I was planing on activating Libre Mountain when I left my house in the morning, however, I got a bit lost and ended up on Bald Mountain instead! This summit would be considered a drive up, but the road to the top has deep potholes making it extremely risky to drive my tiny car all the way. I ended up parking at the bottom of Misty Ridge Drive and hiking the remainder of the way, which was very enjoyable. At the top you will be greeted with a tower site; half of the installation is decommissioned, so I set my station up next to the fence, furthest away form the active site. APRS was available here, so a packet containing my spot was sent. Worked 20M and 40M SSB, then got brave and sent a spot for 30M CW. One station came back to me but I couldn’t get one character in the call. Sadly, they gave up on me after I sent a ? for the third time. Too embarrassed to continue, I went QRT. Near the summit there is an old ranch – some old farming equipment, a rusty French car, and a small collapsing cabin. I wonder who, when, why the owner of this equipment abandoned it?
https://sotl.as/summits/W6/CT-259
Max elevation: 4558 ft
Total climbing: 490 ft
Total time: 02:50:34
Date:26/02/2021 | Summit:W6/CT-259 (Bald Mountain)
| Time | Callsign | Band | Mode | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21:18 | W0MNQ | 14MHz | SSB | 55 33 |
| 21:21 | W0ERI | 14MHz | SSB | 55 33 |
| 21:49 | K6YK | 14MHz | SSB | 55 55 |
| 21:50 | WU7H | 14MHz | SSB | 33 33 |
| 21:53 | KF6HI | 14MHz | SSB | 55 44 |
| 22:23 | VE7TBN | 7MHz | SSB | 33 33 |
| 22:30 | WW7D | 7MHz | SSB | 55 43 |
