[SADXA] Temporarily QRT

Wed Jan 2 18:27:51 EST 2019

Wes,
I really enjoyed your weather and trail report. Funny thing, on Monday I did one of my favorite hikes in the Tucson Mountains. I went from the east side of Wasson Peak on the Sweet Water trail that starts at the end of Camino Del Cerro and crosses the saddle on the south side of Wasson Peak and then down down the west side to met my wife for lunch at the desert Museum. Had I stitched the trails together differently, and done it a day later, I would have met you on the trail.
I generally hang around the saddle for a while and take in the view, but the saddle was really windy and quite chilly as it was getting ready for the rain, and eventually snow.
Here on the east side of Wasson and the Tucson Mountains, we didn't get any snow, but we were treated to that rare view of a snow covered Wasson Peak. Surprisingly, the dusting of snow has stuck around for a couple of days.
Happy New Year to you and to all the gang at SADXA.  
73 and good DX
Ron K7RJ

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From: sadxa-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:sadxa-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Wes
Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2019 12:27 PM
To: sadxa at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [SADXA] Temporarily QRT

Just a half-inch of rain here New Year eve and morning.  We looked up at the 
snow on Wasson Peak yesterday and decided to do one of our favorite hikes, the 
Sendero Esperanza Trail up to the saddle where four trails to Wasson join, to 
play in the snow.   When we left the house it was still cloudy up there and we 
expected to get into some decent snow.  But when we got to the trail head it was 
almost 11 AM.  It was still bitterly cold (for we desert rats) and we were 
really layered up. The view up the mountain was still very wintry,

The first 0.7 mile is relatively flat and as we went the sun came out and we 
started pealing off layers.  There was still a little snow on some of the 
vegetation but it was rapidly melting.  Quite the incongruity to see 
Brittlebush, in the dead of winter in full bloom after the recent rain and warn 
temperatures, now covered in snow.

The next mile is switchbacks with about 600 feet elevation gain.  Even though we 
were nominally on the north slope the snow was melting as fast as we were 
climbing and we were hoping for cloud cover.  By the time we reached the saddle 
we were in full sun and for the most part the snow was gone.  I pealed off 
everything except my black polyester mesh undershirt which was drenched in sweat 
and let the warm sun dry it out.  We headed down and almost immediately were 
putting the layers back on as we got into shade.  We were actually cold again as 
we lost altitude.  I think all of the cold air was running down hill.

We came home without ever throwing a snowball.

HNY and good DX,

Wes  N7WS

On 1/2/2019 9:49 AM, Richard Solomon wrote:
> >From the looks at roofs edge,
> I am estimating about 6" here
> in Vail.
>
> Antennas all OK, but I need to
> clean off the Satellite dish.
>
> Lots of Doves perched on the
> power lines and it's only 33F
> here.
>
> Global warming is a myth !!
>
> 73 es HNY, Dick, W1KSZ
>
> On Wed, Jan 2, 2019 at 9:25 AM Jerry <jdwothe at cox.net> wrote:
>
>> It looks like we got about 1.5 inches here, about a half mile North of
>> Dave. The 160 antenna SWR raised about 0.3. The wires for the antenna
>> are about a half inch larger in diameter this morning. At the moment,
>> 9:23 local we are getting very fine lite, snow even yet.
>>
>> W6XI
>>
>> On 1/2/2019 9:08 AM, Telegrapher wrote:
>>> Same out here in Cochise county.  Lots of snow, some wind but it's on
>>> and off.  What a pretty picture.  Third snow in the last week.
>>>
>>> staying home by the fire as if i had someplace i had to go! Antenna's
>>> doing fine and don't see any abnormal SWR that the K3 isn't addressing
>>> FB.
>>>
>>> Larry
>>>
>>> W0OGH
>>>
>>>
>>> On 1/2/2019 9:03 AM, w7aqk wrote:
>>>> Good Morning!
>>>>
>>>> I have snow all over my antennas this morning, and it is causing some
>>>> very weird SWR readings!!!  Also, snow has completely covered my
>>>> satellite TV dish, so it won't work either!   At least 1 inch on the
>>>> ground here--a Currier and Ives picture indeed!  I'd send a picture
>>>> here, but don't think the reflector allows pictures.
>>>>
>>>> Cheers and HNY!
>>>>
>>>> Dave W7AQK
>>>>

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