On November 18, 2011, I drove to Tucson to activate Tumamoc Hill. Tumamoc Hill is a 1 point summit for SOTA "Summits on the Air". I got to the trailhead (if you can call it that) later than I wanted, but no problem with a parking spot. Parking is on only one side of a somewhat busy street. Across the street is a hospital. Route finding for this summit was very easy as its a paved road all the way to the top. Several radio towers are at the summit and the whole complex is a 340 acre preserve owned by the University of Arizona.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tumamoc_Hill
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University of Arizona Science sign with Tumamoc Hill in the background
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Once at the top, I setup on the east side of the summit with an EFHW antenna.
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| 20M EFHW antenna (looking east towards Tucson) |
After calling CQ many many times, I bagged the required 4 contacts for an official activation. This had to be the noisiest summits I have been on. I could hear traffic, trains, police sirens from there.
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one of many buildings on site
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More pictures here:
https://picasaweb.google.com/111647730014658059460/TumamocHill
Many thanks for the contacts!
N7KN
NS7P
KI0G
ND0C
73 Jon N7AZ
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