Hi Mark, ....thanks for info....when you come near Harrisburg, pls let me
know.
I have a Rover van and live 10 miles west so would like to join you. My Rover
covers 2m-24 Ghz less 903.
73,
John
W3HMS
3 Sep 02
717-697-3633
In a message dated 9/3/2002 9:55:00 PM Eastern Standard Time,
Stanka1ze@aol.com writes:
>
> Hi Mark,
> Boy oh boy does this bring back lots of memories! I'd get so excited
> looking at Topo USA thinking of the great site I found only to get there
> and see that there was a great reason for the 200ft plus towers. I'll keep
> searching and thank you in advance for doing the same.
> 73, Stan, KA1ZE
>
> In a message dated 9/3/2002 4:47:53 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
> mugs@intac.com writes:
>
>
> >> Folks,
>>
>> We got off to a late start, about 2 pm from northern NJ. Based on this, we
>> decided
>> to go to the Riansares Mountain site and work our way south, hopefully
>> winding up
>> at Blue Knob. We departed in rain and stayed in it almost all the way to
>> Rianeses
>> where the rain stopped and all that was left was heavy fog.
>>
>> Riansares Mountain (FN11hb, 41.052006, -77.379639) is in a state park
>> (didn't
>> notice the name or the hours they are open) and is not too far off of I-80
>> (old
>> exit 27). There is a gravel road off Route 477 that runs all the way to
>> the summit.
>> At the summit, there are 3 or 4 large, free-standing towers (large > 200
>> ft high)
>> with mostly high-band two-way equipment. Some low-band and some UHF
>> antennas were
>> noted also. When I reached the summit, the 146.52 FM radio squelch opened
>> up on
>> some carrier and stayed open. At the summit, there are these towers, a
>> house of
>> sorts and trees all around. The summit is not clear in any direction.
>> Thus, it is
>> ng for microwaves.
>>
>> However, about a quarter of a mile before you get to the summit (41.05332,
>>
>> -77.37727), there is an overlook, similar to what you find on the Blue
>> Ridge
>> Parkway. It is called "Penny Hill Vista". This spot is clear towards the
>> north (I
>> think - it was too foggy to see anything) and should be useful for
>> microwaves. Most
>> of the garbage heard on the summit was gone. The only thing I heard at the
>> overlook
>> was VE3 /B from Toronto in FN03 on 6 meters.
>>
>> Bottom line: The site looks to be useful, especially for microwaves. Keep
>> away from
>> the summit and its qrm.
>>
>> We then headed towards Big Poe Mountain (FN10ft, 40.81367, -77.52111). Big
>> Poe
>> Mountain, although it was not on our list of anticipated stops, is a site
>> we
>> identified from the maps as possibly being useful.
>>
>> Big Poe Mountain is located in Bald Eagle State Forest, and is only ap
>> proachable
>> via oil-topped dirt roads. When we got there, the gate to the lookout
>> tower was
>> locked. While parked outside the gate, I talked to WA2FGK on 6 meters and
>> heard the
>> W3VD beacon on 6 meters.
>>
>> Bottom line: The site may be useful for someone who enjoys hiking. It is
>> well off
>> any decent roads and takes a long time to get there. And, with the gate
>> locked to
>> the summit, don't expect to drive there at all.
>>
>> After dinner at Big Poe Mountain, we headed off for Broad Mountain
>> (FN10dq,40.68142,-77.73861). However, an hour and a half later, we found
>> Route 322
>> closed northbound which kept us from getting to Broad Mountain. Since this
>> is the
>> same route we would take during the contest, this site is now crossed off
>> the list.
>>
>> Bottom line: Don't know anything about the site - can't get there from
>> here!
>>
>> After finding this road block, we got something to drink and headed home,
>> arriving
>> back in NJ about 2:30 am.
>>
>> Other sites we want to check out in FN10 some day:
>>
>> Prayer Rock (FN10cn, 40.54442, -77.75626), and a pair of other sites near
>> Harrisburg, both FN10ni: 40.34538, -76.86901, and 40.36613, -76.91000.
>>
>> Results for the day:
>>
>> 1 site looks to be good
>> 1 site to stay away from
>> 1 site unreachable for now
>>
>> Bottom line: it was a worthwhile trip. One site is a keeper - it will stay
>> on our
>> route list. We were able to scratch off one site from our prospectives
>> list and
>> were able to determine that one planned site is unreachable. This will
>> give us time
>> to replan our route in time for the contest.
>>
>> 73, Mark, N2MH and Karen
>> The Lighthouse Rover
>> IRLP Node 474
>>
>>
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