blog posts by eli

posts by eli

SOTA and POTA at San Bruno Mountain

Recently I had the opportunity to visit San Bruno Mountain State Park and activate the summit for Summits on the Air (SOTA), and I attempted a Parks on the Air (POTA) activation. This was a very transit friendly destination to make radio contacts. Starting from downtown San Francisco, I took BART to Daly City, where I caught the 130 bus to the Royce Way Trailhead. You can also take the 130B bus. T...

SOTA Mt. Davidson de KO6BCW March 9th 2024: My First SOTA Activation

I enjoy climbing the various hills of San Francisco and seeing who I can contact over VHF/UHF radio. There are many hills throughout the city which are great for making radio contacts, but only one is actually indexed as a SOTA summit, Mount Davidson (W6/NC-423). What better place to attempt my first proper SOTA activation? I had been here before many times, but never to attempt a SOTA activation....