Tom Zajdel – ham radio, hiking

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• First SOTA Activation of W6/NC-220, Joint Expedition with AA6XA – Tom Zajdel

  I had the good fortune to accompany Jeff AA6XA on a hike that he had been eying for some time in the Cedar Roughs Wilderness near Lake Berryessa. The high point of this area is not often visited, sinc...

• Vollmer Peak (W6/NC-298) SOTA Activation – Tom Zajdel

  On March 14 (Pi day!)  I went up to Vollmer Peak in Berkeley (named for the city's first police chief), which is its tallest point at 1905'. This was my first attempt at a summit activation for Summit...

• W6/NC-268 Rocky Ridge – Tom Zajdel

  On April 9, 2018, I went to Las Trampas Regional Wilderness for a quick and simple activation, using just an HT and whip antenna. I started at Bollinger Canyon Staging Trail, and climbed the ~1000 fee...

• 20170528_100827 – Tom Zajdel

  Maybe I'll remember to bring the coax next time...

• 20170903_143111 – Tom Zajdel

  There's the hill!

• W6/CC-045 Mount Diablo (1173m) and W6/CC-051 North Peak (1084m) – Tom Zajdel

  I was very lucky to receive a KX2 recently as a gift from KK6MRI. I took the radio out on January 14 to two peaks for its maiden voyage: Mount Diablo and North Peak, and it was a joy to use. After thi...