N1CLC: 2020-03-21 Monserate Mtn.

Given that it’s been raining a bit, I decided to hike Monserate, W6/CT-235, because the terrain does well after a storm. The weather was partly cloudy and the trail was busy. I enjoy getting outdoors by myself but I had no problem sharing it with the throngs of people that were out and about. Everyone, including me have been cooped up for the week under rainy skys, and I encourage people to get out side. It’’ll lower your stress from Corona Virus as we adjust as well as everything else. And... it feels great to get some fresh air.

I’ve done this hike before. It’s 3.7 miles round-trip onhard pack trail, climbs 1,300 feet with a nice view to the west. Once on top I found a place way out of the way of people, setup and got to work. I had a great view to the south and east as I sat on my rock in my operating position murdering CW. When I was done, I had a pile of contacts, netting15, 4 of them summit-to-summits.

The clouds built a little more for a fantastic cool descent. The hike was nice, the bands were crackling, and the day was epic. Check out the video below.

I put together a video series called “SOTA 360”. It’s currently 4 parts and shows everything that goes into the prep, execution, and logging of SOTA contacts. Check it out.

Contacts

SUMMIT W6/CT-235

Date	Time	Band	Mode	Other Callsign	Other Summit	Is S2S?
21/03/2020	18:09	14MHz	CW	W0MNA
21/03/2020	18:32	14MHz	CW	W0ERI
21/03/2020	18:33	14MHz	CW	AC1Z
21/03/2020	18:33	14MHz	CW	K3TCU
21/03/2020	18:34	14MHz	CW	N7JH
21/03/2020	18:36	14MHz	CW	WB5USB
21/03/2020	18:41	14MHz	CW	WN4AT
21/03/2020	18:43	14MHz	CW	WG0AT
21/03/2020	18:44	18MHz	CW	KI4SVM	W4G/NG-012	✔
21/03/2020	18:57	18MHz	CW	WU7H	W7W/CW-033	✔
21/03/2020	19:03	10MHz	CW	K7AHR	W7O/CN-033	✔
21/03/2020	19:08	10MHz	CW	WW7D	W7W/CW-033	✔
21/03/2020	19:29	7MHz	CW	W6RWS
21/03/2020	19:39	7MHz	CW	K6KM
21/03/2020	19:40	7MHz	CW	K6ARK