Pinnacle (W4V/SH-005), Virginia
Pinnacle Mountain, VirginiaPinnacle Mountain (W4V/SH-005) is the first SOTA summit south of the Thorton Gap Entrace Station on Skyline drive. The begining of the hike gives some nice views of the valley below.Summit Information: Summit Name: Pinnacle Mtn, (W4V/SH-005)...
Robertson Mountain (W4V/SH-011)
Robertson Mountain, VirginiaRobertson Mountain (W4V/SH-011) is the sister mountain to the overly popular mountain, Old Rag. Both summits are located within Shenandoah National Park in Virgina. While Old Rag is overwhelmed with hikers, sometimes with more than 200...
Assateague National Seashore Trip
Assateague National Seashore, MarylandAssateague National Seashore is a narrow long protected barrier island that is in both Maryland and Virginia. The area was protected in 1965 and includes outdoor activites such as fishing, kayaking, hiking and camping. Trails run...
Barnard Mountain, Katahdin Woods
Katadhin Woods & Waters National MonumentNext door to Baxter State Park in Maine is a new American monument established in 2016. The Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument (KWWNM) is 87,000 acres of pine trees, rivers and mountains in northwest Maine. Getting...
Sargent Mountain (W1/DI-003), ME
Summit Information: Summit Name: Sargent Mountain, W1/DI-003 Location: Acadia National Park Lat/Long: 44° 20' 34.008'' N/68° 16' 24.96'' W Date: May 20th, 2020 Summit Information: Points: 1 ...
Pemetic Mountain (W1/DI-005), ME
Summit Information: Summit Name: Pemetic Mountain, W1/DI-005 Location: Acadia National Park Lat/Long: 44° 20' 8.016'' N/68° 14' 44.16'' W Date: May 19th, 2020 60Summit Information: Points: 1 ...
Champlain Mountain (W1/DI-004), ME
Summit Information: Summit Name: Champlain Mountain, W1/DI-0004 Location: Acadia National Park Lat/Long: 44° 21' 1.8'' N/68° 11' 38.04'' W Date: May 18th, 2020 Summit Information: Points: 1 ...
Beech Mountain (W1/DI-006), ME
Summit Information: Summit Name: Beech Mountain, W1/DI-006 Location: Acadia National Park Lat/Long: 44° 18' 42.012'' N/68° 20' 45.96'' W Date: August 16th, 2020 Summit Information: Points: 1 ...
Western Mtn (W1/DI-002), ME
Summit Information: Summit Name: Western Mtn, W1/DI-0002 Location: Acadia National Park Lat/Long: 44° 18' 15.984'' N/68° 22' 10.92'' W Date: May 15th, 2020 Summit Information: Points: 1 County:...
Cadillac (W1/DI-001), ME
Summit Information: Summit Name: Cadillac Mountain, W1/DI-0001 Location: Acadia National Park Latitude/Longitude: 44° 21' 5.004''N/68° 13' 35.04'' W Date: May 14th, 2020 Summit Information: Points: 1 ...
7 SOTA Activations
A SOTA activation a day, keeps the COVID-19 away..Follow me as I activate a different SOTA summit every day for a week. Dates: 5/14-21, 2020Event Schedule: 5/14/20 W1/DI-001 Cadillac 5/15/20 W1/DI-002 Western Mtn 5/16/20 W1/DI-003 Sargent Mtn 5/17/20 ...
Blue Mountain (W4V/SH-030), VA
Summit Information: Summit Name: Blue Mountain, W4V/SH-030 Location: Thompson Wildlife Management Area Latitude: 38.9565 , Longitude: -78.0239 Date: December 8th, 2018 Points: 4 County: Fauquier Grid: FM08XW Wx: 20°F; 5mph; Partly Sunny On a Scale of 1 to 5Hiking:...
Katahdin (W1/AM-001) Baxter State Park, Maine
Summit Information: Summit Name: Mount Katahdin, (W1/AM-001) Location: Baxter State Park, Maine, USA Latitude/Longitude: 45° 54' 15" N; 68° 55' 17" W Date: August 15th, 2017 Summit Information: Points: 10 ...
SOTA: 9 North Carolina Activations in 4 days
My article published in the May 2017 QST Magazine:
Shenandoah SOTA Summits and Xrays
Once again, I decided to visit Shenandoah National Park (SNP) in Virginia and activate summits south of Thornton's Gap. When I arrived early Sunday morning, the entrance park toll booth had a sign that read, “Pay when you leave”. Well, thanks to my awesome...
Gear Review: Packtenna Mini Portable HF Antenna
QST Packtenna Review Article
Trip Report: Grafton Notch State Park: Newry, Maine Part 2
Date: September 27-28th, 2014 This was the second trip up to Old Speck mountain for an overnight trip to activate the peak for Summits on the Air (SOTA). Read about the first trip here. The first time was unsuccessful due to the weather. While I did hike up the peak...
Grafton Notch State Park: Newry, Maine Part 1
Date: June 14-15th, 2014 Wx: Windy and rainy with highs in the 60’s. With a recent low pressure system moving through, I was hedging my bets that it would pass overnight and I would wake to dry warm temperatures. It didn’t quite work out that way. Location: Grafton...