Today’s expedition was with N7DA, Drew. We had originally planned to MTB up to Grodon Point, next to Palomar State Park, but we decided to hike it at the last minute. It actually would have been a perfect MTB since most of it was road. There were two gates that we needed to get through but we should have been able to feed the bikes through.

It was perfect weather for the hike. Once on top, we scouted around for a way to make it to the very top. It would have been a pretty tight bushwhack with very little reward. Given that we were only about 50 feet from the top, we were still in the activation zone. We both fired up our HF radios and easily landed some contacts. I made a few FM contacts and we headed back. On the way down, we did see a few hikers. Given our early arrival, we had had the mountain to ourselves.

I’m going to try to cut the video that I shot and post below.

Expedition Summary

SOTA summits:W6/CT-102 (Gordon Point)
Points: 6
Activation Date: 2020-12-26 (UTC)
Unique: Yes
Activation No: 228
Call sign used: N1CLC
Radios: KX2
Antennas: LNR 10, 20, 40, MFJ Whip
Band/Modes used: 17m 20m, 100m, 40m, CW (morse) SSB (voice), 2m FM
Cell Data: AT&T
Miles Hiked: 7.75 mi
Hiked Elevation Gain: 1,301

Contacts

Date:26/12/2020 | Summit:W6/CT-102 (Gordon Point) | Call Used:N1CLC | Points: 6

Time	Callsign	Band	Mode	Notes
19:28	W6DT	7MHz	CW
19:29	W7RV	7MHz	CW
19:31	KT0A	7MHz	CW
19:32	WB6POT	7MHz	CW
19:33	K6YK	7MHz	CW
19:34	KT5X	7MHz	CW
19:35	NW7E	7MHz	CW
19:36	KR7Q	7MHz	CW
19:37	K8TE	7MHz	CW
19:38	K7GT	7MHz	CW
19:40	KX0R	7MHz	CW
19:45	K6MXA	144MHz	FM
19:47	K5DEZ	7MHz	CW
20:06	WB7ULD	10MHz	CW
20:07	K6QCB	10MHz	CW
20:18	N3XUL	144MHz	FM
20:19	K6ARK	144MHz	FM
20:19	W6MDE	144MHz	FM
20:20	W9SSN	144MHz	FM
20:20	NG6R	144MHz	FM
20:34	K6KMH	7MHz	SSB
20:36	N0RSR	7MHz	SSB
20:36	W7FAS	7MHz	SSB
20:47	WW7D	14MHz	CW
20:49	AK8A	14MHz	CW
20:49	N7OOS	14MHz	CW
20:51	K8LJG	14MHz	CW
20:51	WN4AT	14MHz	CW
20:52	K7VK	14MHz	CW
20:53	K7MTD	14MHz	CW
20:54	W2SE	14MHz	CW
20:55	KL0NP	14MHz	CW
20:57	K0LAF	14MHz	CW
20:58	N1AIA	14MHz	CW