Steve wGØAT:
Frank/K0JQZ runs a 20m CW-pile up from Mt Evans 14,265' (4,348 m)
Steve wGØAT:
Amazingly Mt Evans has a prominence of 2,753' (839 m)
Steve wGØAT:
KX3 with A123 battery was rig du jour
Steve wGØAT:
Steve/wGOAT trys to stir up a pile without an alert or spot
Steve wGØAT:
Alexloop was our antenna du jour ...not much room for an EFHW or dipole
Steve wGØAT:
Homebrew SOTA paddles helped fill our logs
Steve wGØAT:
Skillfully tuning the Alexloop on a windy summit for max noise ...aint easy w/o headphones!
Steve wGØAT:
Frank polishes off the last of 20m CW pile up before going QRT
Steve wGØAT:
We chose a rock out cropping away from tourist for out setup
Steve wGØAT:
Do you know the difference between goats and sheep?
Steve wGØAT:
View looking west to Mt Evans from Chief Mtn
Steve wGØAT:
Frank surveys a RF site on Chief Mtn's summit
Steve wGØAT:
Frank's helper a Clark's Grey Jay (aka Camp Robber) sits in the tree just to the right of the Alexloop
Steve wGØAT:
Yes, the loop should be a perfect circle ...in a rush to get on the air and stay dry we forwent the perfection! It work FB!
Steve wGØAT:
Weather slowly moves in from the north
Steve wGØAT:
Frank logs with the his Russian Space pen ...a double ended pencil!
Steve wGØAT:
Operating postion on Chief Mtn
Steve wGØAT:
KX3 rests under a rock ledge
Steve wGØAT:
View east with Squaw Mtn on left (commercial antennas visible)
Steve wGØAT:
No sign of pending storm to the east but from the northwest one was approaching fast!
Steve wGØAT:
Topless tree serves as mast for Alexloop
Steve wGØAT:
SOTA Chipmonk "Alvin" makes off with part of my Mojo bar
Steve wGØAT:
Alvin surely looks like he needs to join Weightwatchers
Steve wGØAT:
Alvin's domain
Steve wGØAT:
wGOAT warms up the 20m CW pile for Frank/K0JQZ