N1CLC: 2019-03-09 SOTA to W6/SC-365

I attended an ARES meeting this morning but decided to get a walk in with the dog. There is a small hill not too far from the house in 4S Ranch. I last did this one in 2017 and you can read about it HERE.

It’s been rainy for the past few days but today it was mostly cloudy to partly cloudy but no rain. I was nice to be able to get a quick hike in. The RF fishing was poor today and I’m not sure why. You get a day like that once in a while. While I goofed around with the radio, Sulu took a nap. I struggled to get 4 contacts on 20 meter and then went over to the 40 meter band and got a couple more, nothing like the pileup that I had in 2017. The signal reports that I got varied from OK to poor. My SWR meter indicated that I didn’t have an optimal antenna setup for sure.

The hike was nice. As you can see from the chart below, I did a little loop. Coming back on a trail was much nicer than being on the road.

I’m planning on heading up to Viajas Mtn. tomorrow and I’m expecting better results and a rocking trail.

W6/SC-365 - 1109

Association:	USA
Region:	Southern Coastal Ranges
Lat / Long / Height:	33.0369°N -117.126999°W 338m / 1109ft
Locator:	DM13ka Show »
Points / Activations:	1 points, activated 3 times
Latest Activation:	Monday, 2018-12-31 by K6ARK

IAF 33.02738, -117.12253

Contacts

Date	Time	Summit	Band	Mode	Station Worked	Notes
09/Mar/2019	22:27	W6/SC-365	14MHz	SSB	AA1VX	Dave in MA
09/Mar/2019	22:30	W6/SC-365	14MHz	SSB	K6ARK	Adam over in Ramona
09/Mar/2019	22:32	W6/SC-365	14MHz	SSB	W7MSX	Michael in ID
09/Mar/2019	22:33	W6/SC-365	14MHz	SSB	K0LAF	Charles in MO
09/Mar/2019	22:34	W6/SC-365	14MHz	SSB	NW7E	Michael in OR
09/Mar/2019	22:35	W6/SC-365	7MHz	SSB	K6MXA	John in La Mesa
09/Mar/2019	22:43	W6/SC-365	7MHz	SSB	N6DNM	Dmitry in Walnut Creek, CA
09/Mar/2019	22:44	W6/SC-365	7MHz	SSB	K8TE	William in NM