SOTA summit: Cowtrack Mountain W6/ND-019 Activation Date: May 18, 2020 Unique: Yes, 191st and 234th activation and 1st time activation Call sign used: W6PNG Portable operation: Yes Radios: KX2 Antennas: LNR 40/20/10
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Aztec Butte, Utah and the start of Canyonlands NP White Rim 4×4 Road
SOTA summit: Aztec Butte, Canyonlands NP, Utah W7U/SU-058 Activation Date: March 21st, 2019 Unique: Yes, number 158 Call sign used: W6PNG Portable operation: Yes Radio: KX3 Antenna: EndFed Band/Modes used: 40mSSB Hike: ~0.6
Arches NP and the peak that wasn’t
SOTA summit: Klondike Bluffs, Utah W7U/GR-046 Activation Date: Attempted March 21st, 2019 but rained out Photos: Copyright Paul Gacek 2019 I’ve never quite figured out if I like Vegas
Where’s the wine bottle? A Death Valley Corkscrew
SOTA summit: Corkscrew, Death Valley, California W6/ND-137 Activation Date: Feb 11, 2018 Unique: Yes Call sign used: W6PNG Portable operation: Yes Radio: KX2 Antenna: LNR EndFed Band/Modes used: 40m and 20m
Death Valley’s Mysterious Moving Rocks
SOTA summit: Ubehebe Peak, W6/CD-014 Activation Date: Feb 9, 2018 Portable operation: Yes Radio: Elecraft KX2 operating at 10 watts SSB Antenna: LNR End Fed Bands used: 20m and 40m Hike: ~4.5 miles
Hitting the Wall, a Death Valley High
NPOTA Entity: Death Valley NP NS20 SOTA summit: Telescope Peak, W6/CD-003 Activation Date: Dec 11, 2017 Portable operation: Yes Radio: Elecraft KX2 operating at 10 watts SSB Antenna: LNR End Fed Bands used: 20m
Wildrose Peak in Death Valley National Park
NPOTA Entity: Death Valley NP NS20 SOTA summit: Wildrose Peak, W6/ND-014 Activation Date: Dec 10, 2017 Portable operation: Yes Radio: Elecraft KX2 operating at 10 watts SSB Antenna: LNR End Fed Bands used: 20m
Skidoo, Skidoo
NPOTA Entity: Death Valley NP NS20 SOTA summit: Pt 6140, W6/ND-114 Activation Date: Dec 09, 2017 Portable operation: Yes Radio: Elecraft KX2 operating at 10 watts SSB Antenna: LNR End Fed Bands used: 20m
A Mammoth undertaking
SOTA summit: Mammoth Mountain W6/SN-033 Activation Date: July 8, 2017 Portable operation: Yes Radio: Elecraft KX2 at 10 watts Antenna: LNR endfed Bands used: 20m and 40m Furthest
I’ve been here before…..
SOTA summit: Gilbert W6/ND-026 Activation Date: July 8, 2017 Portable operation: Yes Radio: Elecraft KX2 at 10 watts Antenna: LNR endfed Bands used: 20m and 40m Furthest QSO:
Dante’s Benchmark (W6/ND-144) in Death Valley (NP15)
NPOTA Entity: Death Valley National Park NP15 SOTA summit: W6/ND-144 Activation Date: Jan 16, 2016 Portable operation: Yes Hike in: Yes Solo hike: No ATT Coverage: Great with limitations (see text) Photos: Copyright
White Top Mountain (W6/ND-053) in Death Valley (NP15)
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