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Weather in Santa Fe continues to be cold and dry, today overcast, and forecast for the next several weeks is more of the same. The upper trail route to 9420 is very steep with loose gravel at the

Several of us in Colorado just climb in a Bothy bag when activating the high peaks, particularly in the shoulder seasons and winter when the temps drop below zero with blowing snow.? It's amazing how

Proposed Activation: W5N/BA-008 La Cebolla Saturday January 11, 2025 We will depart my QTH around 0800 in route to summit parking. see GPX Drive.? QRV around 1830. Weather will be sunny but cool with

I prefer tactile feedback from a paddle, but I am willing to forego that in the field. I have been using capacitive touch paddles on my MTR radios for years. These have functioned flawlessly in all

Had such good luck with DX when I started activating around 1630 last time I decided to pick up Don early, around 0730 local, then took the 15 min drive to trail head parking. Was a cool start with

Fred- I assumed a mass of 5 grams with 6 square inches to be heated (2- paddles, 1.5 sq in per paddle side, 2 sides per paddle because heat is transferred off both open faces of the paddles). Assumed

Fred- I assumed a mass of 5 grams with 6 square inches to be heated (2- paddles, 1.5 sq in per paddle side, 2 sides per paddle because heat is transferred off both open faces of the paddles). Assumed

I also have a pair heated gloves, they run off of C cells. When my hands are warm to start, I can tolerate cold fingers pretty well for the duration of a CW activation unless it’s very windy. That

Wow, Tom, your calculations are very telling. Thank you for taking the time to do it. Remember there are two surfaces to be heated. What your calculations indicate is that much too much current is

Fred, I have several meters of Nichrome 60 and Nichrome 80; 28 and 18 gauge. Can send up, or bring to you. Did some estimates- looks like you will need 2 watts to warm paddles 25-40F above ambient.

Yea, CW in the winter can be a real problem - unlike phone where dexterity really isn't necessary. For a few years I activated from the Crest on New Year's Eve at the Zulu year crossover. It was a lot

There are heated garments for motorcycling and snow mobiling. Deb has used that a lot on her long distance rides. I currently have a pair of gloves and a vest that I wear on the tractor when snow

What is the material to be heated? What is its mass. What would be the ambient temp? From that I can calculate Watts required for a desired temp rise above ambient. 73 K6TAA That’s an interesting

What is the material to be heated? What is its mass. What would be the ambient temp? From that I can calculate Watts required for a desired temp rise above ambient. 73K6TAA

Wonder how much resistance an inch of it might have? Sent: Saturday, January 4, 2025 6:28 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [W5N-SOTA] heated paddle Maybe nichrome 60 or80? Or Kapton film

Maybe nichrome 60 or80? Or Kapton film elements? 73K6TAA

I have a resistive surface that has been used for a paddle. But. It isn't a specific resistance. It is open when not being touched. When touched it changes with the amount of pressure. At a very light

Its was cold and windy today up on top. After a short drive up to the Crest (roads clear) I parked in the lower lot and put my parking permit on the dash. Its a short hike of about 200 yards south to

It was good to connect with you yesterday,? Fred. That was my first visit to Monte Largo, and I enjoyed the location and activation. The parking spot listed on sotl.as was perfect. I lost the trail

Went into the Caja on Thursday. Roads were dry and stable. No other vehicles seen. We easily saw George's tire tracks, w-a-y up the hill on SE-050. Debby and I made the short hike up in about fifteen