Category: sota
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Return to Richardson Benchmark
This post is about activating Richardson East Benchmark for Summits On The Air as well as Golden Gate National Recreation Area for Parks On The Air. The route taken today was the same as on a previous hike up to Richardson Benchmark. Please allow me to refer you to that…
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Vollmer Peak W6/NC-298
Vollmer Peak is a one pointer situated in the hills between Oakland and Orinda, California. The “trailhead” is at the overflow parking lot for the Redwood Valley Railroad, a fun narrow gauge railroad just off Grizzly Peak road in Tilden Park. You can walk to the peak via a paved…
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Summit And Park On Angel Island
Angel Island State Park sits in San Francisco Bay, separated from the town of Tiburon by a ten minute ferry ride across Raccoon Strait. The island is also accessible by ferry from San Francisco’s waterfront. Nearly all of the island is part of the State Park, so you can activate…
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Bald Hill W6/NC-400
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…
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Richardson East Benchmark
Richardson East Benchmark is the name given to the Summits On The Air (SOTA) peak located in the Marin Headlands above Sausalito, California and just north of the Golden Gate Bridge. The prominence, at an elevation of 1,111 feet (339 meters) makes it a good spot to locate some commercial…
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It Was Bound To Happen…
You’d be safe to guess that Mt. Davidson would have been my first SOTA activation seeing as it’s the closest SOTA summit to my home QTH. However, it actually took me a little while to get around to heading up W6/NC-423. Today was the day! I dropped my hiking buddy…
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Loma Alta SOTA W6/NC-350
Considering that even a bad day of outdoor radio adventures beats a good day at work, I decided to take a Friday off for the purpose of activating W6/NC-350 a.k.a Loma Alta. Besides, my hiking buddy had to work the rest of the Memorial Day weekend. The approach we chose…
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SOTA POTA Double Header
While not the closest summit to my home QTH, Point Reyes Hill W6/CC-071 was a perfect peak for my first ever SOTA activation. Before heading out, I checked the previous activation reports to get an idea of what to expect. Point Reyes Hill is an easy drive and walk up…
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