[WVARC] Field Day 1971

[Leigh S. Jones]

Right, Mt. Lukens

----- Original Message -----
From: "Tree" <tree@kkn.net>
To: <wvarc@kkn.net>
Sent: Sunday, September 29, 2002 7:51 AM
Subject: Re: [WVARC] Field Day 1971


> On Sat, Sep 28, 2002 at 09:44:03PM -0700, Leigh S. Jones wrote:
>
> > That sounds right by my memory... in 68 we did 5A with the wooden
> > portable quads, 69, 70, and 71 we took #1 in 4A from the Valley
> > rim and from Contractors.  Then as we began to see lower sunspot
> > numbers and 15 meters became less of a factor in the summer
> > months it became more difficult to rack up points.  We did FD from
> > some other locations -- Mt Gleason above Pasadena, I believe, and
> > Mt. Pacifico after K6BAG operations abandoned the site.  I was
> > part of a 2A from Mt Gleason after most of the old 4A guys left
the
> > area.
>
> You are probably thinking of Mt. Lukens (instead of Gleason) - which
> I think we went to twice in the later years.  That was where my
> Triumph Spitfire lost its muffler on the way up and Marty came
> up later asking if this was anyone's muffler.  Lots of repeaters up
> there.  It is also the one Thad "buzzed" once with 44Lima.
>
> http://www.kkn.net/~tree/wvarc/MtLukens.jpg
>
> I know I have some pictures somewhere of one of the CP field days.
> I'll start digging.
>
> Tree
>
> PS: Does anyone know if the old A frame building is still there?
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