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Hiking Pinnacles National Park – October 17, 2022

Hike Stats: Length: 6.55 mi Elevation gain: 764 ft Moving time: 2:49 Highlights: I stopped by the east end of Pinnacles National Park on my […]

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Sandstone Peak (W6/CC-056) Activation of December 5, 2022

Hike Stats: Length: 6.67 mi Elevation gain: 1398 ft Moving time: 3:58 Time at peak: 21:45  UTC Barometric pressure at peak: 909 mb SOTA Contacts: […]

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Mount Lawlor (W6/CT-089) – activation of February 19, 2023

Hike Stats: Length: 6.57 mi Elevation gain: 1490 ft Moving time: 3:59 Time at peak: 20:11  UTC Barometric pressure at peak: 821 mb SOTA Contacts: […]

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Butler Peak (W6/CT-009) – activation of August 24, 2022

Hike Stats: Length: 10.15 mi Elevation gain: 1621 ft Moving time: 4:15 Time at peak: 19:24 UTC Barometric pressure at peak: 753 mb SOTA Contacts: […]

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Gold Mountain (W6/CT-053) – activation of August 25, 2022

Hike Stats: Length: 6.45 mi Elevation gain: 1,673ft Moving time: 4:08 Time at peak: 19:20 UTC Barometric pressure at peak: 764mb SOTA Contacts: Date:25/08/2022 | […]

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Bertha Peak (W6/CT-054) – activation of August 23, 2022

Hike Stats: Length: 3.76 mi Elevation gain: 846 ft Moving time: 2:00 Time at peak: 21:13 UTC Barometric pressure at peak: 762mb SOTA Contacts: Time […]

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Verdugo Mountains HP (W6/CT-269) Activation of September 16, 2022

Hike Stats: Length: 6.37 mi Elevation gain: 1,765 ft Moving time: 3:07 Time at peak: 18:52 UTC Barometric pressure at peak: 911 mb SOTA Contacts: […]

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Pacificon Hamfest – San Ramon CA – Oct 2022

Ham conferences are good for learning more about the craft of radio, seeing what new products vendors have to offer, seeing how hams organize to […]

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Astrophotography class at Alabama Hills – Samy’s Camera

The class was held July 29 – July 31 2022.  The instructor was Stan Moniz.  He provided a PDf with recommended camera settings well in […]

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Sunset Peak (W6/CT-022) – Activation of June 17, 2022

Hike Stats: Length: 7.65 mi Elevation gain: 1,358 ft Moving time: 3:06 Time at peak: 18:28 UTC Barometric pressure at peak: 824 mb SOTA Contacts: […]

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General Resources

Current sunspots and solar flares: https://spaceweather.com/

Who is activating: https://sotawatch.sota.org.uk/en/

Line of sight tool, SOTA peak to chasers: https://www.scadacore.com/tools/rf-path/rf-line-of-sight/

HamSci - citizen science to study radio propagation - https://www.hamsci.org

Natural history observations - https://www.inaturalist.org/

Sky and Telescope magazine, includes weekly sky at a glance - https://skyandtelescope.org/observing/

Recent Posts

  • Hiking Pinnacles National Park – October 17, 2022
  • Sandstone Peak (W6/CC-056) Activation of December 5, 2022
  • Mount Lawlor (W6/CT-089) – activation of February 19, 2023
  • Butler Peak (W6/CT-009) – activation of August 24, 2022
  • Gold Mountain (W6/CT-053) – activation of August 25, 2022
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