Virginia Peak, NV (W7/WC-010) SOTA Activation - 12/28/2011

Dec 28, 2011 activation of Virginia Peak for ham radio's Summits On The Air activity.

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Upon getting to the top and having a look around, I figured that the little equipment building would provide the best wind break. The camera is looking almost straight into the wind (coming from the west). There was a convenient concrete slab to set my mast on (diesel fuel storage tank for the site's emergency generator), and I've routed my RG-58 coax from the antenna into the wind to the chain link fence. This allowed it to act as my primary guy, keeping the antenna from blowing over toward the camera.

Antenna