This was my first activation in the Southern Sierras; quite a bit of a drive from my QTH, but it made a fun day with my wife. The station was setup off the side of the summit on a picnic table. I only made two contacts on 2M (one S2S) and two on 20M. 40M was simply not working. Either my station was in a terrible position, or propagation simply wasn’t working in my favor.
https://sotl.as/summits/W6/SS-285
Total distance: 4.38 mi
Max elevation: 9387 ft
Total climbing: 1028 ft
Total time: 02:36:31
Download file: Bald Mountain.GPX
Max elevation: 9387 ft
Total climbing: 1028 ft
Total time: 02:36:31
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Date:24/07/2020 | Summit:W6/SS-285 (Bald Mountain)
Time | Callsign | Band | Mode | Notes |
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22:53 | W6RIP | 144MHz | FM | 55 55 S2S W6/CT-047 |
22:55 | KG6USS | 144MHz | FM | 59 57 |
23:17 | K6LDQ | 14MHz | SSB | 32 33 |
23:17 | WU7H | 14MHz | SSB | 45 33 |
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