-=> Ed Hulett wrote to Tony Langdon <=-

 TL> Well, just TRY looking for a 14000' mountain here, you'll be waiting
 TL> millions of years (they have to be created, the highest mountain in the
 EH> country
 TL> is only just over 1/2 that)...

 EH> I don't think I'll be waiting. ;-)

Me neither. ;)

 EH>> Of course, not many people climb it just to do a little mountain
 EH>> topping. :-)

 TL> Hehe, I bet :-D

 EH> It's amazing how far one can transmit from the 3000 to 6000 ft. foot
 EH> hills, though.

That's for sure.  One of my favourite spots is the top of a 3000' mountain just
a little out of town.  There's also some much lower spots closer to town that
offer surprising radio performance, especially on VHF/UHF.  I scored well in a
Field Day using a 2W dual band HT on a small hill (under 1000').  Unfortunatley
these days, the place has been overrun with housing (now an outer suburb :( ).

One of the more interesting contacts was with a ham in a city tower who was
using a 20mW radio with a tiny (2") rubber duck on 70cm.  I was able to work
him with only a 1/2 wave on my end. 


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