tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47039311121068093702024-02-20T10:35:59.794-07:00N7AZ Hikes ArizonaA blog of ham radio & hiking in general, where SOTA (Summits on the Air) activations enables N7AZ to combine the two.N7AZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03070571401379549794noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4703931112106809370.post-86140545534335563722013-09-02T15:42:00.000-07:002013-09-02T15:42:39.142-07:00Black Mountain, W7A/MN-057 It's been awhile since I composed a post on this blog. So a little update is in order first before the report.<br />
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Been over a year and things have changed since then. I hadn't been active with SOTA for sometime. I hadn't even done all that much hiking in general. Last fall my wife Donna aka XYL KB0JOK went into the hospital for back surgery. Long story-short, after being in the hospital for 3 months, she passed away. I visited the various hospitals and care facilities at least once a day. With a full time job, it didn't leave much time to do much. In March/April I joined back with a hiking club I belong too and got active again. Then it turned hot. After watching my weight go back up, it was time to get active again.<br />
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The Arizona association (W7A) of SOTA changed since my last post. Instead of 119 summits and a couple of activators, it is now close to 2500 summits and many active activators and chasers. SOTA has really taken off in AZ! <br />
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On Sunday September 1, 2013 I drove to Cave Creek, AZ to activate Black Mountain. This is a 3397 foot mountain with a trail head elevation of 2195 feet. Point value is 4pts. At the summit on this day were hundreds if not thousands of gnats. Luckily they were only at the summit. I dropped back down 20 ft or so and they never bothered me there. So I setup after letting know the local chasers that I had arrived and was setting up. <br />
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From the summit, one had 360 degree views of the Valley of the Sun. <br />
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Looking East/NNE. In the lower left corner you can see my Black Widow pole.<br />
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To top off the summit activation was a S2S (Summit to Summit) with WA7JTM on 40M.<br />
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With enough contacts in the log, back down the hill I went.<br />
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Thanks for the contacts!<br />
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<a href="https://plus.google.com/photos/111647730014658059460/albums/5919036388476642865?authkey=CLT44NTa98SdJg" target="_blank">more pictures here</a><br />
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73 Jon N7AZN7AZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03070571401379549794noreply@blogger.com0Black Mountain, Carefree, AZ 85331, USA33.8153165 -111.94153688.2932820000000014 -153.2501308 59.337351 -70.6329428tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4703931112106809370.post-46585089979877298392012-03-11T16:19:00.001-07:002012-03-11T16:20:19.096-07:00North Mountain, W7/AW-060 After recently activating Mount Bigelow for SOTA, it was time to activate another SOTA mountain. I drove to the Phoenix Preserves and found my way to the lower TH for North Mountain. The lower trailhead has .13-.14 mile of 24% grade before it hits a blacktop road to the summit.<br />
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At the top was a gated entrance to all the radio/satellite equipment. Off to the side was a trail that takes you to the summit. In a manner of a minute or two, I was at the summit and setting up on 17M with the AZ stick.<br />
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I called CQ for a long time with no answers. Finally, I seen the problem; the IF Shift was completely clock wise. Who knows how many stations had answered and then gave up on me. Sorry about that. Goes to show even veteran operators goof up.<br />
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Finally got my 4 Q's and back down the hill I went.<br />
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Thanks for the contacts!<br />
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<a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/111647730014658059460/NorthMountainW7AW060?authkey=Gv1sRgCNX7ppy5vq6Y5AE" target="_blank">more pictures here</a><br />
