Arch Cape Repeater visit December 26, 2010

The link radio was not working properly, acting as if it had jumpped slightly off frequency. This was a quick trip to set the link radio frequency and switch it to VFO mode. On this trip was Ken Lucke, WA7PIX, Dale Mosby, K7FW, and Bill Lacy, Dale's brother in law.

The road up. We encountered light snow at a low elevation.

The solar panels were completely covered with snow. The batteries were not doing well on this day.

Ken (left) and Bill (right).

Dale by his truck. It was quite dark out over the ocean with one small bit of light on the horizon.

Before we could finish programming the link radio the wind picked up and it began to hail. The wind whipped hail really stung. We also experienced lightning while on this trip. Can't we undertake some fund raising activity to buy Ken some warm clothes?

Ken heads back to his truck in hard blowing hail.

Ken is in the lead on the way down.

Looking out into the fog. There is an ocean out there somewhere. At least we have a bit of shelter here so mostly out of the wind.

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