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Hitting the Wall, a Death Valley High

February 6, 2018 W6PNG

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

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Scrambling in Olympic National Park

October 27, 2016 W6PNG

NPOTA Entity: Olympic National Park NP44 SOTA summit: Mt Angeles  W7W/NO-045  Activation Date: Sept 30, 2016 Portable operation: Yes Radio: Elecraft KX2 operating at 10 watts Antenna: LNR Trail Friendly end fed 40-10m

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Nevada’s highest, almost a walk in the park (Boundary Peak, W7N/EM-001)

September 15, 2015 W6PNG

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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W6-ND-003 (Glass Mt) SOTA Activation – July 12, 2015

July 19, 2015 W6PNG

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

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