N1CLC: Mount Whitney to Brazil

Today’s trip took me to the summit of Mount Whitney....No, not that Mount Whitney, the one in San Marcos. I used up the morning on an outing with my friend Ryan so it had to be a short trip. It felt good to put the backpack on and take a short hike with Sulu. The total hike was 2 miles and if I had taken the proper route to the IAF, it would have practically been a drive up. Conditions were very cloudy and even though the peak is only at 1,736 feet, it was just about in the clouds.

Setup was quick but the band was pretty dead. I probably should have checked to see what bands were hopping but I figured I could eek out some contacts on 20 meters. I had to turn the power up a tad but things slowly started to take off. I had to change frequencies as I had a noisy neighbor move in just above me. After I moved, I was rewarded by the radio gods with a contact from Brazil. Pedro Miguel Nogueira was in the town of Rua, ~5,266 miles from me. We could barely hear each other but we had enough exchanges to log it as a solid contact. The band was up and down and it was cool to get another country on my contact list.

The adventure was so short, I forgot to take more than one picture.

W6/SC-326 - Mount Whitney

Association:	USA
Region:	Southern Coastal Ranges
Lat / Long / Height:	33.1089°N -117.1553°W 529m / 1736ft
Locator:	DM13kc Show »
Points / Activations:	1 points, activated 10 times
Latest Activation:	2017-02-13 by KD7WPJ IAF 33.109955, -117.154295 total walk of 2mi

Contacts

Date	Time	Summit	Station Worked	Notes
20/May/2018	22:14	W6/SC-326	WW7D	WA
20/May/2018	22:15	W6/SC-326	K6QCB	CA
20/May/2018	22:23	W6/SC-326	N0EMU	CO
20/May/2018	22:24	W6/SC-326	K0LAF	MO
20/May/2018	22:24	W6/SC-326	KD0MQO	MO
20/May/2018	22:25	W6/SC-326	NE4TN	TN
20/May/2018	22:25	W6/SC-326	PR8ZX	Brazil
20/May/2018	22:27	W6/SC-326	AA1VX	MA
20/May/2018	22:28	W6/SC-326	K6BOS	CA
20/May/2018	22:28	W6/SC-326	K8LJG	MI
20/May/2018	22:30	W6/SC-326	K6YNP	CA