San Gabriel Peak with N6ARA & SOTA Cat (ft. Elecraft KH1)

NOTE: Full video subtitled - including CW section! Turn on closed captioning (CC) to see the translation, or practice head copy with translations turned off.

Join Ara N6ARA, Mark KD7DTS, Di KO6BTM and Ormoo the SOTA Cat for a hike up San Gabriel Peak in Los Angeles!

Location: San Gabriel Peak (W6/CT-019)
Activation date: July 7, 2024

#SOTA #YLham #morsecode #elecraft #kh1

_Essential Gear_
N6ARA TinyPaddle: https://n6ara.com/product-category/ra...
K6ARK Antennas: https://k6ark.com/kitsandparts/
TalentCell Battery: https://amzn.to/3y6QHrS
Power cable for TalentCell to QCX: https://amzn.to/4bms5K0
Rite in the Rain Notebook: https://amzn.to/3QyF5UW
Rite in the Rain Pen: https://amzn.to/4a9WWbw
Retractable audio cable for CW key: https://amzn.to/3UL4rkN
Kitty treats for your SOTA cat: https://amzn.to/48X9rYg
QCX Mini Radio - https://qrp-labs.com/qcxmini.html
ATU 10 Antenna Tuner - https://amzn.to/3KXPDK5

_Chapters_
0:00 Through the Tunnel
0:20 How Ara N6ARA Became Extra
0:55 Hike to Summit
2:37 Summit Beers!
3:03 Ara's New Antenna
4:10 Elecraft KH1 Activation
5:25 Di KO6BTM Activates with CW
11:42 New Channel Name: SOTA+
12:40 Lots & Hike Out

_Music Attribution_
"Digital Threat", by Harris Heller (Streambeats)
"Unfortunate Fate", by Harris Heller (Streambeats)
"Miramar Sunset", by Harris Heller (Streambeats)

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