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Sunrise from the Goat Barn Jan 23, 2013
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20m MTR (2-band ATS series) 3-watts, Micro TeNeKe paddles, powered with 9VDC battery and HamLog on iPhone
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Looking East from Mt Herman (9,063') SOTA ref: W0/FR-063
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View South towards Air FOrce Academy and Colorado Springs
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20m EFHW strung up over fiberglass telescopic fishing pole stretches over to a tree ~25' above summit
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Anchor tree for my EFHW antenna
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View NE with Mt Herman 4X4 Road in foregound
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Watching the sunlight march east with Mt Herman's shadow
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View of the Air Force Academy and Colorado Springs to south
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View NE towards Denver
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Pikes Peak at 14,110ft stands above Rampart Range (8,500ft)
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Failing sunlight makes for a dark descent
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Rooster startled by noises in the dark
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"Thank goodness we made it back to our truck safely" ...says Rooster
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Mt Herman Road aka shelf road ...because of sever drop off
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Funny, the sign "No Shooting Beyond this Point" is full of bullet holes
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Spots for today
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Log for Jan 23rd 2013 Frank makes Shack Sloth with his 1000 pts
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20m EFHW matching network in a 'free' floss case using a fixed 34pF SM cap and 26-turn #24 on T50-2 toroid
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After trimming about 4' off the 35' wire it's looking pretty good!
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MTR with 20m EFHW packed up ready for travel
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Near perfect for QRP freqs and SOTA