This summit is in Joshua Tree National Park, so it qualifies for POTA in addition to SOTA if you’re into that kinda thing. I woke up early in the morning and headed out to JTNP to try and beat the heat of summer. While this hike isn’t very long, the wet winter was kind to various plants which were eager to seed. Of course, these seeds are scratchy and pokey, and moving through this knee high stuff was enough to cover my shoes and socks. Writing this blog post out two months later, I think those socks still have seeds stuck in them from this trip. Anyways, at the top was a nice flat area to setup an antenna and relax while operating. Worked 40M, 30M, and 20M CW before heading down. An easy, fun summit to bag, in an interesting area of JTNP.
https://sotl.as/summits/W6/SD-044
Max elevation: 5370 ft
Total climbing: 796 ft
Total time: 02:32:53
Date:15/06/2023 | Summit:W6/SD-044 (5352) |
| Time | Callsign | Band | Mode | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16:45 | WB6POT | 7MHz | CW | S57N R57N |
| 16:46 | NT6E | 7MHz | CW | S58N R55N |
| 16:47 | NG6R | 7MHz | CW | S58N R57N |
| 16:48 | KF6HI | 7MHz | CW | S57N R57N |
| 16:49 | WU7H | 7MHz | CW | S57N R32N |
| 16:51 | K7GUD | 7MHz | CW | S33N R51N |
| 16:51 | KR7RK | 7MHz | CW | S55N R55N |
| 17:00 | WW7D | 10MHz | CW | S52N R43N |
| 17:02 | N0DNF | 10MHz | CW | S51N R22N |
| 17:03 | N6PKT | 10MHz | CW | S51N R52N |
| 17:04 | K6EL | 10MHz | CW | S51N R55N |
| 17:13 | KE5AKL | 14MHz | CW |
