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Escapula Peak

A thoroughly enjoyable hike through the woods to pleasant activation with a little hiccup on the descent

Posted bywringmasterOctober 18, 2021August 21, 2025Posted inUncategorizedTags:Amateur Radio, Antennas, Elecraft KX2, Eric Fitzgerald, Escapula Peak, Ham Radio, Hike, Hiking, KG6MZS, Los Padres National Forest, Mountaineering, Mountains, Nature, SOTA, Summits, Summits on The Air, TrailsLeave a comment on Escapula Peak

Throop Peak x2

After hearing about the 10 Point Madness event in the Arizona organization, I decided to activate a tall one with decent points and was rewarded by a personal best 18 summit-to-summit contacts

Posted bywringmasterOctober 4, 2021August 21, 2025Posted inUncategorizedTags:Amateur Radio, Antennas, Elecraft KX2, Eric Fitzgerald, Ham Radio, Hike, Hiking, KG6MZS, Mountaineering, Mountains, Nature, SOTA, Summits, Summits on The Air, Throop Peak, TrailsLeave a comment on Throop Peak x2

Peak 2,507′ “Buzzard’s Roost”

After the west ridge had been deemed outside the activation zone, I return to do “Buzzard’s Roost” proper.

Posted bywringmasterSeptember 27, 2021August 21, 2025Posted inUncategorizedTags:2507', Amateur Radio, Antennas, Buzzard's Roost, Elecraft KX2, Eric Fitzgerald, Ham Radio, Hike, Hiking, KG6MZS, Mountaineering, Mountains, Nature, SOTA, Summits, Summits on The Air, Trails, Zuma CanyonLeave a comment on Peak 2,507′ “Buzzard’s Roost”

Ladyface Mountain x2

A misty morning return to a local favorite.

Posted bywringmasterSeptember 27, 2021August 21, 2025Posted inUncategorizedTags:Amateur Radio, Antennas, Elecraft KX2, Eric Fitzgerald, Ham Radio, Hike, Hiking, KG6MZS, Ladyface Mountain, Mountaineering, Mountains, Nature, SOTA, Summits, Summits on The Air, TrailsLeave a comment on Ladyface Mountain x2

Simi Peak x2

The best part of this activation was working Martha W0ERI and Gary W0MNA summit-to-summit!

Posted bywringmasterSeptember 11, 2021August 21, 2025Posted inUncategorizedTags:Amateur Radio, Antennas, Elecraft KX2, Eric Fitzgerald, Ham Radio, Hike, Hiking, KG6MZS, Mountaineering, Mountains, Nature, Simi Peak, SOTA, Summits, Summits on The Air, TrailsLeave a comment on Simi Peak x2

Workman Hill and Peak 1,416

The antenna leads gave me a pretty good shock off my 40m doublet, so I work UHF/VHF only on these two summits.

Posted bywringmasterSeptember 10, 2021August 21, 2025Posted inUncategorizedTags:Amateur Radio, Antennas, Elecraft KX2, Eric Fitzgerald, Ham Radio, Hike, Hiking, KG6MZS, Mountaineering, Mountains, Nature, Peak 1416, SOTA, Summits, Summits on The Air, Trails, Workman HillLeave a comment on Workman Hill and Peak 1,416

La Jolla Peak

A mountain bike trip up La Jolla Peak to finish off all of the Santa Monica Mountains and adjacent summits.

Posted bywringmasterSeptember 4, 2021August 21, 2025Posted inUncategorizedTags:Amateur Radio, Antennas, Elecraft KX2, Eric Fitzgerald, Ham Radio, Hike, Hiking, KG6MZS, La Jolla Peak, Mountaineering, Mountains, Nature, Sandstone Peak, Santa Monica Mountains, SOTA, Summits, Summits on The Air, Trails, Ventura County1 Comment on La Jolla Peak

Peak 1,338′

A short and steep hike on a cloudy Wednesday morning.

Posted bywringmasterSeptember 1, 2021August 21, 2025Posted inUncategorizedTags:Amateur Radio, Antennas, Elecraft KX2, Eric Fitzgerald, Ham Radio, Hike, Hiking, KG6MZS, Mountaineering, Mountains, Nature, Newberry Park, Peak 1338', SOTA, Summits, Summits on The Air, Trails1 Comment on Peak 1,338′

Pacifico Mountain

Brian WA6JFK and I have a big day on Pacifico Mountain.

Posted bywringmasterAugust 30, 2021August 21, 2025Posted inUncategorizedTags:Amateur Radio, Angeles National Forest, Antennas, Elecraft KX2, Eric Fitzgerald, Ham Radio, Hike, Hiking, KG6MZS, Mountaineering, Mountains, Nature, Pacifico Mountain, San Gabriel Mountains, SOTA, Summits, Summits on The Air, Trails1 Comment on Pacifico Mountain

Round Mountain

A recon of the area leads to an activation (sort of)

Posted bywringmasterAugust 26, 2021February 8, 2022Posted inUncategorizedTags:Amateur Radio, Antennas, Camarillo, Elecraft KX2, Eric Fitzgerald, Ham Radio, Hike, Hiking, KG6MZS, Mountaineering, Mountains, Nature, Round Mountain, SOTA, Summits, Summits on The Air, Trails, Ventura CountyLeave a comment on Round Mountain

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