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I activated Mt Evans yesterday along with Jerry K0ES and Walt W0CP as a part of the Colorado 14er event; it was a lot of fun. I had a total of 25 QSOs on 2 meters, 70cm, 18MHz and 28MHz, including six summit-to-summit QSOs, the longest of which was with KT0A who was up on Sylvan Peak in the South Dakota Badlands.?

The weather was beautiful. Unlike Denver, which was socked in by clouds, we were above the clouds and it was a bright sunny day with virtually no wind. I was able to operate for about two hours using my IC-705 and my home brew Moxon 2M and Alexloop HF antennas (plus my FT5DR which I used to get a couple of QSOs before I had the 705 setup).?

Other highlights of the trip included talking to many people on the summit who were interested in what we were doing, and seeing a ton of mountain goats and a herd of very young big horn sheep which blocked the road for about 10 minutes.?

If you haven't tried a SOTA activation, I'd highly recommend it. Many of the peaks are very easy to get to (an easy hike--like Mt Evans) and you really just need a 2-meter handheld and a reasonable antenna.

73,

Mark


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Mark Ehr | K0EHR

VP, 285 Tech Connect Radio Club
Littleton, Colorado

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