Activated summit W7Y/TT-147 this morning. My access trail was closed so I had to bushwhack straight up to the ridge. Once on the ridge, it was a very nice hike. After a long trudge, the summit turned out to be a perfect spot. A tree to hold my mast, no stakes required, and a nice flat spot in the shade to sit.
Also, in order to lighten load, I used internal battery on IC 705 and 5 watts. First time with 5 (instead of 10) and it didn’t seem to make a difference: 20 QSOs.
Patrick:
Looks like a pleasant, enjoyable activation. I lived in Jackson when I was a kid and spent a lot of time on that ridge but I haven’t been back since my youth. I am curious where you access the trailhead these days.
Paul
VA6MPM
Hi Paul. You can access that ridge from Snow King, or from the Ferrin’s trail near the mouth of Cache Creek. I access it by riding my mountain bike 5 miles up Cache Creek to the pass into Game Creek. There is no trail on the ridge except for a feint game trail.
I looked at the video you posted on QRZ. You’ve done some pretty spectacular summits in Canada. I guess you don’t need to get your antenna up very high when the ridge narrow and drops dramatically.
Hi John. Thanks for the report. Did you try to contact me? I had such a pileup to start that it’s no wonder I didn’t hear you. I’m fairly new at CW and in a pileup am lucky to get a few characters out of the conflicting signals.
Hi Josh. Thanks for the message. I see we’ve had QSOs on two of my activations. Hope we can do a S2S soon. Love your '69 camper van. I used to have a '71 panel bus that I converted into a camper but no pop up roof. Just bought the bed, windows, and table. It also doubled as a plumbing van.
