, I hiked up for the ARRL VHF contest and primarily worked 6M and 70CM, with a few contacts on 2M, and a couple S2S contacts. This is on my top 5 list of favorite summits because it’s close to home, and it’s not a popular place for Angelenos to hike; I’d like to camp up here sometime for an overnight activation in the future. See my previous activation of this summit HERE.

https://sotl.as/summits/W6/CT-146

Total distance: 4.7 mi
Max elevation: 4421 ft
Total climbing: 1626 ft
Total time: 05:25:58
Download file: w6ct146.GPX

Date:13/06/2020 | Summit:W6/CT-146 (Hoyt Mountain)

TimeCallsignBandModeNotes
20:57K6RO50MHzSSBDM03
20:59N6KN50MHzSSBDM03
21:03N6MU50MHzSSBDM03
21:04W6JK50MHzSSBDM03
21:05K6HF50MHzSSBDM03
21:10K6YRA50MHzSSBDM03
21:16N6TEB433MHzFMDM03
21:16K6RIN433MHzFMDM04 – S2S W6/CT-158
21:17K6FGV433MHzFMDM03
21:18N6UTC433MHzFMDM03
21:20W6JET433MHzFMDM04
21:24KG6CQQ433MHzFMDM13
21:27W1SAV433MHzFMDM04
21:35K6CSB433MHzFMDM04
22:00WN6K50MHzCWDM13
22:07N6KNW50MHzSSBDM04
22:08N6AN50MHzSSBDM04 – S2S W6/CT-225
22:18K6SYW50MHzSSBDM04
22:19KN6CSB50MHzSSBDM03
22:21KK6DDC50MHzSSBDM13
22:23N6VI50MHzSSBDM04
22:25K6LDQ50MHzSSBDM03
22:26N6LSX50MHzSSBDM04
22:26N6LSX433MHzFMDM04
22:28KW6ACK433MHzFMDM13
22:29AD6AF433MHzFMDM04
22:33W2JCL433MHzFMDM04
22:34KE6OPK433MHzFMDM03
22:35KE6FVN433MHzFMDM03
22:56KM6HMD433MHzFMDM13
22:57K6LMN433MHzFMDM13 ROVER
22:58K6RJF433MHzFMDM12
23:06N6GP50MHzSSBDM13 ROVER
23:25N6YNG144MHzFMDM04
23:26N6AN144MHzFMDM04 S2S
Fire road up to the saddle
This is the fire break trail, steep, narrow, several false summits before getting to the top.
The station
6M dipole; I hung a 2M, 70CM roll up j-pole off one of the legs after taking this photo.
Quite a bit of old fire hose up here.