Hike Stats: Length: 7.38 mi Elevation gain: 1,683 ft Moving time: 3:44:23 Time at peak: 12:35 PM PDT Barometric pressure at peak: 757 […]
Read MoreLunar Eclipse – May 15, 2022
Lunar Eclipse – May 15, 2022 All photos were taken from the roof of my house with a Canon 6D and a 400mm Canon lens […]
Read MoreAnalysis of 15 meter propagation using WSPR data
Overview WSPR data is provided for download at https://www.wsprnet.org/drupal/downloads. Files are organized as zip archives, one month at a time. Files are provided in […]
Read MoreMount Williamson – W6/CT-247 (formerly W6/CT-011)
Mount Williamson is a reasonable distance from Angeles Crest Highway – about a 4 mile hike one way. The path takes the Pacific Crest Trail, […]
Read MoreFlora of Griffith Park
My iNaturalist observations – Most are taken with my Samsung Android as I almost always carry it. For about $30 I also use an APEXEL […]
Read MoreFinally scaled San Guillermo Mountain
Tried again, this time going up the “loop” clockwise as Alltrails suggested. I turned this into an out-and-back hike, avoiding entirely the portion that gave […]
Read MoreNorth American Astronomy Net – on DMR
From their Web site: We meet every Wednesday evening at 9:00pm Eastern (01:00 UTC DST; 02:00 UTC standard) on the Quadnet Array. Early check ins […]
Read MoreIn search of San Guillermo Mountain
San Guillermo Mountain is a peak in the Los Padres National Forest, in the Lockwood Valley area. The peak is at my limits for a […]
Read MorePlanning a SOTA activation
My activations so far have been day hikes. I avoid round trip hikes of more than about 12-14 miles, and scrutinize hikes rated difficult to […]
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