[SCCC] Old W6KP Location

Michael Tope W4EF at dellroy.com
Wed Dec 29 15:45:13 EST 2004


Attached is a terraserver image of the area in question with markers
placed at the coordinates that Paul suggested:

33d 29.5 N, 116d 40.24 W WGS84

and at the intersection of Bailey and Terwilliger.

Does that look like the right spot?

Mike, W4EF.............................

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Shell" <n6ws at charter.net>
To: "'Paul Gordon'" <n6ll at arrl.net>; <sccc at contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, December 28, 2004 6:59 AM
Subject: RE: [SCCC] Old W6KP Location


> Hi Mike & Paul,
>
> I'm not sure, but I thought it was North of the location you noted.  I
> thought it was nearer:
> 33d 30m 08s N, 116d 40m 26s W
>
>
http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?z=11&n=3707011&e=530299&s=50&size=l&u=6&datu
> m=nad83&layer=DRG25
>
> I didn't take any readings either, but by just looking at the topo map, it
> looks like where I remember it being.  Hi Hi
>
> 73, Bill
> N6WS
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: sccc-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:sccc-bounces at contesting.com] On
> Behalf Of Paul Gordon
> Sent: Monday, December 27, 2004 11:11 PM
> To: sccc at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [SCCC] Old W6KP Location
>
> Hi Mike,
>
> I was there, but don't remember if I took a reading.
> Looking at the topo, it's got to be very near 33d 29.5' N, 116d 40.19'
> W, NAD27.
>
> I'm vicariously enjoying your search.
>
> 73,
> Paul, N6LL
>
> Michael Tope wrote:
> >
> > Does anyone have exact GPS coordinates for Tom's former mountaintop
> > QTH in Anza. From N6AA's directions to the summer meeting, I was able
> > to track his location down to the intersection of Bailey Road and
> > Terwilliger, but I am not sure how far the actual antenna farm was
> > from that intersection (I wasn't able to make the meeting). I was
> > going to run some terrain plots from that location using Radio Mobile
> > and HFTA so I would have a good "super QTH" benchmark to compare
> > against.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Mike, W4EF.....................................
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > SCCC mailing list
> > SCCC at contesting.com
> > http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/sccc
>
> _______________________________________________
> SCCC mailing list
> SCCC at contesting.com
> http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/sccc
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> SCCC mailing list
> SCCC at contesting.com
> http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/sccc
>


More information about the SCCC mailing list