SOTA pictures from activating Githens Peak W7O/WV-043 with Guy, NS0TA and my son Patrick. Snow day! on 10-23-2022 at around 11 am.
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SOTA pictures from activating Githens Peak W7O/WV-043 with Guy, NS0TA and my son Patrick. Snow day! on 10-23-2022 at around 11 am.
Hi there Phil Great pictures looks like fun but also a challenge to keep your equipment dry. Where is this SOTA peak located?
Hi Gerard, Githens Peak is the wooded snowy area in the photos. It is SW of Mt. Hood about 10-15 miles. Access Githens through Estacada. We definitely got wet. Even the expensive rain gear didn’t hold out the wetness. The radios seemed to do fine. Yaesu makes a tough radio (FT-300).
Mt. Hood, as seen from Wildcat 2 days prior, shown in the round pic (taken through binoculars). Wildcat Mountain was warm and dry! It’s about 5 miles or less from Githens toward Mt. Hood. Access through Rhododendron or the Eagle Creek side.
Great pictures Phil. Sure looks like fun. I’m a little jealous and very sad that I can’t get away from the truck and see some of these places.
I have my HF rig working well now so be sure to announce, post and text where you are headed next.
Thanks again for sending these in.