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73 Jon N7AZN7AZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03070571401379549794noreply@blogger.com0North Mountain Park, 10600 N 7th Pl, Phoenix, AZ 85020, USA33.585943937279986 -112.0722309524688933.580491437279989 -112.07961645246888 33.591396437279982 -112.06484545246889tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4703931112106809370.post-50923472580376456692012-02-29T20:19:00.001-07:002012-02-29T21:00:23.022-07:00Bigelow Mount, W7/AW-003 <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>On February 26, 2012 I & my cousin Jesse drove to Tucson. Fueled up on pancakes, grits, & coffee at the Cracker Barrel, we then drove through the endless stop lights and stop signs to get to the other side of Tucson. Once on the east side the fun begins by traveling up the Catalina Scenic Highway. It has the word scenic in its name for a reason! There were several Lance wannabees riding their bike up the mountain. What a great ride that must be, seeing all the scenery at a slower pace than a motorized vehicle. We stopped and payed the $5 that allowed us to use the facilities and park for the day. In no time we were at the Bigelow TH. After getting out of the car, we evaluated how many clothing layers we would need, we made sure we had all the essentials to do a SOTA activation. It was then time to turn on my new toy. A Yaesu VX-8G. How much fun.<br />
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</div>N7AZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03070571401379549794noreply@blogger.com0Optics Valley32.415842909834858 -110.7137501010192931.871815409834859 -112.15701710101929 32.959870409834856 -109.27048310101928tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4703931112106809370.post-15660156394721313332012-02-28T20:52:00.000-07:002012-02-28T20:52:36.162-07:00Tumamoc Hill, W7/AW-057 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. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tumamoc_Hill">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tumamoc_Hill</a><br />
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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.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">one of many buildings on site<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">73 Jon N7AZ</span>N7AZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03070571401379549794noreply@blogger.com0Ward 1, Tucson, AZ, USA32.22610775716219 -111.0010156805191232.125795257162189 -111.05089068051912 32.326420257162191 -110.95114068051912tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4703931112106809370.post-14630034571189485912011-10-15T22:07:00.001-07:002011-10-16T08:59:56.594-07:00Mt. Lemmon, W7 / AW-001<blockquote> With a big time lapse since my last activation it was time to play some radio. So we loaded up the car and headed for Tucson, AZ. In a couple hours of driving we were through Tucson and was heading up the Catalina mountains toward the summit of Mt. Lemmon. My cousin Jesse was in charge of taking pictures as we made our way up the Sky Island Scenic Byway.</blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgabcbedAc6VslPoPl_vaLhIFv3gF2glC-V9V5G5RvjL_KRWu0Cl8QIZAOgC_s26Ac4tvPbsbGP3hK-nXu89xsF9swHEODMVb2CNh8tEYoK8Hz_-0BOsCTeKa1uJ2P-kenD3LIg3L9MFt8/s1600/SAM_1003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgabcbedAc6VslPoPl_vaLhIFv3gF2glC-V9V5G5RvjL_KRWu0Cl8QIZAOgC_s26Ac4tvPbsbGP3hK-nXu89xsF9swHEODMVb2CNh8tEYoK8Hz_-0BOsCTeKa1uJ2P-kenD3LIg3L9MFt8/s320/SAM_1003.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<blockquote> I didn't know there could be such scenery. Driving from Tucson to the top of Mt. Lemmon takes one through 7 different climate zones, the <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 115%;">equivalent</span> of driving from Mexico to Canada. Close to the top we pulled over at a picnic area and had sandwiches, etc that my wife Donna-KB0JOK had made for us. </blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj845oFQo9wzd6bTPDhsyQShCWtkvi5-ZQas2th2evZIMf5Khuq1eLvdiqfiG4gOXliy-NxFUmLiprLKzeTJJdkbYiDUuwT2BG13pMQjSOLt7vM4Jdsqbv3t_EeOOP-UzC7S4S_cRqpZxk/s1600/SAM_1005.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj845oFQo9wzd6bTPDhsyQShCWtkvi5-ZQas2th2evZIMf5Khuq1eLvdiqfiG4gOXliy-NxFUmLiprLKzeTJJdkbYiDUuwT2BG13pMQjSOLt7vM4Jdsqbv3t_EeOOP-UzC7S4S_cRqpZxk/s320/SAM_1005.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<blockquote>Since I had put out a SOTA alert before we left, we hurriedly finished up, as I/we were way behind time. Once at the parking lot, Jesse and I packed the radio station & accessories and hiked along the fence of the Steward Observatory.</blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGm2QC5ZXIhzIAwYRzZF0WAl3EYiH6D9emBfzfxq70HDvZBrqgsbaEywh_NoajmPikD7_gP_LZSiPGB4KCOj8Qz_L4g8_iAxgfXyieWhxv9-ZOeUUZ350zjukgqLQok0pZHBrgdzNXsls/s1600/SAM_1030.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGm2QC5ZXIhzIAwYRzZF0WAl3EYiH6D9emBfzfxq70HDvZBrqgsbaEywh_NoajmPikD7_gP_LZSiPGB4KCOj8Qz_L4g8_iAxgfXyieWhxv9-ZOeUUZ350zjukgqLQok0pZHBrgdzNXsls/s320/SAM_1030.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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After calling CQ SOTA for sometime on 20M SSB, NS7P-Phil answered. NS7P always seems to be there. Next contact was AD7FC on Timberwolf Mountain, my first Summit to Summit! After making several more contacts, I switched to CW and worked Fred-KT5X in New Mexico. At this point my hands were freezing and we broke down the station and headed back for the car and a nice drive back down the mountain. As I was making contacts, Jesse walked around taking pictures. One could see the famous Biosphere from where we were.<br />
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Many thanks for the contacts!<br />
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73 Jon N7AZN7AZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03070571401379549794noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4703931112106809370.post-26779260435641720972011-08-21T18:01:00.001-07:002011-08-21T18:59:20.402-07:00Woody Mountain, W7 / AE-037<div class="MsoNormal"> As Mark-K5LXP and I made it back to the Ft. Tuthill campgrounds, Fred-KT5X & Steve-wG0AT were leaving for another summit. I knew they were talking about activating another summit, but I didn't know it was going to be the same day. I dropped off Mark at his campsite and I followed Steve & Fred on our way to Woody Mountain, SOTA mountain designator AE-037. We turned down one road that to us did not look like a fire service road. Steve and Fred would continue down that road while I kept going down the main road. I went down the road a ways when Fred made contact on 2m to hold up, the road they were on was definitely not a forest road. I drove a little farther until I could get a data signal and looked up Woody Mountain on my phone. By the time I had read about Woody Mountain, Steve and Fred had made their way back to me. We could see a road ½ mile down the road that may be what we were looking for. We knew were close as Fred had spotted the fire tower. Sure enough it was the right road and it was a really nice road to drive on. We were gaining elevation fast as we zig-zagged up the mountain, but we came to a fast stop as there it was a gate that was blocking the road that I had read about and it was padlocked. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal">So Steve unloaded the goats and I took off my hiking boots and put on my tennis shoes. It was a nice hike up the rest of the mountain. On the way up there was an opening to the NE allowing us to see the summit we had activated just hours earlier. We were at the summit in no time!</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</tbody></table><div class="MsoNormal"> The summit had a nice fire tower and we were the only ones there. Fred climbed up a couple of levels of the fire tower and set up his 2lb 20M CW station. I called CQ on 2M and made my 4 contacts on 2M simplex with guys at the Ft. Tuthill campground.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</tbody></table><div class="MsoNormal"> Steve climbed up to Fred and they took turns at the key making contacts across the U.S. and one into Mexico City on 20M CW. The 2lb station was getting out! Steve had climbed up to the top of the tower and took several pictures from a higher point. He could see a storm coming from the south and since we all had more than enough contacts we thought it best to get back to our vehicles. Fred’s station was dissembled in no time and down the mountain we went. On the way down Fred & I talked about mountain top antennas and hiking in general, many tips were picked up. Another SOTA summit bagged!</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal">73 de Jon N7AZ</div>N7AZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03070571401379549794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4703931112106809370.post-66322337593496047682011-08-16T16:39:00.001-07:002011-08-21T17:15:08.365-07:00Elden Mountain, SOTA W7 / AE-017<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</tbody></table>I exchanged emails with Steve-wG0AT about hiking with him & Fred-KT5X and Steve's famous goats Rooster & Peanut. We planned on activating Elden Mountain for SOTA on Friday just before the Cactus Con gathering in Flagstaff, AZ. We ended up picking up another ham to go with us on Friday morning, Mark-K5LXP. Steve & Fred followed us to the trailhead. Steve got the goats out of his truck and the fun began.<br />
