This past weekend I attended the W1 Campout and I finally got a chance to meet several W1 Association’s high achieving SOTA Hams. The food was good, beer was cold and the weather was mostly cooperative. It really doesn’t get much better than that. Thanks Bob! What an outstanding event.
My old legs were able to get me up 2 more 10 point summits. What strikes me is how energetic my friends were after several days of hiking. I have a very steep hill to climb in order to keep up with this crew. @AC1Z @KG6CIH @WI1G @WC1N @KI4SVM @W1DMH @WB2FUV @N1ZF @K1RID
Day 1:
Mount Osceola 4315 feet, (1,315 meters)
I hiked in and out on the Osceola Trail from Tripoli Road and had to park about 2 tenths of a mile from the trail head. There was a lot of hiker activity. Fortunately I was able to find an open spot just before the summit that was far enough off the trail to avoid other hikers. Thank you chasers, I logged 26 QSO’s, with 3 DX and 10 S2S.
Day 2:
Mount Moosilauke 4802 feet, (1,464 meters)
I followed the Gorge Brook Trail from Ravine Lodge to the summit. There were a lot of hikers and many curious onlookers. There was a wide section of trail just below the summit that allowed me to get the antenna up without wondering off trail and onto the alpine growth. It was a successful day by my standards and I logged 32 QSO’s, with 5 DX and 9 S2S. I don’t think I have ever answered more questions about my SOTA activity then I did on this summit. One of the hikers thought I was putting up a flag. I explained that Flags on the 48 are generally observed on September 11th.
Ravine Lodge (Dartmouth Outing Club)
Appalachian Trail just off in the distance.
