[PPRAANet] More Capulin Info

[Paul Signorelli]

 The Capulin Volcano is at an elevation of 8182 feet but It really gets hot there in the summer.
Check out my 2008 Capulin Volcano report at
http://www.wa3wsj.org/W0RW-pm_CapulinVolcano2-2008.pdf
There is a GoogleTour Link at  http://googlesightseeing.com/2010/08/capulin-volcano-national-monument-volcano-week-5/
 
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  14 MHz 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 is a big -20 dB RF hole, except for NVIS. No one down there had Cell service either.I worked several stations from the bottom of the crater.
You can work back into COS from the top on VHF and HF.
Does an honor student of vulcanology graduate Magma cum Laude?Paul   w0rw