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Mount Tamalpais is a 2,571 foot landmark situated above Marin County in California’s coastal mountain range. Known locally as Mt. Tam, the mountain has been a refuge from busy city life in San Francisco for more than a hundred years. The Coast Miwok people, who lived around the mountain prior to European settlement of the…
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Looking at reports from other activators, it appeared that the approaches to the summit of Bald Hill in Marin County were steep, steeper, and steepest. In the hopes of starting the hike with as much elevation gain as possible already behind us, I chose the route that starts at Crest Road in Fairfax. The information…
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It’s been a stormy past several days here in Northern California, but if anything, the weather only amplifies my motivation to go outside and get on the air. Rather than do a separate writeup for each, this post is a roundup of my last four POTA activations, from Friday February 2nd through Sunday, the 4th.…
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It is not uncommon for California to experience a spell of warm weather in late January or February with temperatures rising into the mid-60s °F. This typically occurs when high barometric pressure builds over the eastern Pacific and into the Pacific Northwest, causing an offshore wind flow over California. With the warm temperatures came a…
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Today’s activation of the Presidio of San Francisco National Historic Site K-7889 was pretty standard for a mid-winter POTA outing. Normally I wouldn’t bother to write it up on this blog. After coming here 72 times there is not much new to say about it. Nevertheless, maybe somebody will find value in this field report.…
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The new year means time off work and the opportunity to overindulge in amateur radio activities. With no antenna installed presently at my home QTH, all of my operating must be done in the field. For January 1st, 2024 I was able to complete two POTA activations at local parks. The first was actually on…
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It’s late December and one of a series of winter storms is driving into northern and central California. The previous day, my plans for a combined Summits On The Air and Parks On The Air activation fell apart due to weather. Today most of the UTC day had passed with only light drizzle, and itching…
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The weather in San Francisco on Christmas Day 2023 was partly cloudy and dry, with mild temperatures in the upper 50s. Additionally, the space “weather” numbers did not contraindicate the likelihood of success for a low power radio activation. Rather than being a full field report, this post simply notes the achievement in the Parks…
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One of our family’s annual traditions is to venture down U.S. Highway 101 to a Christmas tree farm called Rancho Siempre Verde (RSV). The several years of dry conditions put a strain on Christmas tree production at RSV, so our annual visits have become an more opportunity for picnicking, wreath making, and enjoying the natural…
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California’s coast features many dozens of POTA references that are easily accessed right off U.S. Highway 1. The centerpiece of today’s POTA plan was activation of Pigeon Point Lighthouse State Historic Park, additionally there are several nearby State Beaches that could make for a nice coastal rove. Driving southbound and making right turns into State…
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