[K3PZN-List] Fw: [QRP-L] Capulin Volcano Activation, W5C, 3 March 2011‏

Thu Feb 24 18:36:16 EST 2011

Another unusual operation!  Paul frequency takes his radios to high places - 
this one is interesting reading if nothing else, and this operation also 
includes some SSB.  

----- Forwarded Message ----
From: Paul Signorelli <w0rw1 at msn.com>
To: qrp-l <qrp-l at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thu, February 24, 2011 2:55:12 PM
Subject: [QRP-L] Capulin Volcano Activation, W5C, 3 March 2011‏

Capulin Volcano Activation 2011
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Date: 3 March 2011, Thursday.
Type of Operation: Pedestrian Mobile.
Call Sign: w5c/pm  (W5 Capulin)
Operator:  Paul (w0rw).

Possible Early Arrivial:   (Primary frequency if clear/ Secondary if busy).

1500z - 1600z: 21273.0 / 21297.0 kHz  SSB

Scheduled times:
1600z - 21273.0 / 21297.0 kHz   SSB.
1630z - 18157.5 / 14342.5 kHz   SSB. 
1700z - 18088.5 / 18091.5 kHz   CW. 
1730z - 14061.5 / 14059.5 kHz   CW. 
1800z -  14342.5 / 18157.5 kHz  SSB. 
1830z - 14061.5 / 14059.5 kHz   CW
1900z - 146.52  FM; Lunch time w/Taco Bell Volcano Tacos w/Fire sauce, 
Change battery pack.
1915z -  10116.5 / 10118.5 kHz   CW.
2000z -  14061.5 / 14059.5 kHz   CW.
2030z - 14342.5 / 18157.5 kHz    SSB. 

Location: Capulin Volcano National Monument.
State: New Mexico.
VOTA: US/NM-001.
Elevation: 8182 Feet.
Weather: Sunny, +50F.
Trail Name: Crater Vent Trail/Crater Rim Trail.
Capulin Map: 
http://www.nps.gov/pwr/customcf/apps/maps/showmap.cfm?alphacode=cavo&parkname=Capulin%20Volcano%20National%20Monument

Google Map: Long  -103.97,  Lat  36.783.
GoogleTour Link: 
http://googlesightseeing.com/2010/08/capulin-volcano-national-monument-volcano-week-5/

County: Union.
Nearest City: Capulin.
Grid: DM86as.

Equipment: 
PRC319 Military Backpack Radio. Picture in April 2006 QST, Page 58, lower right 
corner. 

See more pictures at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/prc319/
    It weighs about 20 pounds with the LiIon battery pack.
(i need you to find me so i don't waste my battery energy calling CQ and so i 
can make lots of contacts. 

This is a fixed frequency radio and i can not tune the receiver or transmitter 
frequency when i am hiking around. 

The receiver is very narrow on CW so i need you to put your transmit frequency 
exactly on mine.)
Power: 5W/50W.
Antenna: 10 center loaded foot whip.
Power source: 28V, 6AH, LiIon battery.

Propagation: Poor F=95, A=?.
Band Activity: Low.
Base Camp Intercom: 146.52 MHz, VHF line of sight to NM, CO, KS, OK, & TX.
APRS: None.

Authorization: Free Pass.
Propagation Beacons: Check WWV on 15 MHz for propagation to CO. I will be 6 'S' 
units weaker.
Degree of Difficulty: If this was easy, we wouldn't do it. QRM, QRN, QSB, QSA1, 
QRP, Contests, QLF etc.
Hazards: Lightning, Cactus, Puma and Snakes.

Additional site info: http://www.nps.gov/cavo/ 
The Capulin Volcano has a perfectly formed cone and the rim rises 1300 feet 
above the NM plains to 8182 feet. 

The crater diameter is 1450 feet. It consists chiefly of loose cinders, ash, and 
other rock debris. 

These materials were ejected during successive eruptions and fell 
back upon the vent, piling up to form the conical mountain. The 
symmetry of Capulin Volcano was preserved because lava did not flow 
from the main crater but from secondary vents located at the western 
base of the cone. Evidence of the other episodes of volcanic activity 
can be seen in nearly 100 nearby volcanic peaks and lava capped 
mesas. It is located about 30 miles East of Raton, NM. 
You can see a pictures of it at WikiFlix: 
http://wiki.worldflicks.org/capulin_volcano_national_monument.html  

Click a Pix from any angle.

Capulin means 'Choke Cherry' in Spanish, My favorite fruit.
  Last time i was there i found no 20 meter dish gain or hot spots as I walked 
around the crater, except that the top rim at 8182 feet was the best 

place to operate from. This is not like walking around in a baseball field 
backstop. I could not walk around the rim quickly. It took 10 minutes to go
from the north rim to the south rim, and almost an hour to walk around the rim 
loop trail (which is one mile and rises about 300 feet
above the lower rim).  
   The Bottom of the Crater (BOC) is a big -20 dB RF hole, except for NVIS. No 
one down there had Cell service either.

  Check out my 2008 Capulin Volcano report at
http://www.wa3wsj.org/W0RW-pm_CapulinVolcano2-2008.pdf
Does an honor student of vulcanology graduate Magma cum Laude? 

QSL to: Paul w0rw, 
Box 6069, Colorado Springs, CO 80934

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