My pal organized a camping trip at Little Harbor on Catalina Island, off the coast of Los Angeles. To get there, we took the ferry from San Pedro to Two Harbors, then hiked the Trans Catalina Trail to our reserved campground. The hike was a little over 6 miles one way, with the summit somewhere roughly in the middle. At the top, a single pavilion with a picnic table stands. I setup my KH1 here with an EFHW and worked 15, 17, and 20M CW. Bands felt kinda dead but ended up with 11 contacts. Made an 2 FM QSOs – one back to the mainland, and another to a guy on his boat on the east side of the island. I kinda assumed 2M would work better here? Once the activation was done I continued on to Little Harbor for the weekend. I never really liked Catalina because I’ve only ever been to Avalon, but this trip changed my views. I’m now looking forward to activation more summits on the island.
https://sotl.as/summits/W6/CT-281
Max elevation: 826 ft
Total climbing: 892 ft
Total time: 02:20:52
Date:26/07/2024 | Summit:W6/CT-281 (1236)
| Time | Callsign | Band | Mode | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:56 | AB4PP | 21MHz | CW | S51N R22N |
| 20:05 | WOMNA | 18MHz | CW | S58N R57N |
| 20:06 | W0ERI | 18MHz | CW | S58N R57N |
| 20:06 | KF6HI | 18MHz | CW | S559 R559 |
| 20:07 | K6TUY | 18MHz | CW | S8N R57N |
| 20:20 | NT6E | 144MHz | FM | S57 R55 |
| 20:24 | KQ6NP | 144MHz | FM | S59 R59 |
| 20:37 | KF9FD | 14MHz | CW | S57N R32N |
| 20:39 | W4VIG | 14MHz | CW | S57N R22N |
| 20:47 | WB7BWZ | 14MHz | CW | S57N R55N |
| 20:48 | W4IFI | 14MHz | CW | S42N R55N |
