QRP and Camping/Back packing in the Bay Area
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QRP and Camping/Back packing in the Bay Area
 
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Hello everyone, I'm looking to go camping or Backpacking this weekend with my QRP set up and have some fun. Not to sure where a good place is in the Bay area or surrounding areas for that would be. I would prefer to get away from the crowds, some where I can have a small camp fire, bring my dog, and of course have decent propagation.
My short list so far is Mt. Diablo, or Black Diamond mines. Does anybody have any other suggestions? I'm just getting back into the camping/back packing scene and would like to integrate QRP with it! Thanks, Dave KM6P ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
Re: QRP and Camping/Back packing in the Bay Area
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You might want to look at Samuel P Taylor State Park in Marin County.
There is nearby hiking and it's not far from the Point Reyes area (GGNRA) for varied hiking chances. Rick wa6nhc/7 On 6/6/2017 1:26 PM, David Satterwhite via Elecraft wrote: > Hello everyone, I'm looking to go camping or Backpacking this weekend with my QRP set up and have some fun. Not to sure where a good place is in the Bay area or surrounding areas for that would be. I would prefer to get away from the crowds, some where I can have a small camp fire, bring my dog, and of course have decent propagation. > My short list so far is Mt. Diablo, or Black Diamond mines. > Does anybody have any other suggestions? I'm just getting back into the camping/back packing scene and would like to integrate QRP with it! > Thanks, Dave KM6P > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[hidden email] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to [hidden email] ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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Ya no campfires.. but this is a good time for Juniper campground at Mt Diablo.. get some elevation on that qrp signal.. SOTA W6/CC-045. you can drive right up to your camp area..
________________________________________ From: [hidden email] [[hidden email]] on behalf of David Satterwhite via Elecraft [[hidden email]] Sent: Tuesday, June 06, 2017 1:26 PM To: [hidden email] Subject: [Elecraft] QRP and Camping/Back packing in the Bay Area Hello everyone, I'm looking to go camping or Backpacking this weekend with my QRP set up and have some fun. Not to sure where a good place is in the Bay area or surrounding areas for that would be. I would prefer to get away from the crowds, some where I can have a small camp fire, bring my dog, and of course have decent propagation. My short list so far is Mt. Diablo, or Black Diamond mines. Does anybody have any other suggestions? I'm just getting back into the camping/back packing scene and would like to integrate QRP with it! Thanks, Dave KM6P ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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On 6/6/2017 2:32 PM, Chris Tate - N6WM wrote:
> Ya no campfires.. but this is a good time for Juniper campground at > Mt Diablo.. get some elevation on that qrp signal.. SOTA W6/CC-045. > you can drive right up to your camp area.. But be aware that Mt. Diablo is "RF city" with all the communication sites up there on both North Peak and South Peak. (I used to maintain one.). Not much HF if any but plenty of VHF, UHF, and microwave. 73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane Elecraft K2/100 s/n 5402 From a Clearing in the Silicon Forest Beaverton (Washington County) Oregon ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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I have been to Juniper a couple of times.. HF qrp is pretty good from there.. there are trees with steep drop offs as well to experiment with various wire configs..
-----Original Message----- From: [hidden email] [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Phil Kane Sent: Tuesday, June 6, 2017 2:56 PM To: [hidden email] Subject: Re: [Elecraft] QRP and Camping/Back packing in the Bay Area On 6/6/2017 2:32 PM, Chris Tate - N6WM wrote: > Ya no campfires.. but this is a good time for Juniper campground at Mt > Diablo.. get some elevation on that qrp signal.. SOTA W6/CC-045. > you can drive right up to your camp area.. But be aware that Mt. Diablo is "RF city" with all the communication sites up there on both North Peak and South Peak. (I used to maintain one.). Not much HF if any but plenty of VHF, UHF, and microwave. 73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane Elecraft K2/100 s/n 5402 From a Clearing in the Silicon Forest Beaverton (Washington County) Oregon ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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I've done Diablo several times, usually right before Pacificon. The
one time I did North Peak, it was worse RF wise than Diablo. I also found that most times I'd be the only one up there after dark, with the exception of the Park Ranger, and even he was scarce after dark ;-) Iffen I recall correctly, they close the entrance gate after 8pm and you'll have almost the whole park to your self... How about Angel Island? That's a spot on my bucket list one of these days. Black Mtn comes to mind also. SOTA peak and a hike in campground there as well, W6/NC-150: http://www.openspace.org/sites/default/files/map_MB.pdf Have fun and GL! 73, Todd KH2TJ Phil Kane wrote: > On 6/6/2017 2:32 PM, Chris Tate - N6WM wrote: > > >> Ya no campfires.. but this is a good time for Juniper campground at >> Mt Diablo.. get some elevation on that qrp signal.. SOTA W6/CC-045. >> you can drive right up to your camp area.. >> > > But be aware that Mt. Diablo is "RF city" with all the communication > sites up there on both North Peak and South Peak. (I used to maintain > one.). Not much HF if any but plenty of VHF, UHF, and microwave. > > 73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane > Elecraft K2/100 s/n 5402 > > > Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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