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March Mountain Madness 2024 Part 1
It was a great day for some VHF/UHF mountain topping…..
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Activating W4T/SU-099 & W4T/SU-079
For a while I’ve been wanting to get back in to Summits on the Air. When I first got into Ham radio I did two fun activations and then got into lots of other aspects of the hobby. Such is life, everything comes full circle and most times one winds up back at the start in some form or another
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Activating K-0716
It was supposed to rain the day before and it never did. It wasn’t supposed to rain on this day, but of course it did. A typical weather mis-prediction here in the southeast.
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Sailing
Big D
This past weekend I was a part of the Race Committee for the Flying Scot “Chattanooga Choo Choo” Regatta hosted at Privateer Yacht Club.
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March Mountain Topping Report
Every March, in far east Tennessee, right on the North Carolina boarder there is a group of amateur radio enthusiasts that spread out on different peaks along the Appalachian Mountains to make contacts using the advantage of high elevation and low noise levels.
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Activating Laurel Snow State Natural Area
K-6252
For Labor Day weekend, Maggie and I decided to go on a little adventure to what we both agree is one of the best hidden gems in this area.
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Activating Worthington Knob
W4T/CA-020
On May 22, 2021 my wife and I decided it would be a nice day to get outdoors. I had been scoping out where I wanted to make my second SOTA activation. Since the wife was coming along I needed something that wasn’t to far off the beaten path. Worthington Knob (W4T/CA-020) seemed to be just what we needed.
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