W6/SD-442 5380
W6/SD-442 5380
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Summit & Travel Info
Summit ID: W6/SD-442Name: 5380Points: 4
Route Type: DriveupRound Trip: 0 mi.Gain: 0 ft
Starting point (lat/lon): 34.23662, -117.319812Area(s): Inland Empire, San Bernadino NF
  • Summer Bonus: 3 Pts June 15 - September 15
  • POTA: US-4463 San Bernadino National Forest
  • Nearby summits: W6/CT-109 Jobs Peak, W6/CT-086 Strawberry Peak
  • External line: San Bernadino NF

Friday, January 24, 2025. Did this summit as part of a 3-summit day. We parked in a lot adjacent to a camp. The Activation Zone (AZ) is can be found along the length of the dirt trail to the south of the camp buildings. While there we had a most amazing Summit-to-Summit (S2S) with Mark KD7DTS and Ara N6ARA on Verdugo Peak (not line-of-sight). In order to reach us, they used a metal fence as a back-reflector and a HT antenna as a director. Mark emailed me afterwards saying: "So… my final solution to get some diffracted energy to you over the top of those peaks was: A metal reflector, an 5/8 whip as the driven element, and a handheld 1/4 whip repurposed as a director to make a hobo’s version of a 3el yago running 2.5W. "

Using a Yagi to pick up Chasers on 2m/FM
Satellite image from Google Maps showing entrance to parking lot. Summit is within the camp facility, but AZ is along the trail.
  • Carol KE6SRN and Tom KE6SRO

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