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Fred-KT5X was anxious to get going. Fred starts doing a running in place and Mark and I look at each other and Mark remarks "he's going to run up it" and sure enough, Fred made it up the mountain in 55 minutes! It took Mark & I right at 2 hours to summit. Steve and the goats were way ahead of Mark & I by a considerable amount. We had kept in contact on 2m simplex. <br />
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Until half way up the mountain we were given several mini-breaks from all the people coming down that wanted to pet & talk about the goats. I swear every girl we met, no matter the age commented on how cute the goats were. Steve carried peanuts that he would hand out so hikers could hand feed the goats. Many videos of the goats are available here <a href="http://n0tu.blogspot.com/">wG0AT</a><br />
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</div>At the top Fred-KT5X already had 20M setup (his whole station, radio & antenna weighs in just a smidge over 2lbs), Fred & Steve operated on the north side of the mountain on HF, while Mark & I went just below the fire lookout tower on the south side. We had a direct line of sight to all the Cactus Con hams that were camping at Ft Tuthill. Mark & I easily made out 4 contacts on 2M simplex.<br />
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Fred & Steve/R&P headed back down after making many HF Q's. Mark & I weren't half way down when they let us know they were at the TH, goats packed up and was headed back to the campground. Say what!! Fred and Steve are retirement age, those two guys are in great shape!<br />
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I can't wait until I hike with these guys again, little did I know it would be real soon.<br />
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N7AZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03070571401379549794noreply@blogger.com1Flagstaff, AZ, USA35.230022652440525 -111.5791037954178435.171128152440524 -111.68027279541784 35.288917152440526 -111.47793479541784tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4703931112106809370.post-68084191363721897832011-08-16T00:33:00.002-07:002011-08-16T17:07:35.233-07:00Bill Williams Mountain, SOTA W7 / AE-018<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">My first SOTA activation was on Bill Williams Mountain close to the town of Williams, AZ in the northern part of Arizona. I started at the Bill Williams Trail Head late in the day thinking I'd get to the top in short order. I was wrong, by the time I got to the top, set up and called my 1st CQ it was time to head back down. Good thing I had a head lamp as the last half hour was in the dark.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">The next day after being at the top powered by people power and knowing that it was possible to drive to the top, I did just that. Close to the top, I parked the vehicle and carried the equipment in my backpack the rest of the way. The very peak is surrounded by commercial equipment and was quite noisy along with an occupied fire tower, so I stayed to the east but was still in the required 100 ft from the summit. Once someone answered me on 20M, I made my required 4 contacts to successfully activate SOTA W7/AE-018. </span><br />
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On September 5, 2010 I activated the first SOTA summit in Arizona by making a total of 11 contacts on 20M running QRP+.<br />
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<div>ND0C, W5DTY, K9DMV, K7BDU, W8KJ, WA2USA, WB4ETT, KE7RVL, K6DGW, W0RW, & N7UN</div><div><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Only few parts of the trail was this flat</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Bill Williams Mountain Trail starts out at 7000' elevation with a elevation gain of 2256' in 4 miles.</div></div><div><br />
</div><div>73 de Jon N7AZ</div><div><br />
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</div>N7AZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03070571401379549794noreply@blogger.com0Williams, AZ 86046, USA35.200150815775338 -112.2048113890991235.133677815775336 -112.27524988909911 35.26662381577534 -112.13437288909913