Tag: 40M
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First Activation: W7O/CE-317 – East Butte, OR
First used for fire detection in 1932 with a 30′ pole L-4, a replica of this original tower was constructed in 1995. Staffed in the summer, it is listed on the National Historic Lookout Register. East Butte is approximately 45 SE of Bend, OR and is easily accessible by any passenger car via FS-23/25 (paved)…
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Activation Report: W7O/CE-091 – Fox Butte, OR | August 2023
“This 80′ steel Aermotor tower, built in 1933, also had cabin living quarters. An L-4 ground house was moved to the summit from Sixteen Butte in 1948. Although the lookout is on emergency standby status, it was staffed full-time during the reconstruction of East Butte Lookout in 1995. The tower is on the National Historic Lookout Register.”…
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Activation Report: W7O/CM-152 First Activation of “7032” | August 2023
“Originally, Todd Lake was called “Lost Lake” because it was difficult for people to find. In the early 20th century, citizens of Bend, Oregon, asked that the name of the lake be changed to avoid confusion with several other Oregon lakes with the same name. In 1922, the name of the lake was officially changed to Todd…
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Activation Report: W7O/CS-004 – Mt Bailey, OR | July 2023
Mount Bailey is a relatively young tephra cone and shield volcano in the Cascade Range, located on the opposite side of Diamond Lake from Mount Thielsen in southern Oregon, United States. Bailey consists of a 2,000-foot (610 m)-high main cone on top of an old basaltic andesite shield volcano. With a volume of 8 to 9 km3 (1.9 to 2.2 cu mi), Mount Bailey is slightly smaller than neighboring Diamond Peak.[5] Mount Bailey is a popular…
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Activation Report: W7O/CE-030 [Walker Mtn] and W7O/CE-093 [Skookum Butte]
On the way down to Diamond Lake for the 2023 W7O SOTA Campout, I teamed up with Tim-N7KOM to do a couple of drive up activations. Both Walker Mtn and Skookum Butte are drive ups, or nearly so, located in the Fremont-Winema National Forest in Central Oregon, just north of Chemult. Access to both is…
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Activation Report: W7O/CM-033 [Black Butte, OR] | July 2023
Black Butte is an extinct stratovolcano in the U.S. state of Oregon. Located in Jefferson County, it is part of Deschutes National Forest. Black Butte forms part of the Cascade volcanic arc. The butte lies just south of the Metolius Springs, which merge to form the headwaters of the Metolius River. The Metolius River’s basin sustains a wide array of plant life, large and small mammals, and more than…
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Activation Report: W7O/CE-300 [4420], OR | July 2023
I have been wanting to do this summit since I first studied the Crooked River National Grassland just to the north of Smith Rock State Park. I have been riding mountain bikes in the area for over 25 years and until SOTA, never been to the top of most of the lookout points. 4260 (W7o/CE-303),…
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Activation Report: W7O/CE-028 – Hager Mountain, OR – Field Day 2023 | June 2023
Every day is Field Day when you’re a SOTA Op, but once again this year, KK7HJL and our SOTA pack wanted to get out and do a hike/activation. It also being our wedding anniversary, we decided to take BGNOUT south to the Fremont National Forest, a small but gorgeous forest in South Central Oregon. We…
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Activation Report: W6/NW-388 – No Name 2197 -Whiskeytown NRA | June 2023
After a long and tiring weekend of offroad motorcycle training SE of Sacramento, I decided to overnight at Whiskeytown NRA just west of Redding, CA. I like the Peltier Bridge Campground down by the river. Its a dry/tent only campground, though we have stayed there in BGNOUT a couple of other times in the past.…
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Activation Report: W7O/CE-180 -Gray Butte & W7O/CE-303 – Sisters View | March 2023
These two summits are very close and located in the Crooked River National Grassland northeast of Terrebonne, OR and adjacent to Smith Rock State Park. They are easily accessible most of the year via Skull Hollow Road, which is a well maintained gravel road up to the parking area. If the road is muddy, it…
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