0915 pdt 25 march 2021
OK.
As one of the old farts, i’ve done both Mt Washington & temperature inversions
from NC as well as from SoCal.
Many decades ago, i got special permission to operate the Sept VHF contest from
the peak of Mt Washington AND stay over night in my car. As i remember, i
probably did 6/2/70. When i woke up on sunday morning, the whole car, masts, &
yagis were covered with an inch or 2 of rime ice. Needless to say, even with
heavy down sleeping bag, it was BRrrr cold all night. As i remember, qrm was
manageable. If you’d really like my data, i still have log & entry in my files!
(I specifically did NOT have permission to bum heated sleeping room with the
MWObservers.)
Temp inversions:
From Elizabeth City, NC: south to orlando, fl; north to nova scotia; any little
evening enhancement made signals up Ches. Bay LOUD to bwi & phl all year long.
From LA & Ventura counties, CA: handhelds in duct from SanDiego have booming
signals; if above duct: too bad No QSOS on 23 cm to san diego.
(Scribbled quickly as i drink a m coffee outside dm04ne coffee shop)
Bt73
Pete, n6ze/k1fjm
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> On Mar 25, 2021, at 07:25, Chris Lumens <chris@lumensoutdoors.org> wrote:
>
>
>>
>> ZR mentioned to me that we should try Mt. Washington as our first stop
>> on the Saturday of the contest this fall. I’m pretty sure that we’ve
>> never worked a station who was there. The mountain is well off the
>> beaten path and travel times to other grids would be torched, but if it
>> would proved 150-200 Q’s for a 304 hour effort it might be OK.
>
> I have hiked it a ton of times and operated the 10 GHz contest from
> there. I have not operated any other bands from there, and I don't
> really have any plans to contest rove. Here's my thoughts on it...
>
> * The weather, obviously, is the biggest factor. It is likely that
> there will be high winds and precipitation. So, be ready for that.
> It might be so bad as to make you cancel your trip. It might not
> happen until you are already up there. Have some way to secure your
> gear to prevent it blowing away.
>
> * It's kind of a long way from Mt. Washington to anywhere else I would
> want to stop. This has been the biggest reason I haven't roved from
> there.
>
> * It is extremely busy, and it takes a long time to travel that road.
> I got there when the gate opened for the 10 GHz contest. If you
> wanted to start on Saturday, you'd be there at 2pm. I think you would
> have a hard time finding a parking space unless you got there early
> to claim your space and just waited for the contest to start. Plan
> on at least 30 minutes to drive.
>
> * For the 10 GHz contest, there's really only one good place to park.
> There may be better options for the lower bands. This makes getting
> there early even more important. Also, from the parking lot, the
> mountain will block you to the north and northwest. There's not many
> people up that way, but just something to be aware of.
>
> * Maybe not important, but I'm not sure if the summit buildings will be
> open which might mean no bathrooms.
>
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