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Mount Starr, A Sierra Nevada Gem

July 21, 2020 W6PNG

SOTA summit: Mount Star  W6/SS-093 Activation Date: July 18, 2020 Unique: Yes, 213th and 263th activation Call sign used: W6PNG Portable operation: Yes Radios: Elecraft KX2 and Yaesu VX-8r Antennas: “Broken” LNR

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A Tahoe Hat Trick at an Ugly Duckling, W6/NS-189 Pt. 7740, October 20, 2015

October 27, 2015 W6PNG

Summit: W6/NS-189 Activation Date: October 20, 2015 ATT Data Coverage: Excellent ATT Voice coverage: Not sure but presumed to be excellent APRS Coverage: Not sure Access: Drive Watson Rd (paved) ~1.5

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Pluto, the story of a dog, a planet and a mountain near Tahoe (W6/NS-138) Oct 20, 2015

October 25, 2015 W6PNG

Summit: W6/NS-138 Activation Date: October 20, 2015 ATT Data Coverage: Excellent ATT Voice coverage: Not sure but presumed to be excellent APRS Coverage: Not sure Access: Drive Watson Rd (paved) ~5.9

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Mt Watson near Tahoe (W6/NS-147), October 20th 2015

October 23, 2015 W6PNG

Summit: W6/NS-147 Activation Date: October 20, 2015 ATT Data Coverage: Excellent ATT Voice coverage: Not sure but presumed to be excellent APRS Coverage: Not sure Access: Drive Watson Rd (paved) ~6.6

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Hey Reversed Peak, what’s going on here? (W6/SS-276)

September 14, 2015 W6PNG

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

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A BNC Connector and “Jinxed” (W6-SS-276) Reversed Peak August 7, 2015

August 19, 2015 W6PNG

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

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