There is something about the summits along the 14 and into Palmdale which I really like, but to date, Harold Beacon Benchmark is probably my favorite because of all the flora and fauna. I parked my car on Rebel road and started hiking, first, down a dirt road which wasn’t so bad, then, to a steep moto track which goes straight up the hillside. This side of the hill was covered in Juniper. The end of the trail meets up with a fire road, which leads up to the summit. There are several different types of trees up here with several kinds of birds I couldn’t identify. At the top, there were three benchmarks of various vintage, and evidence of an old tower. I wonder if that was the beacon? I setup my station using an EFHW cut for higher bands. Worked 12M, 17M, and 30M CW. 4 S2S. I hiked down the way I came, although it seems like there are several ways up and down. I’ll look forward to activating this peak again.
https://sotl.as/summits/W6/CT-126
Max elevation: 4725 ft
Total climbing: 867 ft
Total time: 02:41:33
Date:12/02/2022 | Summit:W6/CT-126 (Harold Beacon Benchmark)
| Time | Callsign | Band | Mode | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:34 | NR3E | 24MHz | CW | S55N R33N |
| 20:35 | W0MNA | 24MHz | CW | S52N R55N |
| 20:37 | KU4R | 24MHz | CW | S55N R53N |
| 20:38 | W0ERI | 24MHz | CW | S55N R55N |
| 20:52 | KF9D | 18MHz | CW | S44N R33N |
| 20:54 | WW7D | 18MHz | CW | S42N R52N S2S W7W/CW-061 |
| 20:56 | WU7H | 18MHz | CW | S33N R53N S2S W7W/CW-061 |
| 21:00 | K0LAF | 18MHz | CW | S56N R55N |
| 21:03 | NG6R | 18MHz | CW | S57N R56N |
| 21:14 | K6GVG | 10MHz | CW | S58N R55N |
| 21:15 | N4LAG | 10MHz | CW | S57N R56N |
| 21:17 | WB6POT | 10MHz | CW | S56N R55N |
| 21:19 | K6STR | 10MHz | CW | S56N R55N S2S W6/CT-076 |
| 21:22 | K6QCB | 10MHz | CW | S55N R56N |
| 21:22 | NW7E | 10MHz | CW | S55N R55N |
| 21:22 | K6CPR | 10MHz | CW | S57N R53N |
| 21:23 | K6LDQ | 10MHz | CW | S58N R53N |
| 21:24 | K1LB | 10MHz | CW | S57N R57N |
| 21:30 | AG7TX | 10MHz | CW | S55N R52N S2S W7N/TR-075 |
