Month: March 2024

Field Notes. W6/SC-405 Sugarloaf

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Sugarloaf has been on my shortlist for a while now and I had a half-day opening so I went for it. Parked at the San Juan Trail Trailhead inside Blue Jay Campground around 06:15 AM with an alert for Sugarloaf set at 08:00 AM. Glad I set that alert because there was no service on the summit. I need to figure out how to post spots via APRS.

The trail starts out very runnable with a gradual decline down to about the 1.5mi mark. From there it’s a push-up to the wrong Sugarloaf, skirt around that guy, and head down the backside to find the main event. One more drop into the valley/saddle and you’ll find that some decent person has set up some cairns to steer you up the right trail. From there it becomes very overgrown, I wish I had worn pants and a long sleeve. It’s a steep punch to the summit. Wasn’t terrible. Just be prepared for a good incline to get to the top.

Activation was a blast, using a new-to-me Yaesu 817ND paired with a 40M EFHW. I got a few DX and overall just had a great time with the sun warming me up just right the whole time I was on the summit. Didn’t see another soul until I was halfway back to the car.

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KN6RDC on W6/SC-405 (Sugarloaf), 09 Mar 2024

TimeCallsignBandModeNotes
16:08N1CLC10mCW
16:09W6LEN10mCW
16:10KJ3M10mCW
16:11K2JB10mCW
16:12K0LAF10mCW
16:14KE9AJ10mCW
16:15NT6E10mCW
16:16OK2PDT10mCW
16:17F4WBN10mCW
16:18AK5SD10mCW
16:20KC3RT10mCW
16:29W2WC15mCW
16:31KC6D15mCW
16:32N7KOM15mCW
16:33KJ7DT15mCW
16:34NT2A15mCW
16:35F4WBN15mCW
16:36MI0SRR15mCW
16:36W0MNA15mCW
16:37W0ERI15mCW
16:40K6NOV2mFM
16:41KI6SLA2mFM
16:43NT6E2mFM
16:44KN6VQR2mFM
16:54W4JKC20mCW
16:55K9WO20mCW
16:56W0JSL20mCW
16:57K6HPX20mCW
16:59AA6MK20mCW
17:00KF9D20mCW
17:00K7MAS20mCW
17:01KN6OMN20mCW
17:02WW7D20mCW
17:05WN4AT20mCWS2S W4A/VR-016
17:09N6ILJ40mCW
17:17W5GDW10mCW
17:18WX1S10mCW
17:19AK1D/410mCW
17:20NE4TN10mCW
17:21N4LAG10mCW