2-13-2021, El Soreno W6/NC-191
Myself and Peter, WB6POT, visited El Soreno again because the last time it was super wet and we were only there long enough to make a few 2m FM contacts. This time, we used the KX2 and loaded up the end fed and got on CW. It was the first time I'd used CW in a few decades, so I was really rusty but I was able to make four contacts including a JA5 station. I worked 2m FM a bit while Peter worked 20 and 40 and made several other contacts. While we were operating, a couple hiked by and mentioned they were licensed but not active. We chatted a bit about modern radios and they asked what they should buy to get back into the hobby. A little bit later, James, NV6W, the Santa Clara Valley section coordinator for ARRL strolled by and took some photos of Peter and I. He was excited to find out it was a SOTA activation.