The first weekend of the ARRL 10GHz and Up Contest starts tomorrow (August 19) at 0600 local. https://contests.arrl.org/10g/ There will be plenty of activity in California, and probably other regions. It’s a fun contest, and everyone should get on the band!

I’ll be on a SOTA summit (W6/NC-151) on Saturday, not sure if I’ll be able to get out on Sunday.

    • ham_bitiousOPMEnglish
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      1 year ago

      Yes. Usually one person is on a mountain top, and the other is on a different mountain or the valley. Microwaves are mostly LOS, but can and do go farther. Mt Diablo to Frazier Mountain is a popular path here in CA. Last year I heard people coordinating contracts from Frazier to somewhere near Quartzite.

      This weekend might provide a lot of rain scatter opportunities for the SoCal hams.