Summit: W7N/EM-001 Activation Date: September 12, 2015 ATT Data Coverage: Very good ATT Voice coverage: Not sure but presumed to be OK APRS Coverage: Not sure Hike stats: 11 miles roundtrip
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Hey Reversed Peak, what’s going on here? (W6/SS-276)
Summit: W6/SS-276 Activation Date: September 11, 2015 ATT Data Coverage: Very good ATT Voice coverage: Not sure but presumed to be OK APRS Coverage: Good Hike stats: 5-6 miles roundtrip
A four legged greeting on Mt Islip (W6/CT-010) September 4th, 2015
Summit: W6-CT-010 ATT Data Coverage: Very good ATT Voice coverage: Not sure but presumed to be OK Hike stats: 7 miles roundtrip and 1700′ ascent, well shaded trail, exposed
Mt Waterman “by the skin of my teeth” – W6-CT-012 activated Sept 3, 2015
Summit: W6-CT-012 ATT Data Coverage: None ATT Voice coverage: None Hike stats: 7 miles roundtrip and 1700′ ascent, open and/or shaded trail, semi-exposed summit This was the second in a
W6-CT-014 (Kratka Ridge) SOTA Activation Sept 03, 2015
Summit: W6-CT-014 ATT Data Coverage: Excellent but intermittently off ATT Voice coverage: Unknown Hike stats: 1.5 miles roundtrip and 700′ ascent The Angeles Crest Highway
From RF Panadapter to UV Barchart
Panadapters make an enormous difference to finding stations. The ability to visualize the spectrum through one is probably familiar to many of us. I’ve always had
Learning Morse with Skilman
As a kid in London I remember reading magazines such as Victor and Valiant. All adventure, all fun and ripping stuff for an 8 year
Initial attempts at Manhattan construction and a Tone Generator
Numerous methods exist to construct circuits including Manhattan that takes its name from the grid like layout you can adopt. As part of my “home-brew”
A BNC Connector and “Jinxed” (W6-SS-276) Reversed Peak August 7, 2015
Consulting numerous map sources including Google, Garmin Topo 24K and De Lorme a somewhat confusing picture emerges as to the existence or not of a
Oh Gilbert (W6-ND-026) where are thou?
Flush from my morning success on Bald Mnt (W6-ND-012) and recently re-vitaled, I was ready for my afternoon adventure in search of Gilbert Peak. The
W6-ND-012 (Bald Mountain) August 6, 2015
When I think of deserts and California my mind immediately goes to thoughts of the southern deserts such as Mojave so the ND designator (for
W6-ND-003 (Glass Mt) SOTA Activation – July 12, 2015
Up at 11,200ft just east of Mammoth in California, Glass Mt is unique in that it is primarily made of obsidian, which in places shows