NPOTA Entity: Death Valley National Park NP15 SOTA summit: W6/ND-053 Activation Date: Jan 15, 2016 Portable operation: Yes Hike in: Yes ATT Coverage: Great Photos: Copyright Paul Gacek 2016 Access: Drive
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Ryan Mountain in Joshua Tree NP (NPOTA NP32 and SOTA W6/CD-016), Jan 8, 2016
NPOTA Entity: NP32 SOTA summit: W6/CD-016 Activation Date: Jan 8, 2016 Portable operation: Yes Hike in: Yes ATT Coverage: Great Access: Park at 34.002714, -116.136151 Hike on Ryan Mountain Trail 3 mile
Golden Gate Recreation Area just before dawn – activating NPOTA RC11
NPOTA Entity: RC11 Activation Date: Jan 2, 2016 Portable operation: Yes Hike in: Yes ATT Coverage: Goodish Access: Park at 37.833849, -122.494465. Hike on Coastal Trail ~1 mile roundtrip
Nevada’s highest, almost a walk in the park (Boundary Peak, W7N/EM-001)
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
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
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-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